Ecclesiastical Projects
St Mary’s Church, Pilleth, Wales
The project consisted of a major refurbishment of this Grade II* Listed medieval church, rebuilt following a nearby battle in 1402. Work included stabilisation of stone walls with Cintec anchors and external buttercoat pointing with limewash finish over. It also...
St John’s Church, Bromsgrove
Tower & Spire The PCC ran a two year fundraising campaign which, together with significant grant aid from English Heritage, allowed them to carry out a joint project of repairs (together with re-leading of the Nave roof). Many of the individual...
The Church of St Michael & All Angels, Cascob
The oak timbers of the framed tower had seriously decayed. Hook Mason implemented a major project of repairs and remedied this decay by sensitive dismantling and replacement of defective timbers. The project also included the repointing and re-roofing of the...
Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel Crucorney
Following completion of an earlier phase of works by Hook Mason to replace a section of the nave roof, these latest works comprised the reinstatement of a former balcony and addition of a full height glazed screen to create a...
St Deinst’s Church, Llangarron
Conversion of North Aisle into Community Hall The pipe organ was removed leaving a clear North Aisle into which kitchen and toilet facilities were introduced below a gallery. Under-floor hearing is powered by air source pumps (supplemented by solar panels). Low energy...
The Church of St Margaret, Herefordshire
Hook Mason have implemented several repairs projects on this fine country church near the Black Mountains. Works included re-roofing with new hand cropped local sand stone tiles, overhauling of the bell tower and repairs to churchyard cross and tomb. Conservation work...
St Bartholomew’s Church, Much Marcle
West Window St Bartholomew’s Church is lucky in having a number of Kempe stained glass windows. The West window is the largest and, over the course of time, the stone surround and tracery had badly eroded and previous cement based repairs...
Little Malvern Priory
Lighting This highly distinctive parish church, previously a monastic building, had a very old and inadequate lighting scheme. The brief was to produce a simple and cost effective scheme which would improve light levels and enhance the character and detail of...