Church Maintenance
Our churches don’t look after themselves
We are always at work in the background, repairing, conserving, upgrading and generally keeping the churches neat, tidy and safe.
These are some of the jobs recently tackled.
Porch House Loft
When Porch House was being treated for deathwatch beetle the loft and ceiling timbers had to be treated.
Looking towards the main hall
Looking towards the church
Wonderful wood
View through the door looking away from the church
Doorway from the church end into the main loft area
All the timbers are pegged and jointed
The wall is the top of the western end of the main hall
Above the doorway looking towards the church, chimney LHS
Castle Street end
Castle Street end, front garden to the right
Castle Street end, hall the the left
The floor before cleaning began, token insulation
Castle Street end, insulation removed and cleaning underway
Insulation removed for cleaning, donated boards to make safe walkway
Water running down the wall from leaking roof
Love these old timbers
What did the do up here?
The silvery area is a past repair to the wattle and daub ceiling
Church roof visible through the end windows
A similar doorway construction can be seen in the parish office corridor below
Helping hand