Dos and Don'ts - Interiors

Do

• Retain and if necessary restore the original plaster on the walls.
• Ventilate the building during the week.
• Keep the church clean and tidy.
• Use the correct cleaning materials for each particular surface in the church.
• Keep valuable items and church records in a safe place.
• Photograph plate, furnishings and stained glass windows.
• Keep a record of damage and repairs.
• Remember to keep the heating serviced.
• Draw up a five year plan for works, bearing in mind that a phased programme ­is better for the building and easier for the parish to finance.
• Prioritise each task, cost it and put aside the funds for the work.

Don't

• Remove or discard original furniture and artefacts.
• Remove original lime plaster from walls.
• Destroy old church records.
• Ignore security.
• Forget fire precautions.
• Ignore stains on plaster.
• Clean stained glass windows unless under expert supervision.