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Safe cleaning and conservation – caring for
your church and its contents
Claire Fry ACR
24 November 2018
St Stephen’s Church, St Albans
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Dust
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Pests
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https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/learn/conservation/science/serpentine/insect-pests-historic-houses-poster.pdf
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Cleaning
• But…cleaning can also cause damage.
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Wood
• Remove dust with microfibre cloth or brushes
• Polishing should be infrequent
– Use good furniture wax – not a spray polish
– Can be buffed with soft cloth/ chamois
• Metal cleaning products can damage wood so just buff metal with a dry cloth.
• Try to maintain a stable humidity.
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Metals
• Wear gloves to handle
• Avoid contact with wool, silk and leather
• Avoid damp environments
• Remove dust with soft cloth or brush
• Light tarnish can be removed with a silver cloth
• Heavy tarnish can be removed with silver dip.
• BUT avoid frequent cleaning
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Books
• To remove dust from the top edge of a book, hold the volume firmly shut and brush the edge gently from spine to fore-edge using a soft brush.
• Leather ’dressings’ are not generally recommended -these can easily cause a book to become sticky, will attract dirt and may stain.
• The best way to prevent leather from drying out is to control the environment.
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Textiles
• Keep out of direct sunlight and keep light exposure to a minimum.
• Remove dust with ponyhair brush or vacuum on very low suction.
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English Heritage
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Stone
• Remove dust with a brush
• Can wet clean, but best to get advice from a conservator first
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Leave conservation to the experts…
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conservationregister.com
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Managing environmental conditions
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Any questions?