Restoration began with the erection of scaffolding internally and externally since the plaster ceiling panels were applied directly beneath the slates. New lath and plaster panels were recreated and where possible the Cotswold slates were salvaged and carefully replaced. Replacement slates were sourced from the Goldhill Quarry near Cirencester.

Low-level wall stonework required careful removal of cement mortar and then repointing using ‘hot lime’ mixes, and selective repointing and brick renewal to the chancel exterior. Small areas of lime render were conserved where possible, and the south wall was helped to dry out from the extensive damp by digging out a shingle-filled trench, providing land drain level with the Saxon foundations.

The fragile seventeenth and eighteenth century panelling was heavily decayed due to the dampness of the walls, so much effort was devoted to conserving where viable. The nineteenth century pew platform structure was originally laid on bare earth, again causing damp and decay. Removal and repair of the pews also allowed a ground-penetrating radar survey to be undertaken, revealing that the Saxon and medieval chancels were originally longer, with the eastern end erased by nineteenth century family vaults.