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THE BELLCOTE AT ST MARGARET’S CHURCH,
HUNNINGHAM
As you can see from the photograph, work has finally been
completed on the bellcote at Hunningham Church.
The saga of the bellcote started in August 2022 with the five yearly
inspection of the church by the Diocesan Architect. This
inspection noted that there were at least four weatherboards on
the south and east slopes that needed replacement. However,
when scaffolding was put in place at the beginning of 2023, a
closer inspection revealed that a large number of the horizontal
planks in tanalised soft wood were rotten beyond repair.
M&G Roofing, a trusted local contractor, who had re-built the Bell
Tower in Compton Verney the previous year, were instructed
initially to remove all the cladding for a proper inspection of the
structure itself under the guidance of Stephen Evans, who is
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