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A star is reborn: Finial placed on St. Paul's once again

A replica of a historic piece of woodwork has been placed on St. Pauls Church in Charlottetown.

Holland College grad created replica of historic artwork

Kelly Caseley, left, poses with her creation after it was placed on St. Paul's Church on Friday. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)

A replica ofa historic piece of woodwork has been placed on St. Paul's Church in Charlottetown.

Holland College graduate Kelly Caseley created the replica after church officials found the original star known as a finial in the basement.

Church officials had contacted Holland College's heritage retrofit carpentry program about restoring the finial. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)

The church contacted Holland College's heritage retrofit carpentry program to see if it could restore the star. Caseley spent more than 100 hours building two replicas.

The original finial, believed to have once sat atop St. Paul's, will go on display inside the church.

Stars are reborn. (CBC)

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