Grade 1-Listed Church

This is a flagship heritage restoration project of a grade 1-listed Parish Church.

The project saw the 1817 church taken off the Buildings at Risk register.

The Project

The church remained open to the public throughout the works, during which the roof was replaced, lost architectural features reinstated and new internal walls and floors installed. A lift was installed to provide better access into the building’s two-century old crypt, which housed new visitor and community spaces.

External Works

For the outside of the church PHD provided full external tube and fitting access for the masonry work which included stone cleaning and stone repair, decorating, and replacing leadwork. The entire building was covered by a Dessa temporary roof system so the whole roof could be replaced with slate. 

The temporary roof was erected by hand as there was no access for a crane. To do this, platforms were built either side of the church tower and the roof was built section by section. The roof consisted of 17m x 2.5m bays and a 28m dual pitch span. All 17 bays were rolled into position on the track system. The temporary roof was also constructed with a full gutter system for water management. PHD also provided the hoist and hoist runoff.