Rare statue returns after repairs

A roman statue has been returned to a National Trust site in West Sussex after undergoing conservation work.

The human-height herm know as Antique Youth, which had stood in the garden at Nymans, near Handcross, had deteriorated because of acidic rain.

The restored statue is now located at the end of a corridor inside the house. A copy has been placed in the garden.

A herm is a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, on a squared section. The trust raised £15,000 for the work.