Case Study Wells Cathedral Roof conservation and repair An impressive 12 th Cathedral in the heart of the City of Wells. The western half of the north nave aisle roof is laid with lead and had suffered from severe water ingress. Between March and Oct 2015 Ellis and Co repaired the roofs under the instruction of Nick Cox Architects. Nave roof before and during works. We erected scaffolding internally and externally to create a temporary roof. The roofing timbers repaired dated between the post-medieval period and mid-eighteenth century with some additional repairs identified as mid 1930s or earlier. Each timber was assessed and the repairs made to the substrate and roof structure aimed to conserve and support the original timbers wherever possible with fitte

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