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Some of the restorers are professionals, but many more appear to be hobbyists, in it for the challenge, the fun and the satisfaction.

The inscription on her headstone had become so illegible that, prompted by a local campaign, masonry restorers were brought in to spruce it up.

The sound negative was entirely destroyed, forcing the restorers to rely on the sound from the sole surviving print.

Bluebird's rebirth on Loch Fad in August 2018 saw tensions ease as Miss Campbell backed its restorer's call for it to be maintained as a working craft.

“With the numbers of restorers working in paper, particularly — they’re already backed up,” he added.