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RESTORATION WORKS

1. DEMOLITION OF ADDED BLOCKS AND
OPENING OF BLOCKED AREAS

• Later added blocks, including the DFO
extension and abandoned structures, have been
demolished.
• Blocked openings and corridors were opened,
restoring the original layout of central halls and Before After
wooden-ceilinged corridors.
Before and after photo post dismantling of the later added buildings

2. STRUCTURAL AND BRICK CONSOLIDATION
• Cracks in the building were consolidated and
repaired.
• Structural consolidation of porch (west wall) has
been done post crack stitching
• Lime mortar was used for brick consolidation on
the east walls of Galleries 2 and 4. Before After

Before and after photo post restoration of the jail building vault roof
3. REPLACEMENT OF FLOORING
• Vitrified tiles were replaced with red sandstone
in areas where the original flooring had been
altered.

• Antique 6’x6’ tiles discovered in the building
were re-laid in Gallery 4.
Before During

During After

Relaying of antique tiles in Gallery 4 Before, during and after photo of structural consolidation of porch wall

Conservation & Development of Raja Shankar Shah-Kunwar Raghunath Shah Tribal Freedom Fighters
Museum, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

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