Work Starts on the Transept Roof – October 2020
Bostock Scaffolding erecting the scaffolding Briefing from Phil Parker of Philip Parker Associates Ltd acting as our bat consultant and…
Graffiti on the Roof
Last year, a lot of the lead on the roof was stolen, as you know. There was quite a lot…
The Lead Theft
As you probably know by now, a good part of the lead was stolen from the roof of the church…
Willows Family, Covenham
The window in the East end of St Bartholomew’s Church says that it was fitted “in memory of George Willows,…
Tree Removal
Today was tree removal day at St Barts. Two old Ash Trees have had to be removed as they were…
Sir John Skipwith
The house of Skipwith was an ancient and influential one, deriving its name from the Yorkshire village which was its…
Grade 2* Listing – A discovery
Whilst going through a lot of the paperwork for the church, the graveyard, and other old documents – we have…
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With Apologies
It’s been a while since our last post, but things have been going on behind the scenes. First of all,…
Planting, planting, planting
We have received a good number of plants free, from the Woodland Trust – and will soon be looking to…
St Barts In Bloom
Since we cleared all the undergrowth away last Autumn, the spring bulbs have had a chance to appear. We hope…