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St Thomas' Church
Newhey


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Arch template

Template for the arch into the Chancel

Old Ashlar facing stone ready to be cleaned
and refitted in the Chancel

Base of the corner buttress of the Organ Loft
ready for building the walls up again

Steps leading down into the cellar

How the chancel wall is constructed

The Organ Chamber with the walls down

Outside view of Chancel wall construction

Burnt outer facing stones which are to be
used as infill in the new wall

Stonemason at work carving the new stone

Where the walls have been taken down

Stone Cross from the East end of the Chancel

Roof beam repair at the west end of the
Chancel

Burnt cross piece which held the cross beams
in the Chancel now being used as a template

New cross piece fitted onto the old beams

New cross beam fitted in place

Joiners fitting a brand new cross beam

One of the skilled team of Joiners

Cutting the new timbers high in the Chancel

Previous damage caused by the theft 
of lead from the roof over the vestries

Cleaning the walls around the 
removed Clerestory windows in the Nave

Tracery of the main West window

The newly cleaned Nave roof timbers

 More of the roof timbers

The cleaned timbers are now almost
back to their original colour

Some of the stonework that needs to be restored