Earlier this week, the transept roof was completed, and that part of the building is now watertight. Hopefully next year,…

Here he lies – in the heart of St Bartholomew’s church – he died in 1415…. the memorial brass is…

A bit of a mystery, why do we have a prior’s head over the porch door? A lost Alien Priory…

The slates are going back on. Unfortunately less than 50% of the originals can be reused so there will be…

This particular mix consists of quicklime, sand and water, local soil/clay may also be added for certain applications. The chemical…

The timber has arrived and the rotten rafters are now being replaced, the ridge board and wall plates were set…

Last year (or was it the year before) time slips by so fast….. one of the trustees purchased new bell…

Today’s possibilities. The west and presumably east walls of the transept have been raised. The image below shows the line of that…

Inside St Bartholomew’s Church is a large brass, inlayed into marble, for Sir John Skipwith (died 1415). In the Transept,…

Preparation of the east wall of the transept is underway, the materials are now available and training is well underway…