A TIME OF RADICAL CHANGE In 2014 the Rector of Southover, Rev. Steve Daughtery, put forward an ambitious scheme to amalgamate ...
First it was necessary to remove the choir stalls from the Chancel. This revealed that the wooden platform upon which the ...
This monument in St John's churchyard is dedicated to the 28 men from Finland who died in captivity in Lewes Naval Prison, after being captured when the British attacked an island in the Baltic during the Crimean War.
These photos show the Tower brick, flint and masonry repairs in progress. Bricks First the eroded bricks were cut out. Notice the ...
As we all know, buildings deteriorate with the passage of time – and churches are no exception! Every five years Church ...
First the wrought iron Chancel Screen was removed from the Chancel wall. Interestingly, the fine detail of the wrought iron work ...
Here is the Archaeology South-East Report on the drainage excavation. Section 5.8 gives details of the more interesting finds.
The work required: Repair of brick, flint and masonry work to the Tower. The photos below show examples of the defects which ...
Work laying the new sub-floor began on Friday 24th April . . . and continued during the following week, racing against ...
There has been no lightning conductor on the St John sub Castro tower in the past. In view of the trend ...
Access for inspection and maintenance purposes within the loft space above the Nave ceiling has never been ‘safe’ by today’s ...
The majority of the new below-ground drainage work was in the churchyard. The objective was to pick up roof drainage from ...
In view of the fact that some of the original structural roof timbers had deteriorated, it was decided to replace ...
First the old slates were removed. A limited number were in sufficiently good condition to be retained and re-used, but ...
The roof of the Clergy vestry was beyond economic repair – it was therefore completely retiled, with new flashings: The picture ...
New breathable roofing felt and tile battens: followed by new clay tiles:
As part of the alterations to St John’s in 2014, the pews, centre aisle carpet and floorboards were removed. Notice the ...
Phase 1 of the Repair Project was carried out between January and July 2015. The architect for the project was Andy ...
Repair Project Phase 2 is currently under way, and is being substantially funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The project ...
Repairs to brick and flintwork were carried out using lime mortar, which is more durable than the cement mortar which ...
Repairing or renewing buttress cappings and wall copings was a major element of the repair work required. All of it was ...
The Chancel roof was in a fairly good order, and only required minor repairs:
The work required to this roof was to strip off the existing clay tiles, replace all guttering, replace flashings where ...
First we needed scaffolding nearly all the way round the building . . .
