Retelling the tale of a heritage structure sometimes reads like a good detective novel . At the Chinese Pagoda at Kew, the exact date of key components could be ascertained and as such an 18th century copper clad roof was saved.

Listen to this video featuring David Millar, Head of Conservation at Austin:SmithLordand, and the tale not so much of “whodunit” but “whentheydunit”…but the clues were in the paint.