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Graphics for dado panels in Classrooms after paint was stripped from the walls | Photographs: Courtesy Rudylynn De Four Roberts

On the site Trinidad & Tobago Strabon Caraibes, part of a programme of Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de Paris, there is a brief article on the restoration work taking place on the College’s Main Block.

Apart from two photos of the scaffolded building, there is the panel of photographs and text describing them as follows:

Queen’s Royal College is at present being restored.  During the restoration process, paint was carefully stripped to uncover the original colours, revealing in the classrooms, hand-painted dado panels in different designs, framed by stencilled and hand-painted border friezes. These original panels will be restored to their original splendour in selected areas. External colours will also be restored to the original colours.

There is also an interesting series of articles on the Main Block’s sisters, the rest of the Magnificent Seven.

Strabon-Caribbean – multilingual and multimedia information system for Caribbean cultural heritage and tourism – is a project for international scientific and technical cooperation coordinated by the DEVAR department (the centre for “Diffusion, Expérimentation, Valorisation et Recherche”) of FMSH, in partnership with the Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG).

Queen’s Royal College presents Une Soiree Enchantee, a Tea Party and Fashion Show on Saturday 13th June 2009. The affair is carded for a 3:00 pm start at the Lions Cultural Centre, Fitz Blackman Drive, Woodbrook.

Entertainment will be provided by students and guest artistes. Modelling the fashions of Peter Elias and several cutting edge designers will be the staff and students of the College.

Tickets are $200, with all proceeds going toward the College Refurbishment Fund. Any financial assistance though will be greatly appreciated.

For tickets, contact the College office at (868) 622-1671, or (868) 622-3532.

For more details, see the Facebook Event Page at http://tinyURL.com/QRCTeaParty2009