{"id":234,"date":"2022-01-11T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/index.php\/latest-news\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T11:24:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T11:24:33","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"234\" class=\"elementor elementor-234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b94677 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b94677\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>I was very delighted to receive the Highly Commended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easanet.co.uk\">King of Prussia Award<\/a> for our recent work at St Andrew\u2019s Church, West Dereham, in Norfolk. The award is a joint award between the Ecclesiastical Surveyors and Architects Association and the National Churches Trust, and was given for our extensive repair works to the chancel. The repairs included rebuilding the east window, and re-rendering the elevations. 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elementor-element-ceb82ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"ceb82ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>New Rainwater goods and Drainage Repairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St Peter\u2019s is a glorious Grade I listed church with evidence of a Norman chancel. Unfortunately, it is suffering from a great deal of damp for a variety of reasons, and to cap it off the choir stalls had collapsed due to dry rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a successful application to the Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund, we were able to address these issues and make a number of improvements. This included carrying out a CCTV camera survey of the entire drainage system and realising it was completely blocked &#8211; no wonder the choir stalls had collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The works were quite extensive and involved replacing a number of failed drain runs. What we found was that the entire drainage system joined up into one pipe which then discharged through the boundary wall and onto the village green. At this point the churchwarden came out and showed us an old engraving clearly showing a village pond, and the outlet. All that is now required is to reinstate the pond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other works involved repairing the nave roof so it now has a watertight abutment detail with the tower, and repairs to the aisle roofs both of which had defects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all St Peter\u2019s should begin to dry out, and a well worthwhile project carried out.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7a1e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7a1e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2723e5\" data-id=\"a2723e5\" 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type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f157064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f157064\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980e244\" data-id=\"980e244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05c546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b05c546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-560\" alt=\"Upwell Church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63cec41\" data-id=\"63cec41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55772c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55772c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upwell St Peter<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5d410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa5d410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 25, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb82ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"ceb82ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"543\" class=\"elementor elementor-543\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cc676ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cc676ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a04a1ab\" data-id=\"2a04a1ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ac2d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66ac2d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>New Rainwater goods and Drainage Repairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a successful application to the Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund, we were able improve the defective rainwater goods at the east end of the chancel, and the Victorian drainage system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three C18 lead hoppers, including one to the vestry, were in a dreadful state and we were able to repair and reinstate them using a skilled leadworker. Unfortunately the lead pipes had been stolen a long time ago, and had been replaced in plastic on the chancel; but with no proper shoes and failed brick gullies the fabric at the east end, including inside, was always extremely damp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody knew the layout of the drainage system, but once we carried out a full CCTV camera survey, and after much jet washing, we established the original route discharging into the nearby river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We replaced the brick lined gullies with new clayware, and the plastic downpipe for new cast iron, and now we have a fully functioning system at last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upwell St Peter is Grade I listed with a very fine angel roof and carvings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21bc6b 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alt=\"Upwell Chruch 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Chruch-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Chruch-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Chruch-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Chruch-3.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5342dc5\" data-id=\"5342dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0a9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d0a9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a83b0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a83b0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5e29f\" data-id=\"bf5e29f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367ef05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"367ef05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-5.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Upwell-Church-5-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d379799\" data-id=\"d379799\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a3476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a3476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-122\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291 post-122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f157064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f157064\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980e244\" data-id=\"980e244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05c546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b05c546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC-WestWratting-21LowRes-4-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-466\" alt=\"West Wratting Church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC-WestWratting-21LowRes-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC-WestWratting-21LowRes-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC-WestWratting-21LowRes-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ashleycourtney.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AC-WestWratting-21LowRes-4.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63cec41\" data-id=\"63cec41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55772c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55772c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Andrew, West Wratting<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5d410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa5d410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 17, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb82ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"ceb82ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122\" class=\"elementor elementor-122\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6abec97d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6abec97d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ca8f64\" data-id=\"27ca8f64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190efdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"190efdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong><strong>Rerendering of the Chancel<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have now completed the rendering and limewashing of the chancel and much of the crossing wall, and hope you will agree the result is truly impressive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably not since pre-reformation days has the chancel looked like this. At last the external render has been reinstated to the rubble flint and field stone walling, and in doing so protects the wall and facilitates it to dry out much more quickly than if merely pointed. This in turn means that dampness is held away from internal fixtures, and in particular timber beams and fittings&nbsp; &#8211; preventing decay. The internal environment also becomes much drier and will therefore feel much less cold than we have become accustomed to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore the limewashing of the external stonework staves off decay from lichens and micro-biological growth that leach acids and over time damages the stone, leading to endless stone repairs. Needless to say very little medieval external clunch stonework survives as a result of this neglect; and what\u2019s worse is that we can no longer obtain local clunch anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I have said before this may seem a radical intervention, but I feel this is an imperative&nbsp; in order for our rural medieval churches to have a viable future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7789cdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7789cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b012f3\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>New Facilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation of new facilities has now been completed and provides a much needed new kitchen and two new toilets, one of which is accessible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A redundant stable in an adjacent farmyard building has been converted. New openings were formed into the rear boundary red brick wall, directly onto the churchyard. One of the windows can be opened to form a hatch through which food and drinks can be served from the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The external joinery has been designed in a traditional manner to fit in with its historic context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St Mary\u2019s is a beautiful Grade I listed church dating back to at least the twelfth century. Unusually it has a round tower, and inside you will find some impressive medieval wall paintings. 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