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Restoration of the Black Bull sculpture, including thermatech steam clean to remove existing cracked and peeling paint, organic growth and pollutant staining; repairs to cracks and historic losses of stone, rust treatment as appropriate; painting the sculpture with breathable and UV resistant paint and gilding of hoofs and horns based on original colour scheme; cleaning of plinth and 2nos. of existing plaques and repainting as required; raking of loose pebbles at base of plinth and relying with matching pebbles; associated restoration works.

Black Bull, 257 King Street, London, W6 9LU

Under AssessmentReference: P/2026/01866/LBCLondon Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

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Application summary

Status
Under Assessment
Application type
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Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Determination deadline
17 Sept 2026
Local authority
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Application overview

Restoration of the Black Bull sculpture, including thermatech steam clean to remove existing cracked and peeling paint, organic growth and pollutant staining; repairs to cracks and historic losses of stone, rust treatment as appropriate; painting the sculpture with breathable and UV resistant paint and gilding of hoofs and horns based on original colour scheme; cleaning of plinth and 2nos. of existing plaques and repainting as required; raking of loose pebbles at base of plinth and relying with matching pebbles; associated restoration works.

Proposal details

Reference
P/2026/01866/LBC
Ward
Ravenscourt
Agent
Miss Jasmine Farram / Heritage of London Trust

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Application location

Black Bull, 257 King Street, London, W6 9LU

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DocumentPublishedAction
ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
LocationPlan.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Design and Access Statement and Heritage AssessmentCouncil documentNot publishedView
Catherine Hassel Statue of a Bull - paint samples.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
The 200 Year Old Bull - Edward Rose.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
260722 The Bull Plans and Drawings.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
260722 The Bull Photographs.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Method StatementCouncil documentNot publishedView
SITE_NOTICECouncil documentNot publishedView
Press ListCouncil documentNot publishedView
Press ListCouncil documentNot publishedView

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