A ceramic copy of the wreath used at Lord Byron’s funeral has returned from cleaning and restoration and is now protected from further deterioration, by a perspex case in which it is enclosed.

Historically, the wreath was positioned very high up on the south wall of the south transept, above the old toilet, in a dusty and cracked glass dome.

As part of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) supported restoration project, the wreath now forms part of the story of poet Lord Byron and sits atop the Byron tomb in the newly refurbished wooden case. New LED lighting also shows the wreath off to best effect – the first time it has been seen so close at hand in many decades.