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Russian Orthodox Church
Maintenance
The Grade II listed church had suffered quietly over time. A lack of maintenance, compounded by poorly executed earlier repairs, had left its fabric compromised, its surfaces dulled, its details obscured, and its stonework struggling beneath incompatible materials.
Client
The Russian Orthodox Church
Location
London
Grade listing
Grade II
Fabric
Lead
Architects
Blda Architects
Revealing What Lay Beneath
Careful façade cleaning was undertaken using the DOFF system, gently removing surface dirt and pollution. As the stone was revealed, the true extent of earlier cement mortar repairs became clear, hard, impermeable interventions that were trapping moisture and accelerating decay.
Undoing Harm, Restoring Balance
These cement repairs were systematically and carefully removed. In their place, stone indents and lime-based mortar repairs were introduced, allowing the building to breathe once more and restoring compatibility with the original fabric. Lead bays were renewed, and localised slate repairs carried out to resecure the roof envelope
Craft in the Details
Among the most distinctive interventions was the replacement of a damaged pineapple finial. A new finial was hand-carved in Portland stone by DBR’s craft mason, reinstating both the detail and symbolism of the original feature.
A Church Steadied Once More
When the works were complete, the church stood visibly refreshed yet authentically aged. Harmful repairs had been undone, traditional materials returned, and the building’s character reasserted, its fabric once again able to endure with quiet strength.
