St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich, Suffolk Client: PCC of St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich, Suffolk Architects: OWL Architects Contract Details: Value: £103,000 Duration: 16 weeks Completed: September 2011 Contract Type: JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2009 Following an intense fire which started within the bell tower, the main church was substantially fire and smoke damaged. A number of areas of the lime plaster had lost its key and become loose. The project comprised of specialist chemical decontamination and deep cleansing of the walls, ceilings, natural stone and associated timber. The damaged ceiling and wall plaster was carefully removed to expose the timber laths. Using traditional skills, our directly employed special projects team rene

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