The Conservation Project
Our Works Department has begun a major restoration project to the North Cloisters that is expected to take up to five years to complete. The project will restore the Cloister’s elaborately carved tracery and Purbeck columns, which are in urgent need of repair.
Our stonemasons will make their way along the Cloisters, conserving and replacing stones as necessary. We have put up interpretation panels where the work is taking place, to shine a light on our talented stonemasons and explain more about the project.
The North Cloisters
The North Cloisters contain some of the most elaborately carved stones on the Cathedral and are crafted from local Purbeck and Chilmark stone.
Repairing and replacing stones in this area will ensure that the beauty and integrity of the building are preserved.
Many thanks to The Wolfson Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The 29th May Charitable Trust and to everyone who has contributed to this important conservation work.