DESPITE the "charred mess" which remains of the historic Pompey Museum following the last week's Bay Street fire, most of the artifacts were saved, and one historian is confident the building will be restored.

Dr Gail Saunders, who established the Pompey Museum in 1992 and serves as deputy chairman on the Antiquities, Monuments, and Museums Corporation board, said of the destruction: "Lets not count it as a loss."

"Remember, the Pompey Museum was partially damaged by fire 10 years ago and it was re-restored," Dr Saunders said. "We feel confident that it can be, and will be, restored again."

Dr Saunders  ...

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