Skilful work stems decay...

...at St Mary’s Church, Higham, Kent

St Mary’s Church is around 900 years old and sits amongst a small dedicated community overlooking the Thames marshes.

An unforgettable and exceptional feature of this church is its ‘striped’ external walls and south porch – made by alternating flint and rag-stone layers.

 

In 2009, we repaired the walls to help stem impending decay and to stabilise the building for decades to come.

What we did:

• Conserved and repaired the striped external walls and porch
• Repaired the internal plaster on the walls of the nave and chancel
• Gave the walls a coat of limewash (or 3)
• Installed a new electrical supply and internal power and lighting

The project took around six months and cost £80,000.

Project team

CCT Conservation Manager: Brian Clark
Architect: Allan Greening
Contractor: Bakers of Danbury

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