As previously reported Wilby All Saints has recently held a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the completion of extensive restoration works, which took place over the course of four years.
On a visit to the church during these restoration works, the Chair of the Norfolk Churches Trust, Rosabelle Batt, was shown some of the work taking place within the roof space by the architect in charge of the project, Ruth Blackman.
This extensive project, which has taken place over four years, included the re-tiling of the chancel, the re-instatement of the chancel ceiling, nave tie beams, and the reinforcement and reconstruction of the north wall buttress.
As you can see from the photographs, once the tiles were removed the full scale of the work could be clearly seen.
The roof has been strengthened, ensuring the chancel is watertight and the buttress has been rebuilt to support the north nave wall, often using the same type of ancient tools that have been used for generations.
The hand of history was quite literally in evidence with the palm print on one of the reclaimed tiles.
Not only that, a fossil was found within the space. Our churches as ever a testament to the passage of time.
