We are pleased to announce that the first phase of the restoration works to the Henry Strachey murals has started.
The Henry Strachey murals are currently being cleaned and conserved by art conservators Lisa Shekede and Stephen Rickerby.
Lisa and Stephen are international wall painting Conservators.
Past and current projects include Byzantine churches in Cyprus, ancient tombs in Egypt, Buddhist caves and temples in China and Bhutan, Orthodox churches in Georgia and rock-cut churches in Ethiopia.
They also work on a wide variety of wall paintings and decorative schemes in the UK, from the medieval to the modern period.
We are very fortunate that Lisa and Stephen have agreed to take on this work for our church
We now have the exciting opportunity to view the conservation work with the following two free events at Stowey Church:
THE CONSERVATORS – Open Morning on Tuesday 26th August 10:30-11:30am
“IF WALLS COULD TALK’ – Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 7-8pm
Both events are free but booking is essential – full details can be found on our “What’s On” page on the website and from the posters attached.
