Equally lucky are Blackburn Rovers, resuscitated by Jack Walker, a steel magnate, and Newcastle United, restored by Sir John Hall, a property developer.
After the cessation of hostilities in Europe, they were restored by Sir Albert Richardson, with work being completed in 1963.
It was once again confiscated from his son by Henry VI during the Wars of the Roses (due to the family siding with Edward IV), but was restored to Sir John's grandson, Edward Tiptoft, when Edward IV regained the throne.
But the pomp and ceremony of a full white wedding was saved for a celebration at St Bride's church on Saturday, with guests including Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Michael Caine and Rebekah Brooks, recently restored to the job of News UK's chief executive.
A restored locomotive that pulled Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train has been unveiled by the fireman who manned the service in 1965.
The castle was given to the Herberts, but the Luttrells regained it on the accession of the Lancastarian Henry VII in 1485, when Dunster was restored to James' son, Sir Hugh Luttrell.
She is said to have subsequently apologised at a meeting with the current chief whip Sir George Young, who restored the party whip.
The shrine was replaced in the Kushan period (2nd century ce) by the present Mahabodhi temple (designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002), which was itself refurbished in the Pala-Sena period (750 1200), heavily restored by the British archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham in the second half of the 19th century, and finally restored by Myanmar (Burmese) Buddhists in 1882.
The Great Eastern, built in the late 19th century to serve the Liverpool Street rail terminus next door, reopened a year ago, lovingly restored with a modern twist by Sir Terence Conran.
The property, which may have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was bought and restored by Forbes in 1970 and is on sale separately with Savills for £12m.
