Flimston Chapel

Categories Heritage Conservation
Grade II Listed
Phase I & II
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This medieval chapel sits in the middle of the Castlemartin Royal Armoured Corps firing range. Redundant by the early 19^thC, it was converted latterly to form a cart house for the adjoining farm. It was restored and rededicated by Col. Francis and Lady Victoria Lambton in 1901-3. Restoration works were extensive and included the erection of a new S. porch. The stone vaulted roof was reslated in what is believed to be Delabole slate ,graded and solid bedded on a sand/cement bed. Later repairs had included extensive sand/cement repointing further exacerbating damp ingress.

Over the last 2 years, during a 4 week window in August of each year, Acanthus Holden architects have designed and managed a scheme for the re-roofing and repointing of the chapel with associated repairs. The re-roofing was carried out using Argentine Riverstone slates with diminishing courses. To reduce damp tracking, the slates were nailed to battens and tail bedded in a lime mortar.

Phase II masonry involved the repointing of the entire chapel using an N.H.L 3.5 mix. The exposed W. wall was shelter coated in N.H.L 3.

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