Naomi Cox

Freelance Conservator working on historic interiors mostly consisting of wall paintings, architectural polychrome and stone memorials. Views all my own.

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Hoover, Tights, Brushes & More...Gently Cleaning the Medieval Floor’

Dry cleaning the delicate stone ledger on the sanctuary floor in Coleshill Parish Church. #MarevaConservation #conservation #cleaning #brush #stone @NCConservation

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Swobbing with a Smile'

Gently wet cleaning the alabaster stone of the 'Brome' monument to remove ingrained dirt deposits @coleshillparish #conservation #stone #coleshillparish # memorial @NC_Conservation

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Shining Bright Once More'

Gently removing surface soiling from the stain-glass window at Coleshill Parish Church #Twitter #conservation #restoration #cleaning #stainglass #glass @NC_Conservation

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'A Touch of Detail'
Filling areas of loss on the elevations of the Charlton tomb to reinstate the detail once more #conservation #restoration #tomb #detailing #detail @BHNarchitects @shrewsburyabbey @NC_Conservation

[Naomi Cox @NC_Conservation]

'Drawing out the Past'
Poulticing some medieval tiles with deionised water in the breathtaking Chapel at All Souls College, Oxford. #medieval #tiles #conservation #ceramic

[Naomi Cox @NC_Conservation]

'Steaming Away'
Steam cleaning marble memorials at the beautiful Chapel at All Souls College, Oxford. #Marevaconservation #marble #Cleaning #conservation

[Naomi Cox @NC_Conservation]

Conserving the Tony Hancock sculpture in Birmingham City Centre, which the BBC covered due to the upcoming 50th anniversary of his death.
https://t.co/oXmTJLmnnA
#MarevaConservation #conservstion #TonyHancock #Birmingham

[Museums Association @MuseumsAssoc]

Heritage bodies at odds over Stonehenge tunnel: https://t.co/GIbIYMzmda #museums #heritage

[Francesca Levey @Francescalevey]

This is what happens when you touch a clean blade/metal surface with bare hands and don’t wipe it. Perfect fingerprints etched into the metal. Human sweat is corrosive, so when handling objects use gloves or simply wipe the surface with a soft cloth afterwards. @ICONSci

[Joanna (J.F.) Penn @thecreativepenn]

How Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts Were Made: A Step-by-Step Look at this Beautiful, Centuries-Old Craft https://t.co/MuHjXwgwE7 via @openculture #creativity

[Prof Jamie Woodward @Jamie_Woodward_]

This magnificent #IceAge owl from Chauvet Cave was created by muddy Palaeolithic fingers more than 32,000 years ago. The owl is so carefully observed shown looking backwards with its head turned through 180 degrees #IceAgeArt

[Hirst Conservation @HConservation]

#Tbt the cleaned and restored toes of Christ's feet #Conservation #Easter #restoration #marble https://t.co/DrXSEb96qS

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Seeing eye to eye' Final stage a conservation treatment of a bust of Archbishop Henry Chichele before going back to All Souls College, Oxford. @UniofOxford #conservation #restoration #plasterbust #allsoulscollegeoxford #henrychichele

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Gleaming Cleaning’ A thorough clean can do wonders. Surface cleaning the Virgin Mary, part of a stain glass window @coleshillparish . #Conservation #Restoration #Marevaconservation #stainglass #Virginmary #ConversationPiece @NC_Conservation

[Naomi Cox @NC_Conservation]

'Tap, tap, tap'...
The relocation of some 17th century wall memorials. Gently removing the lime plaster to be able to remove the stone pilaster. #conservation #restoration
@Mareva_Ltd #memorial #stone

[Mareva Conservation @Mareva_Ltd]

'Done & Dusted, Safe & Sound.
The 'Bell' memorial stored and safely waiting to be rehomed. #coleshillparish #conservation #restoration #wallmemorial #Twitter #conservationjobs