All Saints Patcham

The tower windows now have proper louvres in them New lightning conductor from the top Other finished stonework And a filled in Putlock hole;

From further internal render removal, it is becoming clear that there was a South aisle at some point in the All Saints' past! The outside; And the inside; A...

Removing the interior render has shown up a couple of arches now filled in that suggest there may have been another aisle to the church in the past. First so...

An archway appears on the internal wall of the nave One of the old timbers that help support the roof, laying along the top of the nave wall Hidden - the Doo...

Work has started on the 12/13th century Doom Painting to stabilise and restore it; Careful removal of dust and webs Stabilising the paintwork; a sample area ...

1) The Bells - 2 of the 3; a not often seen view. 2) Tower window being rebuilt 3) Putlock Hole 4) Render removal Chancel East end

Some of the flush pointing high up on the tower;

At first looks, it seems to be an old window arch - however this isn't clear. We will have to wait to see what removal of the internal render reveals! This i...

Here we can see the state of the exposed wall and also the small 'window' in the tower wall;

With the scaffolding right up to the top of the tower, a closer look at the weather vane is possible and to see the holes that are in it!

A full covering ready for the work to start - hopefully Oct 7th! #Scaffolding #RestorationProject #AllSaintschurchPatcham

At last - the project has been a long time in the planning but now is under way. Gravestones have had protection added to them and this week scaffolding has ...