Harrow Green recently won the contract to relocate a rare and very delicate piece of Roman history. The project was to perform the transfer and installation of a 290kg replica marble dedication slab from the Roman Legion Museum in Wales to the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents in Oxford.

Harrow Green, a business relocation specialist, won the contract after the highly complicated logistics involved had proved to challenging its competitors. The full-size replica marble dedication slab was first lifted onto a stair climber in the basement at the Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon.  A specially constructed timber staircase had to be installed so that the slab could be transported up to street level and carefully loaded on to Harrow Green’s lorry.  On arrival at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents in Oxford there was a logistical challenge to re-mount the artefact on to a specially constructed stand in its main stairwell.

“Harrow Green was quick and honest with its quotation and fast to organise the job,” said Maggy Sasanow, Research Support Officer for The Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents.

Stuart Fitton, Contract Manager at Harrow Green said: “Harrow Green was recommended following work it had undertaken for the Welsh National Folk Museum of Wales. Harrow Green also has an enviable track record and experience in the museums and heritage sector and is often selected to handle delicate relocations for irreplaceable items at museums and libraries.”

 
Photo: The slab being lowered into place at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents in Oxford.