We are delighted to see the works to St. Peter’s Church & Presbytery now well underway, securing the buildings’ future for its growing parish. Page\Park is working with John Fulton Plumbers Ltd on a contract to conduct extensive fabric conservation and improvements to this category B-listed building.

Built in 1903-4 to designs by architect Peter Paul Pugin, the church complex has retained its Scottish Aberfoyle green slate. Much of which is now reaching the end of its life. With the Aberfoyle quarry no longer harvestable, the main roof will receive new SIGA 150 Vermont green slate in random diminishing courses, sourced from across the pond in USA by AccuRoof. Seemingly an unusual choice for sourcing a faithful replacement slate, North America was once geologically connected with Scotland. The sample slate was assessed to be suitable with its similar quality and hue to the original Aberfoyle slates. Existing Aberfoyle slates with good life left in them, are being re-used on the adjoining presbytery.

The original decorative cast iron rainwater goods have been fully refurbished, and re-installed with minor alterations to enable the new roofs to better cope with the increased rainfall we now receive.

The church’s Dumfriesshire red sandstone has suffered accelerated degradation due to cement repairs from the 1980s compounded by a widespread overlay of ‘Linostone’ decorative coating, applied in an effort to enhance the look of the stone. These are being removed by the masonry subcontractor, CBC Stone to prevent further deterioration, with further limited redressing and indented stone where existing stones are unable to be preserved.

Working with AWM Glass, we are overseeing the full refurbishment of the leaded lights, with the first batch ready to be installed in the coming weeks. Once complete, the exquisite stained glass is to be cleaned in-situ.

We look forward to sharing more of what is to come.