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Locks are very often forgotten in any conservation and maintenance programmes, being regarded as totally utilitarian objects, while other aspects of church architecture and decoration of a similar age are looked upon as remarkable. Because, upon the whole, very little is known of their history and development and there is very little published material to guide those interested, most people do not realise what exceptional artefacts are in their care. Because they are usually strongly made and can withstand an enormous degree of neglect no notice is taken of them until they cause trouble. locks would perhaps be useful to include them in the ‘quinquennial inspection’, the essential survey of the fabric carried out every five years .

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 4:29 am and is filed under Business.