On St George's day an historic statue of England's patron saint will ride again over the Falmouth arcade that bears his name, over a decade after it was torn down.

Following a successful fund raising exercise by Falmouth Civic Society, the iconic piece of carving has been restored by Garry Springfield and painted by Julian Beesley, and will be returned to pride of place on Saturday, April 23.

The emblem had been a feature of the front of the arcade in Church Street since the former cinema was built in 1912, and had survived bombing during World War Two and a fire in 1948 before a drunken student prank in 2005 saw it pulled down and subsequently damaged: reportedly run over by a police car responding to the incident.

There will be a grand celebration on at 12.30pm on St George’s day, when a plaque with the names of subscribers will be unveiled by the deputy mayor and entertainment will be provided by The Suitcase Singers.

Photographs exist of the emblem in place above the arcade in 1963, however, no photographs exist of the former St George’s hall with the emblem in place, and anyone who has any ideas about where it came from before that time is invited to contact Falmouth Civic Society at falmouthcivicsociety@gmail.com or via their Facebook page.