Facing up to the inevitable: the experience of flood events and lessons learnt at St Michael and All Angels’ Church in Tirley, South West England

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Journal of the Institute of Conservation Pub Date : 2023-09-02 DOI:10.1080/19455224.2023.2250405

Adam Klups

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In July 2007, a disastrous flood struck Gloucestershire, in the southwest of England. The Grade I listed church of St Michael and All Angels in Tirley was inundated, resulting in its interior and churchyard being extensively damaged. Despite the disastrous flooding and the distress caused, Tirley’s church congregation, supported by the local community, the insurance company and many historic building professionals, resolved to renew their church. Their traumatic experience has presented opportunities to make the building more fit for purpose and more resilient to future flood events. It has deepened a sense of belonging and the valuing of heritage in the community and has ensured the historical continuity of the church and its many stories. Proactive planning will play a major part in facing up to future climate change-related challenges at Tirley church. New research is being planned to examine the effectiveness of existing flood mitigation measures, the overall condition of the building fabric and the church site. The anticipated outcome of this work is a bespoke Flood Impact and Protection Management Plan which will include a set of recommendations, which can be adopted to bolster flood resilience of this historic church, as well as other churches dealing with similar challenges.

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面对不可避免的事情:英格兰西南部蒂尔利的圣迈克尔和众天使教堂的洪水事件经验和教训

2007年7月，一场灾难性的洪水袭击了英格兰西南部的格洛斯特郡。一级保护的圣迈克尔和所有天使教堂在泰尔利被淹没，导致其内部和教堂墓地被广泛破坏。尽管遭受了灾难性的洪水和灾难，在当地社区、保险公司和许多历史建筑专业人士的支持下，蒂尔利的教堂会众决心重建他们的教堂。他们的创伤经历提供了机会，使建筑更适合用途，更能适应未来的洪水事件。它加深了社区的归属感和对遗产的重视，并确保了教堂及其许多故事的历史连续性。在tilley教堂，积极规划将在面对未来气候变化相关挑战方面发挥重要作用。新的研究正在计划中，以检查现有的防洪措施的有效性，建筑结构和教堂场地的整体状况。这项工作的预期结果是一个定制的洪水影响和保护管理计划，其中将包括一系列建议，可以采用这些建议来加强这座历史悠久的教堂的防洪能力，以及其他面临类似挑战的教堂。

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