| Churchyard South Wall |
During the church's quinquennial inspection in 2007 it was discovered that the churchyard south boundary wall was badly deteriorating. The wall itself was unstable, much of the old lime mortar pointing had flaked away, there were many broken and spalled bricks and much of the coping along the top was missing.
It was decided to tackle this project in 3 phases and Stroods of Mersea were appointed the contractor. |
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Phase I comprised work on both sides of the wall along its western sector from the gate on Coast Road to the SW corner.
Phase II consists of repointing, replacing coping and missing bricks along the remainder of the north side of the wall.
Phase III is repoitning and replacing missing bricks on the' New Orleans', south side of the wall. |
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| Costing |
Phase 1:
Phase 2:
Phase 3:
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£3364
£1965 (estimate)
£5994 (estimate)
£11323 (estimate) |
| Progress ~ Updated 8 April 2011 |
Phase I completed in 2010
Phase II completed in 2011
Phase III due to start in 2012 |
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Repair and paint all exterior woodwork and repaint
tower interior steelwork
Now Completed click to see |
All the church and church hall and exterior woodwork is long overdue for repainting. Deterioration has reached a point where there could be extensive areas of rot.
This project covers the making good and repainting all the exterior woodwork, including the hall. The need for restoring the Weather Vane pole is clearly visible below and in the Appeal Video. |
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The interior of the tower is reinforced by structural steelwork. Corrosion to the steel joists and shoe supporting the weather vane pole needs urgent attention to prevent further deterioration. |
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Wooden window frames adjacent to the North door require urgent attention. |
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| Costing |
The figure given below may rise once the paint is stripped and the extent of rot and the consequent making good is exposed.
£3626.00 |
| Progress ~ Updated 14 April 2011 |
Three quotes were obtained and Garry Mussett of West Mersea has been awarded the contract.
Through the generosity of Appeal donors, funding is now available and work is planned to start this summer. |
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South Aisle Window
Now Completed click to see |
After the cold winter of 2009, we found the south aisle window mullions detatched and bowing outwards from the structural frame. These windows are built from medieval and Tudor brick, reinforced with Tudor ironwork.
The repair requires removing the external brickwork and replacing with antique bricks fixed to the structure with stainless steel pins. |
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The whole area will be rendered using traditional methods. Part of the brickwork will remain exposed so that we can all appreciate the beautiful old bricks.
Needless to say, this is highly specialised restoration and conservation work and is being undertake by Bakers of Danbury, who specalise in this type of work. |
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| Costing~ Updated 8 April 2011 |
Investigative work carried out by
Bakers of Danbury in Nov 09:
Bakers quote for restoration work:
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£631.35.
£4559
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| These provisional costs include Architect's Fees, Cotractor's Estimate, Materials, Scaffolding and VAT. |
| Progress ~ Updated 8 April 2011 |
The initial survery wascompleted, identifying the nature of the problem.
Faculty approval has been granted by the Chancellor of the Chelmsford Diocese.
The best value tender has been accepted.
Ready to roll! Work due to start in May or June 2011 |
| Progress ~ Work commences July 2011 |
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| Progress ~ Work comoleted August 2011 |
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