Roger Elmebrygge, Esq
A fifteenth century brass, conserved under felt and duckboards, was located in the south side of the choir stalls. He had, we believed, been set in Victorian concrete at some stage, and this had not treated him kindly; he had turned an unflattering shade of verdigris.
In 2002, we started the two-year process of consultation, grant applications and decisions, finally concluding when Roger was returned to the church on 18th March 2004. You can read the full story in the two documents below, but if you prefer to simply see a few selected photographs, here are some... click on any of the "thumbnails" to display a larger photograph. (Each of the larger photographs is between 100-145KB).
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| The Green Knight | ... and up closer | After restoration | The 15cwt stone being wheeled into church | The final effect |
The full documents are saved as .pdf files, for which you will need the free software Adobe Acrobat Reader; if you don't have this, it can be found on most computer magazine CDs, or from the Adobe website here.
Please note that each file is around 500KB, so may take a little while to download if you are using a dial-up connection.
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The full report of the story, from initial enquiries by our Patron, Kenneth Bond, through grant applications, faculty, specifications, relocation, conservation and return to the church; including photographs, data from the 1998 NADFAS report on the church, and further information kindly provided by Gothic Eye (see links below). |
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The report from the conservator, William Lack, including his own before-and-after photographs. |
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