WE'VE won!
That's the cry from staff at Norton Priory after the St Christopher statue won a place in the BBC's virtual museum.
Viewers were invited to vote for their favourite treasure in a new BBC2 series The People's Museum.
"We'd like to say a huge thank you to both the public and The World for helping us earn this fantastic achievement for one of our favourite treasures," said museum director Steve Miller.
The colossal 3.5m sandstone figure now joins Britain's most valuable and unique treasures on the trailblazing website.
Rare St Christopher is huge - twice life-size - and thought to have been sculpted to celebrate the Priory gaining Abbey status in 1391. It has just been given a new lease of life through exciting new interactive exhibits.
John Larson, who led the restoration of St Christopher, has developed an artistic vision of the original statue.
Visitors can see the result of the 'St Christopher's Coat' project where he has been digitally returned to his traditional medieval colours.
To see St Christopher and the other winners in their new virtual gallery, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/peoplesmuseum
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