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century and again post Dissolution, when the site moved
from ecclesiastical to secular ownership, which has made the
problems of cracks, subsidence more complex.
During the sixteenth century the medieval building was
truncated through the introduction of new gable end walls
to east and west, each with crow stepped gable details and
a roof at an increased pitch. The fireplace at the east end
and the blocked four-centred arch opening in the south east
corner are further evidence of high status secular use during
the sixteenth /seventeenth centuries.
As part of the scheme the Morton Partnership specified a
number of Cintec stitching anchors to stabilize the substantial
cracking in the external walls. Cintec visited the site with the
appointed main contractor, Cambridge Stonecraft Ltd, to
determine possible anchor locations and lengths.
Subsequent to consultation with The Morton Partnerships
Engineer and Stuart Armitage of Historic England, the
anchor distribution and precise locations were agreed with
the Cintec installation team.
Images courtesy James Brennan Surveyors Ltd and The
Morton Partnership. and text details by courtesy of Ed
Morton, The Morton Partnership and Historic England.
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