Bay 1 complete – support removed

Last stone to Bay 1 to be fitted

Trimming the web vault 1

Works to web 1b

Web 1b above

Vault 1 from above

Preparation work , area above Vault 1

Other side of old repair which had to be removed

Old repair removed, it is a good example of previous repairs!

Materials used - carlite bonding, sand and cement, well haired lime mortar, earth mortar, expanding foam, an oak wedge and a couple of stainless steel screws! Very 13th Century...

Progress on wall 2E

Rebuilding wall E2 with clunch (2)

Rebuilding wall E2 with clunch (1)

Preparing wall E2 for rebuilding

Clivedon Conservation undertaking trials

Clivedon Conservation undertaking trials

Repairs to the vaulting in bay 1

Clivedon conservators on site trialing the consolidation of the chalk

organic brushwood type material overlying the masonry vaulting

Building new arch in front of wall 2E

New stone arch cut for E2 wall

Cutting new arch stones

Stones for the new clunch arch

Apex stones to web

Contractors and Historic England reviewing the options

measured cut and ready to "rock"

Most of the stone is in a very poor condition

The first course in

Sizing the new stones

Taking down the web to vault

Can you see what I see?

Close up of centering to support the vault ribs while work takes place, December 2022

Proposed new stone above wall, December 2022

Wall in very poor condition, December 2022

Centering to support the vault ribs while work takes place, December 2022

Removal of concrete over vault, December 2022

Stone cut into blocks ready for sizing, December 2022

Cutting the stone into blocks, December 2022

Daily Mirror from 30 September 1953 found under floorboards, November 2022

Daily Mirror from 30 September 1953 found under floorboards, November 2022

Men's wristwatch found under floorboards, November 2022

Shopping bag from menswear shop in Number 6 High Street South, found under floorboards, November 2022

Shopping bag from menswear shop in Number 6 High Street South, found under floorboards, November 2022

The Undercroft, Priory House meeting, November 2022

The Undercroft, Priory House meeting, November 2022

The Undercroft, Priory House meeting, November 2022

Reviewing samples of Totternhoe stone and chalk for repairs, November 2022.

Reviewing samples of Totternhoe stone and chalk for repairs, November 2022.

Mortar biscuits, prepared with different mixes in order to find a suitable match, November 2022.

Top of the vault exposed from above, ready to carry out repairs, November 2022.

Modern plaster removed to enable the historic walls to dry out, November 2022.

Archaeological recording of the top vaults, November 2022.

Matching the original mortar, following previous testing, November 2022.

Floorboard from the first floor of Priory House, September 2022.

Close up of floorboards in the exhibition room, September 2022.

Lifting the floorboards in the exhibition room at Priory House, September 2022.

Preparing the Undercroft for investigations, September 2022.

Scaffolding goes up on the front of Priory House, 21 September 2022.

Scaffolding goes up on the front of Priory House, 21 September 2022.

View of Priory House form High Street South, before repair works.

Totternhoe clunch (soft limestone) for the repair of the undercroft, in storage, January 2021.

Totternhoe clunch (soft limestone) for the repair of the undercroft, in storage, January 2021.

Stone consultant, Odgers Conservation, inspecting the condition of the stone and taking samples in 2021.

Totternhoe clunch (soft limestone) for the repair of the undercroft, in storage, August 2022.

Totternhoe clunch (soft limestone) for the repair of the undercroft, in storage, August 2022.