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| St. Michael's 17th Century Tabard |
| The tabard was believed worn by Capt Batsford cc.September 1646 |
| when there was an attack on the church. The cannon ball mark is still |
| visible to the left hand side of the west door. The war continued 1644 |
| to 1647 and Thomas Batsford later became Captain Batsford who most |
| likely wore this garment as a young boy, he died in 1709. |
| A schedule of restoration shows the steps to completion. |
| A report on the conservation treatment of the Tabard by Alison Lister |
| (Senior Conservator/Co-Director) 20th May 2007 is available. |
| Additional photo's showing the surface cleaning of the garment are |
| also available. Tabard shown mounted in South Trancept. |
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