Summer work to the Little Church of St Mary, Lydiard Tregoze

Nov 7, 2012

This summer we have been kept busy at the ancient church of St Mary at Lydiard Tregoze, near Swindon. St Mary's is which chiefly notable for the interior richness of its contents, including the funereal monuments of the St John family, the historic furnishings, a wealth of 15th century wall decorations and remarkable stained glass.

Along with interior replastering and conservation, most of our work was repairing and rebuilding the masonry to the exterior chancel gable and parapets to prevent the ingress of moisture to the interior. Cintec ties were introduced to consolidate old fractures and the dormer windows were conserved. Management of rainwater was drastically improved with new leadwork, gutters and drainage.