Background

Accademia De belle Arte Rome. Fine Art, Sculpture

City and Guilds of London Art School: Graduate diploma in conservation.

Work based training in furniture restoration and assisting church conservation projects.

Established as an independent conservator in 1991.

Various projects in collaboration with Hugh Harrison Timber Conservation.

 

Elizabeth Cheadle is a QEST scholar. Funded by the Queen Elizabeth Scolarship Trust she has undertaken valuable study visits at the Museum of Antiquities Stockholm and assisted with the National Trust conservation at Knightshayes and Snowshill Manor (preventive conservation). Regularly attends training courses and conferences and teaches practical conservation of polychromed timber to building conservators.

 

Some Past Projects

• St. Michaels Raddington 15th century polychromed screen.

• St. Giles Sidbury The 17th century gallery.

• Wolborough Church. A survey of the medieval screens painted with images of saints.

• Hunts Court. Taunton. Survey of the interior scheme.

• St. Saviours, Dartmouth. The Lady chapel reredos.

• St. Mary the Virgin. Bishops Lydeard. The painted ceilure and bosses.

• St David’s Church Ashprington. Royal Arms. George I or II.

• West Worlington. The Royal Arms of George II.

• All Saints Church, Moreleigh. The Royal Arms.

• St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree. Exeter. The Lady Chapel reredos.

 

Recent projects in collaboration with Hugh Harrison Timber Conservation include:

• 2011 Cruwys Morchard screen.

• 2012 St. Peter’s Cornworthy 18th century interior, including the pulpit tester with gilded angel.

• 2013 St.Cadoc’s Llancarfan. The medieval polychromed reredos / PhotoLink

 

Sweden 2004

Awarded a QEST scholarship for professional development. Time was spent at the museum of antiquities in Stockholm where I studied conservation treatments on the painted boards from Eke church and the collection of painted boards from Borjester church which depict the life of Thomas a Becket.

 

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