Heritage

Braddan Cemetery Chapel

Braddan, Isle of Man

The finished chapel from the side — rendered gable, porch and bell tower, stone nave wall and slate roof The front elevation finished, bell in the tower opening and stained glass in the door The chapel under scaffolding, walls stripped back, Venetian Plaster Company banner on the scaffold

Project Details

Location Braddan, Isle of Man
Year Completed 2016
Client Type Commercial
Project Type
Heritage
Finishes & Techniques Used
Mineral / Lime Thin Coat Render

A sympathetic restoration for the chapel at Braddan Cemetery.

We were glad to be asked to work on Braddan Cemetery Chapel. It needed restoration to both the external and the internal elevations, and it is not a building you rush.

We worked closely with David Norman of Fistard Project Services and with Keim Mineral Paints Ltd, and between us we selected Keim Lime Universal Render. It is a lime-based mineral render, breathable, and suited to a building of this age.

The scaffold went up the full height of the bell tower, and the walls came back to the stone in places before the new render went on. Inside, the plaster around the roof apex and the round window had flaked away; that was made good and finished with the rest.

The stone nave wall and the slate roof were left as they were.

Project Gallery & Information

The chapel front elevation after restoration, quatrefoil window above the arched door
Straight on to the front
The chapel seen down the cemetery path between headstones and a stone obelisk
From the path, headstones either side
Three-quarter view of the chapel, rendered gable and porch beside the exposed stone nave The pointed porch arch finished, stained glass visible at the far end through the open door
The porch arch, and a look right through
Inside the chapel looking back to the open door, round window above, flagged floor below
Inside, looking back to the door
The round leaded window and open roof timbers, walls made good below
Scaffolding to the full height of the bell tower, the walls patchy where the old coating has come off
Scaffold up, walls back to the stone in places
The bell seen through the tower opening, slate roof ridge and the cemetery beyond
Through the bell opening
The chapel interior before the work — plaster flaking around the roof apex and the round window
Before: flaking plaster at the apex and around the window
THE FINISH ▼
The chapel front elevation after restoration, quatrefoil window above the arched door
Straight on to the front
The chapel seen down the cemetery path between headstones and a stone obelisk
From the path, headstones either side
Three-quarter view of the chapel, rendered gable and porch beside the exposed stone nave The pointed porch arch finished, stained glass visible at the far end through the open door
The porch arch, and a look right through
Inside the chapel looking back to the open door, round window above, flagged floor below
Inside, looking back to the door
The round leaded window and open roof timbers, walls made good below
THE CRAFT ▼
Scaffolding to the full height of the bell tower, the walls patchy where the old coating has come off
Scaffold up, walls back to the stone in places
The bell seen through the tower opening, slate roof ridge and the cemetery beyond
Through the bell opening
THE CANVAS ▼
The chapel interior before the work — plaster flaking around the roof apex and the round window
Before: flaking plaster at the apex and around the window

Finishes & Techniques Used in This Project

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