Conservation and Repairs

Project value: £180,000
Client: PCC of Holy Trinity

The church is home to historically significant oil on canvas wall paintings by Clarke, and stained glass windows by Henry Holiday.  The wall paintings were suffering due to trapped moisture in the building fabric and major repairs were required.  The nave was re-roofed with new slates and the flat roof of the tower replaced with a new lead lining.  The bells and part of the frame had to be lifted to allow timber repairs to be carried out to the lower bell frame and belfry floor.  Inside the Church the baptistry was completely replastered using lime putty plaster.  The west walls of the nave were in need of replastering and great care was taken to protect the canvas paintings as they would remain in place during the works.  Much of the underlying original plaster was retained on view with local areas replastered in lime putty plaster.

The project was funded by English Heritage through their Repair Grants for Listed Places of Worship scheme.