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Work underway to restore parts of Grand-PrNational Historic Site

The memorial church at the Grand-PrNational Historic Site and the statue of Longfellow's vanglinepart of a restoration program that will be completed in 2021.

Memorial church, statue of Longfellow's vanglineto get makeovers

The memorial church at the Grand-Pr National Historic Site is being restored. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

Masons have been busy restoring parts of the park in Grand-Pr, N.S.,where Acadians once thrived prior to their expulsion in 1755.

The memorial church at the Grand-PrNational Historic Site and the statue of Longfellow's vanglinewill all be restored.

"The main work that has been done so far has been on the memorial church," said Mathieu D'Astous, national historic sites and visitor experience manager for Grand-Pr. "Mostly it's masonry and carpentry work on the structure where it's deteriorated over time."

A large lunette window above the main entrance is also being repaired.

A mason smooths a concrete compound between stones on the facade of the memorial church at the Grand-Pr National Historic Site. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

The church has been closed since the work began in early September.

"The church is approaching it's 100th anniversary and there were structural issues that were becoming apparent, so the timing seems right to get that restoration work done," said D'Astous.

The focus of the work has been repointing the old stones in the church facade. That work should be done by the end of this year.

The base of the monument of vangline will be repaired in the spring of 2021. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

The rest of the work on the monuments,including the Longfellow statue, the Herbincross and the Coming of the New England Planters cairn at nearby Horton Landing, will be completed in the spring of 2021.

"In the case of vangline, they are going to be doing a new concrete foundation," said D'Astous, who said the 100th anniversary of the vangline monument was this summer.

The Government of Canada has earmarked $737,000 in federal infrastructure funding to protect Grand-Pr National Historic Site.

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