Boconnoc Parish Church, Cornwall
The Royal Arms at Boconnoc had no unified timber support, and each feature was separately modelled direct on to the wall. Areas of weakness were therefore reconnected individually to the wall, whilst flaking polychrome layers were consolidated.
Plasterwork
We have extensive experience of conserving and repairing decorative plasterwork, particularly ornamental features such as overmantles and Royal Arms. These delicate structures are usually carried on a timber support, and work may include strengthening or replacing this, as well as stabilising fine surface detail and removing inappropriate modern coverings.
We have worked on a number of important Royal Arms in the south west of England, which was a centre of the art in the 16th and 17th centuries. Each had different structural and cosmetic problems and for each, a bespoke solution was needed: