St George, Ivychurch The Romney Marsh Cathedral
Fabric Repairs to Stone Masonry
What we did...
- Restoration & Conservation
- Stone Masonry
- New Stone Elements
- Window Overhaul
- External Repairs & Repointing
The USL restoration team were pleased to work in partnership with Clague LLP and The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust on this external repair programme.
Due to its size and space, St. George's is known as 'the Cathedral of Romney Marsh' and is mainly a 14th-century building with a seven bay arcade built in the late Decorated style of English architecture.
Built under the patronage of the archbishops of Canterbury, St George is an exceptionally large parish church measuring 40.5m (133ft) in length, reflecting the prestige of the archbishops rather than the size of the parish, which has always been small.
This restoration project enabled the repairs to the external fabric of the south porch and south aisle, including stonework repairs and the repair of the glazing in three south aisle windows.
- Scaffolding and protection
- Masonry repairs to external fabric
- New stonework to both faces of windows and doorcases (in Kentish Ragstone and Caen stone)
- Retaining of masonry for reuse
- Overhaul to windows
- Repairs and repointing
- Supply and install of new lead flashing
- New outer doorcase to south porch
- Works to string course and buttress
- Extensive repointing to rubble stone walling
- Glazing repairs
- Sundry repairs including redecoration to doors and metalwork
The project ensured essential conservation to keep the church weatherproof for decades to come. The project involved the South Aisle, porch and part of the tower, completing the final element of the 2020 quinquennial (five-year) inspection.
Part of the project involved replacement of the string course, which can be seen clearly from the ground. Where original stone could be retained, intervention was kept to an absolute minimum; where decay was too severe, new stone was carefully introduced so that, over time, old and new will blend seamlessly - preserving historical continuity while securing the structure’s future.
Click here to see more photos from the restoration project on the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust website. Click here.
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