One of the findings of Hope Church’s five-yearly inspection in 2007, by our church architect, showed that repair was needed to the churchyard wall adjacent to Kiln Lane. Ideally, this should be done within 5 years.
The worst area was in proximity to where a sycamore tree had grown, and it was felt that the roots had undermined the wall causing a pattern of cracks in the masonry.
So, in early December, Tim Humphreys and his team started work to dismantle this section of the wall, remove all traces of the tree stumps and roots, and then to relay the wall using a lime based mortar.
The job was completed in typical late November weather, very cold and very wet, but the rebuilt wall, see picture, shows great credit to Tim and his team.
We offer grateful thanks to the Flintshire Community Trust (“the Landfill Trust”) for most of the funds, topped up with a ‘Spring Clean’ grant from CADW.
