Raising high the roof beams in Brewster
Brewster's First Parish Church Photo credit: http://www.susanspencerartandword.com/ It's not quite as old as Budleigh Salterton's Fairlynch Museum building, which celebrates its 200th birthday next year, but it's just as iconic and well-loved by local residents. The Meeting House, otherwise known as the First Parish Church of Brewster in our sister-town on Cape Cod, with its white clapboard and steeple so typical of New England places of worship, regularly features in paintings and photographs like this fine one taken by local resident Susan Spencer. A groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration of the Cape Cod town's 176-year-old landmark building was held on 26 October but work in earnest on the $1.3m project will not start until January 2011. The current building, dating from 1834, replaced earlier structures and over the years has suffered from many problems including water ingress and insect damage, which has resulted in deterioration of the timber skeleton. Bu...