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Safe cle cleanin ing and conserv rvation cari ring for r your r ch church and its its contents Claire Fry ACR 24 November 2018 St Stephens Church, St Albans Dust Pests https://www.english-


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Safe cle cleanin ing and conserv rvation – cari ring for r your r ch church and its 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
  • n 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?