permission to erect a plaque had to meet with city council approval and many months were spent in contacting all possible departments and officers within the council. finally, permissions were received on the understanding that the proposed plaque was to be of an equal size and quality and placed directly below one already on the site. that existing plaque only gave the history of the building prior to the wax museum taking over. that meant the plaque to charles had to be a hefty piece of cast bronze measuring 15" wide × 12" deep × 1/2" thick. equally hefty was the price of this whole project as far more was involved in it than just the making and security fixing the plaque on site.