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Weʼve raised £935 to restore and re-glaze the medieval window, originally from Keynsham Abbey, in the gable of our grade II listed farmhouse.
- Bell Farm, Woollard
- Funded on Monday, 2nd October 2017
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Bell Farm was in desperate need of renovation when we took it on in 2015. Having done the urgent jobs, we now want to restore the medieval window which has its own history!
Keynsham Abbey was dissolved in 1539. The first records of stone sales from the Abbey are in 1579. One of the triple, stone mullioned windows was re-located to the 14th Century gable wall of Bell Farm, Woollard. It is likely that the house was either a Priest's house or a Chantry at the time.
We have restored much of the house, making sure the walls are likely to stay up another 400 years, and have made some urgent repairs to the stonework of the medieval window, but also want to re-glaze it and repair the mullions, returning it to its previous glory.
We are using this crowdfunding page instead of a wedding list. We would be delighted if you would help us fund the window, making a lasting change to a wonderful part of our national heritage. Please don't be daunted by the target price - we have got used to the cost of careful, considerate restoration - anything that you can give will be hugely appreciated (and we certainly don't need any more toasters).
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C Milner
Sep 9, 2017
Congratulations to you both and good luck with the window project, we look forward to seeing the result.Lots of Love, Clive, Fiona, Hamish and Eleanor
£50.00
Anonymous
Sep 4, 2017
Congratulations on your wedding. Such a lovely day. We enjoyed the evening very much and such good weather.Best wishes for a long future ahead. Janette & Roger x
Megan Rogers
Sep 4, 2017
Many congratulations Chris and Sarah! Thank you for a fun evening!!! Love Megan and Tom Rogers x
£10.00
Steve Broadhead
Sep 1, 2017
Congratulations on getting married. Best wishes for the future.Steve and Alison
£50.00
Mike & Sue Stevens
Sep 1, 2017
Many congratulations on your wedding today.... looking forward to sharing in the celebrations this evening. What a great job you have done at Bell Farm..... and now there are Alpacas in Woollard too!!
Kathy Curling
Sep 1, 2017
Congratulations on your wedding today. We are very much looking forward to celebrating with you this evening.With love and very best wishes for your future together. Chris and Kathy
Tim & Joy Neville
Aug 31, 2017
Congratulations Sarah & Chris on your wedding. Looking forward to celebrating with you. With love from Tim, Joy & the girls
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Chris and Sarah
Bell Farm, Woollard
Chris and Sarah took on the renovation of Bell Farm in Woollard in 2015. So far they have re-roofed, re-wired, rebuilt two chimney stacks, sured-up the masonry, repaired rotten windows and installed a heat pump to dry the property out and to keep it dry; parts are now habitable!