St Peter & St Paul Chaldon, Surrey

USL were pleased to take on the restoration and flintwork repairs at the Norman church in Chaldon, St Peter and St Paul (Diocese of Southwark).  This project was carried out in partnership with Andy Burrell Architecture to carry out external repairs and restoration to this Grade I listed site, primarily to the masonry, flintwork and alterations to the tower rainwater goods and drainage.

This tiny Norman church stands almost forgotten down a quiet country lane, looking out onto farm fields, on the western fringe of Chaldon, only a mile inside the M25 ring road. Yet within this small building is one of the finest early medieval treasures in England, a wall painting created at the turn of the 13th century, depicting the Last Judgement and taking up almost the entire west wall of the nave. This is the earliest known wall painting in the country and probably dates to 1200AD.

Repair Programme to tower, all walls and porch:

• Firstly, USL undertook a detailed drone survey to inspect the church on all levels.
• Scaffolding around tower with debris netting
• Masonry brushing to remove all loose and friable materials
• Removal of older cement mortar repairs
• Repointing of open joints with lime mortar
• Flintwork and stone masonry repairs
• Quoin stone replacements
• Renewal of tower guttering, pipes, downpipes, new hopper and rainwater goods. Replacements in. Alumasc heritage cast aluminium range.
• Drainage works including inspection and supply of new gulley, new drainage pipes and soakaways.
• Redecoration to fascia boards and soffits.
• Mortar and stone repairs to door jambs and porch areas.