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Tree of Jesse wall painting, Vicar's Close, Wells

This beautiful fourteenth century Tree of Jesse, a subject rarely depicted in wall paintings, was discovered in 2014 in one of the houses in the Vicar's Close, Wells. Our work involved removing later plaster accretions, satbilisation of fragile original plaster and polychrome and reintegration of the painting for presentation.

Wall Paintings

McNeilage Conservation are recognized specialists in wall painting conservation with extensive and wide ranging experience both at home and abroad. Projects have included both domestic and ecclesiastical schemes on a variety of supports including plaster, wood and stone dating from the 12th to the 19th century.

Ecclesiastical wall painting projects:

St Breaca's church, Breage, Cornwall
St Cadoc’s Church, Llangattock Lingoed - 15th century wall painting
St Michael’s Church, Raddington
St Mark’s Church, Staplefield – 19th century wall painting
St Mary’s Church, Lydiard Tregoze – 16th century wall paintings
Boxgrove Priory – 13th century wall painting.
St Michael's, Axmouth, Devon:fifteenth century wall paintings
Domestic wall painting projects:
Vicar's Close, Wells: Tree of Jesse
Purcombe Farm, Dorset – Early 16th century painting
Splatt Mill, Somerset – Late 16th century wall painting on plaster.

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