Manor House Works

I am sure it has escaped nobody in the village that we are having quite a bit of work done on our home (Manor House, to the right of the church).

The removal of the cement render was necessary as it was cracked and water was getting trapped behind it and could not evaporate outwards through the cement. This was making the inside walls damp. The church end wall has been rough plastered with lime plaster, which is breathable, and will gradually dry out over many months. This will also allow the inside walls to dry out.

It is a work in progress. The front and east end of the house will be done next year when Jeremy Lile can fit us into his schedule.

The work has resulted in treading down of the grass in areas of the churchyard where Jeremy and Tom have been working, though they have been very careful and tidy. These should recover, but if they don’t, then we will of course put things right with some new grass seed in the spring.

Some of you have had planning notices. We would like to say that we are not planning to re-roof. The architect who helped us put the application together recommended that we added the roof works in case we find we NEED to do any work to the roof in the next 3 years, which is the length of time that the planning application would cover. We are very much hoping that this will not be necessary.

Hopefully this information clears up any concern or confusion, but please come and chat to us about any of it if you would like to.

Ingrid and Nigel Popplewell