Nottingham boxing champion Bendigo has had his grave restored in St Ann's.
On Friday, September 13, the grave of William 'Bendigo' Thompson was cleaned and restored by AW Lymn, free of charge.
The grave, at St Mary's Rest Garden in Bath Street, is very close to where AW Lymn Funeral Services is based.
Bendigo was a champion bare-knuckle fighter and boxer in the 19th century.
From the peak of his career in 1825 until he retired in 1850, he was undefeated in 23 fights and became the champion of All England.
Later in life the reformed drinker turned evangelist.
The memorial over Bendigo’s grave has a stone lion over it and is often discovered by people using the path through the park.
The Bendigo Memorial Fund has been campaigning since 2016 for a statue in Nottingham to honour the former champion.
They feel that Bendigo deserves a permanent public memorial that is fitting of his legacy.
Ben Percival, general manager at AW Lymn, The Craftsmen in Stone, said: "As always it is a pleasure to get involved with local projects and give something back to the community.
"Bendigo was a fantastic chap. People walk through the park and stop to look at it.
"It is important to remember him. We have been up there and pressure washed it and then used stone cleaning chemicals to brighten it up."
Alan Dawson, of the Bendigo Memorial Fund, added: "It has been great to get to know and speak to the staff at AW Lymn about Bendigo.
"We share a lot of history in the area. Lymns started out in 1907, and this was the time that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his famous poem Bendigo’s Sermon.
"Their offer to maintain his grave is a fantastic gesture."
