I have had the pleasure to restore the mosaic floors on the BRITISH PULLMAN TRAIN previously known as The Venice-Simplon Orient Express since the year 2000.
The commission to restore and create the Minerva mosaic came about when I mosaicked the roundabout in Peacehaven on the A259 in 1999.
From the publicity that came after creating the mosaic panels, I got approached by the project manager to look at restoring the lavatory floors made of mosaic by the late Marjorie Knowles.
This is how I started the Restoration work on the British Pullmans.
It is now over twenty years , and still an ongoing job, as little pieces of Mosaic come away every now and again. I have the contract each year to deep clean and polish the floors . They are currently looking better than they ever have, and I feel its my honour to keep Marjorie Knowles work looking beautiful and vibrant as the day she made them, she once quoted," Her mosaics would last longer than the train", so Im hoping the care given will fulfil this prophecy.
I was commissioned to make new floors on their previous sister train named The Northern Belle (Which was sold in 2018 to a private company)
There is a link to BELMOND website if you are interested in finding out more about their day trips, I recommend them , Especially the Christmas Trips, The Lavatories are the best feature of course , well worth a visit to each one !
Stunning work!