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2024
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Site by Andy
Last updated
5th February 2024
Project: Roof Alarm
Objective:
Install
alarm
system
to
protect
the
lead
on
the
roof
from theft
Background:
A
number
of
churches
in
the
area
have
suffered
theft
of
roof
leading.
The
cost
of
providing
an
alarm
system
is
insignificant
in
relation
to
the
cost
of
insuring
without
one.
Budget:
Total spend: £1,250
The Friends have paid the full cost of £1,250
Current Progress:
Completed October 2015
Project: Dry Rot
Objective:
Treatment
of
dry
rot
which
has
appeared
in
the
north
aisle.
Background:
Budget:
Total spend: £10,000
The Friends undertook to provide £8,000.
Current Progress:
Treatment was completed in January 2016
Project: Parclose Screen.
Objective:
To
remove
the
Parclose
Screen
to
allow
additional
space
at
the
front
of
the
Church
to
provide
more
useful
space
for community events
Background:
The
Parclose
Screen
spanned
the
chancel
arch
for
a
number
of
years
and
was
removed,
under
a
special
license,
and
temporarily
put
in
storage.
When
it
was
in
place
it
obstructed
the
Priest
and
was
a
nuisance
when
staging
events.
Its
removal
has
opened
the
church
considerably
and
allowed
an
un-obscured
view
of
the
beautiful
east
window
which
is
a
memorial
to
the
villagers
who
died
in
World
War
I.
The
Parclose
Screen
was
not
originally
thought
to
have
any
particular
architectural
merit,
however,
recent
inspection
by
DAC
archaeologists
has
shown
that
almost
the
entire
screen
is
medieval
in
origin.
Their
recommendation
was
that
the
screen
should
be
preserved
and
retained
within
the
Church, it having stood there for over 500 years.
Budget:
No budget set.
Current Progress:
The
screen
has
now
been
relocated
to
the
west
end
wall
behind
the
organ.
It
is
in
two
sections
positioned
to
the
right and left of the organ so that it is visible.
Completed 2018
Project: The Doom.
Objective:
Repairs and weatherproofing of the exterior of the chancel walls on which the Doom is painted
Conservation of the Doom painting.
Background:
The
Doom
Painting
is
the
remains
of
a
good
quality
important
15th
century
scheme
which
makes
use
of
an
extensive
and
ostentatious
range
of
pigments.
Unfortunately
its
condition
is
poor.
The
plaster
must
be
secured
and
the
flaking
paint
re-adhered.
The
poor
condition
of
the
cement
on
the
outside
of
the
gable
end
has
allowed
moisture
to
penetrate
to
the
back
of
the
Doom
painting
and
so
this
needed
to
be
repaired
before
commencing
any
conservation
work
on
the
painting.
At
the
same
time
the
electrical
conduit
on
the
internal
face,
crossing
the
Doom,
had
to
be
re-
routed.
While
progressing
the
faculty
for
this
work
it
was
discovered
that
the
rest
of
the
wiring
probably
dates
from
the
1940s
so
needed
to
be
replaced
as
well
as
being
re-routed.
The
cost
of
this
was
estimated
at
approximately
£10,500.
We
have
been
very
fortunate
to
receive
a
donation
of
£5,000
towards
this
cost
from
a
generous
benefactor.
Budget:
Total £70,000 including the electrical estimate
The Friends undertook to provide £3,000.
Current Progress
Repairs
to
the
outer
render
on
the
chancel
wall
and
the
re-routing
and
replacement
of
the
electrical
wiring
were
completed in 2017 allowing the conservator to start work on the Doom painting itself.
That
conservation
work
is
now
complete
although
some
final
stabilising
work
on
a
small
area
of
the
surrounding
surface is still required.
Andrea
Kirkham
completed
the
delicate
and
painstaking
conservation
work
on
the
Doom
painting
having
done
a
remarkable job of restoring much of the detail of the painting whilst securing its long term integrity.
With
the
associated
work
to
proof
the
chancel
wall
from
the
outside,
the
painting
should
now
be
safe
from
further
degradation for many years to come.
Completed 2018
