St Andrew’s Cemetery, Bhuj – BACSA Surveying project

This summary of the successful completion of the BACSA-funded surveying project at St Andrew’s Cemetery, Bhuj, Gujerat, appeared in the BACSA 2024 Annual Report:

‘The Centre for Heritage Conservation at CEPT (Centre for Environment Planning and Technology) University in Ahmedabad, led by Prof Jigna Desai, conducted a thorough expert survey of this cemetery and produced a very detailed report.

The report contains a record of all the burials, which will replace the lost originals for the church, and an assessment of the materials used in the historic graves, with recommendations for best practice conservation.

Both academics and students were involved and Prof Desai has told us that the latter found it enlightening to investigate an old British cemetery. The project cost £15,300.’ (BACSA Annual Report, 2024)

These photos from the CEPT report show some of the project work in progress:

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