Repairs to the Church, Summer 2006

Re-pointing and repairs to the North Wall of the Nave.

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The North Wall had not been re-pointed or, in fact, repaired at all for many years. Above the window there was even evidence of the original lime rendering, which had been patterned in such a way as to have given the impression that the church walls were made of fitted stone blocks rather than the mortared rough stone and rubble filling that was the reality. This rendering would originally have been whitewashed. Norman churches weren't always dour, austere places. Bling was "IN" in those days.

Unfortunately, the wall under the remains of the render was in very bad condition and it was not possible to keep the remains of the render and expect the wall to last long.

This Buttress base simply fell apart - the bottom facing stones were completely rotten, necessitating some emergency support before the stones above fell off too.
	General View of the back of the church showing the area under repair.
A suspected Scaffolding Socket exposed by the repairs. This would have been used to support scaffolding when the Nave was originally constructed although the sockets found were not all on the same level. Nothing but rubble back-fill was found within the sockets, before you ask!