St Peter’s & St Paul’s church, Watford

Categories: Conservation Case Studies
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    Architect:
    Eleanor McEvedy
    Contract Duration:
    9 months

    Scope of Work:

    • Erect scaffolding to the tower.
    • Remove old lead roof coverings.
    • Reform new timber gutters.
    • Recast and relay new lead coverings to roof.
    • Rebuild parapet.
    • Structural steel reinforcement to bell ringing chamber.
    • Restore louver frames/replace.
    • Install galebreaker sheeting.
    • Install new access point to the tower roof.
    • Major bankering work to high level tracery.
    • Complete rake out and repoint all stonework.
    • Work on site replace large buttress stones.
    • New mullions and tracery stones worked on site.
    • Clock face redecorated and gold leaf numerals.
    • New flashings to lower level of the tower.
    • Minor electrical work.
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St Peter’s & St Paul’s Church in Watford is a grade 1 listed building and is mainly built of ironstone and red sandstone.

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Norman & Underwood used all their experience and skills to transport stones from the ground to the workface, stones weighing over 490kgs; these were part of the replacement tracery