Conservation Report on tomb of Elizabeth Johns St Peter's Church, Thornbury, Devon,
This report describes work undertaken during 2019 to the Grade II listed chest tomb of Elizabeth Johns in the churchyard of St Peter’s, Thornbury, Devon. The project essentially followed the recommendations laid out in our condition assessment report of October 2017, and was commissioned on behalf of the PCC by Mr Meg Galley-Taylor. During the work I met and discussed the project a number of times with members of the parish, who were universally helpful and supportive in our experience. The purpose of the project was to repair the failing structure of the chest itself, which had been undermined by ivy and plants, lost mortar and some stonework and was no longer supporting the slab; and secondly, to undertake a number of repairs to the slab itself, including the stopping of the two large holes, securing and filling of laminations, repair of a large transverse crack and various small surface repairs. This report includes a brief description of the monument and its condition as found; it then describes the work undertaken to both the slab and the body of the chest tomb, together with materials used and discoveries made along the way. The report is illustrated with digital images taken with a Canon EOS 7D.
Author: Torquil McNeilage, McNeilage Conservation
Digital Archive: Unpublished primary digital archive
Document: Unpublished written work such as manuscripts, dissertations etc. not disseminated to the public.
Year/date of creation: 2019
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Copyright Notes: Thornbury Parochial Church Council