St Mary's Church Bloxham Oxfordshire
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Two Gargoyles and five decorative Chimera sculptures have been conserved on the South side of the church.
Due to general wear and tear and structural problems with bedding planes the figures were inspected and each conserved using stainless steel pins, lime grouts, matching lime mortars and shelter coats.
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Decorative head showing loss of fabric above mouth and sulphation in the back of the mouth. The fissures were pinned and grouted with lime.
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This head had been seperately attached. Due to lack of support it was unstable and required extra support. |
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| The head was pinned using stainless steel pins: 8mm for the structural pins and 3mm for the pinning of the small crack underneath. The main cracks were fixed using resin, whilst the smaller pins were fixed with lime. |
Three decorative sculptures. Showing bedding planes and general erosion. |
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