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can be seen from the photographs, the main project is work on the
spire where the existing oak tiles, which have been subjected to
the elements for the past 50+ years, are being removed and replaced
with new.
In addition, a
new lightning conductor will be installed, the lovely Tudor Porch
will benefit from re-plastering and pargeting and the Roman quoins
(brickwork) on the corners of the Church will have specialist
repair.
The work is being
carried out by John W. Younger, General Builder and Contractor
of Sudbury, Suffolk (with scaffolding and re-tiling being passed
to specialist contractors). It is scheduled for completion by
March 2005.
The weather vane
will then be put back in place (it was repaired and re-erected
in 1993 in memory of Bernice Newman by her family who have lived
in the village for many generations.)
The repairs are
expected to cost over £60,000+ - a huge sum for such a small
village to raise. Our grateful thanks go to English Heritage for
their substantial grant and to the very generous bequests and
donations to the Church which, together with fundraising, have
enabled the project to go ahead.
However, since
the work started, there has been a fall of plaster from the very
old ceiling within the Church and this will also be repaired.
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