RAconservation

Stained glass and preventive conservator, church crawler and bell ringer. Often found searching for evidence of bats in churches or blogging about my adventures

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

@ball_ann @SaveOurChurches @quasimodo116 @ThaxtedBells @PresCCCBR RIP. ❤️ must have been a beautiful area to fly over

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

A poem for lost bells 😢 they were in the round tower of Feltwell before it collapsed in 1898. @SaveOurChurches @quasimodo116 @ThaxtedBells @PresCCCBR

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

A work in progress…

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Turns out I’ve found a happy place in repairing historic brick walls! Can’t wait to have another go. Now who has a wall I can practice on? #conservation #traditionalskills @SPAB1877

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Some beautiful bee orchids 🐝 🌸 being kindly cared for on a grass verge. Very heartwarming 💗 #wildflowers

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Fancy working on a unique project to preserve churches and bats? Join our team to support our important work! @cct_conserve @BatsinChurches @Conservators_uk @NatChurchTrust @friendschurches @TheCCT

https://t.co/f1WMtdvDMG

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Keep an eye on you historic postboxes people!

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Ditto! A Wonderful evening lecture which I really enjoyed it. And lots of new places added to the ‘must visit’ list 😊 thank you @thevicsoc

[Graham @gwimages_]

Thank you to Sheila Binns and @thevicsoc for a thoroughly enlightening lecture this evening on W.H. Crossland. Such a sad ending but I'll be buying the book! @RachelConserves

Another little-known Crossland church St. Stephen's at Copley @TheCCT @ExploreChurches @Ecclsoc

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Absolutely sickening to read this news today. Donations to the friends group are welcomed. Thoughts are with them at this time.

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

@DrJACameron Not forgetting that York contains much more medieval glass. Which I definitely think counts.

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Happily looking after churches ever day!

[Bats in Churches @BatsinChurches]

Our parish churches house artefacts worthy of the greatest museums💒🪦🗝️how on earth do we look after them?! Today is #AskAConservator day🎉👏we'll be exploring the challenges our historic churches face💦🪲🦇Heritage advisor @RachelConserves is here to answer q's so don't be shy!

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

@SlCathy A stile with... (wait for it...) style! 🥳 *patiently waits for applause*

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Stunning! Thank you for sharing

[HE Archive @HE_Archive]

#ArchiveZ W is for Watercolour. Florence Elsie Matley Moore made full size, accurate, watercolour copies of medieval stained glass windows during WWII to support the work of the NBR, recording heritage sites at risk from enemy action. Read more here: https://t.co/M0H0QH0bfb

[Bats in Churches @BatsinChurches]

Fabulous to see some of our amazing colleagues sharing the fascinating world of churches. Do sign up to one of these lectures. They look brilliant.

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Absolutely thrilled to see this going into place. It shows that bat boxes can look good and enhance a church interior, while protecting it and its bats. The new hatchment/batbox bears coats of arms relating to the churches history. Especially the Gostwick family and this monument

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

Incredible! Now that is a fun fact.

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

I am very cheerfully talking about the amazing screen! Tune in to find out more...

[Bats in Churches @BatsinChurches]

Lovely to be back @DioceseNorwich filming at All Saints, Thornham with @Wild_NEScot and @RachelConserves for the first of our two Norfolk,-based Virtual Bat Nights. Booking details will be up soon!

[Tracery Tales @RachelsTales]

Exploring the industrial heritage of Rosedale Chimney Bank. A standard gauge railway was once used to transport valuable iron ore across the North York Moors. Now this ruinous viaduct is a lonely reminder of the past #NorthYorkmoors #abandonedrailways

[RAconservation @RachelConserves]

@AnneDeak @gwimages_ @BatsinChurches @TheCCT Poor things! They died of natural causes. They’ve been there for a while because the church hasn’t been opened since before lockdown!