Sherborne Abbey, Warwickshire

ICCP - Wrought Iron Rib Reinforcements

Sherborne Abbey boasts the earliest fan vault to be built in England (c. 1425). The fan vault  had been subject to subsidence over the centuries, and a wrought iron reinforcement system, covering the bottom and top faces of the ribs, had been installed in about 1840. Moisture ingress from the North and South walls had allowed the iron reinforcements to corrode, ultimately leading to spalling of some of the stones and resulting in the tower being cordoned off. Rowan Technologies designed, installed and commissioned an ICCP system in 2001 to control further corrosion.

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