Conserving Stone – Cleaning & Colour at the Tower

A primer on how the Tower’s stone is cleaned and conserved, and how paint narrates without pretending to be old.

11/27/2025

9 min read

Methods

Gentle cleaning; minimal intervention; documented choices.
Paint used to interpret, not to deceive.

Image Highlight

Paint detail

Bottom Line

Conservation keeps truthful surfaces—and tells you why.

Sobre el autor

Conservation Analyst

He creado esto para ayudarte a disfrutar la Torre de Londres con cabeza — ritmo claro, mejores horarios y contexto que hace resonar cada capilla, corona y corredor de piedra.