Anthony Emmett of the Royal Engineers was only about 25, but already much battle-scarred, when he was appointed commanding royal engineer on St Helena during Napoléon's exile. It may have been his dream job...

Help us get a conservation engineer to St Helena Some of St Helena's most important historic monuments need urgent repair and protection. We are fundraising to send a conservation-accredited structural engineer to St Helena to assess the most appropriate means of stabilising and repairing them before more historic fabric is lost to the weather and the sea.  We have a highly qualified and experienced engineer in the UK who is willing to work largely pro bono if we can raise th