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Lightning Conductors
If you are considering installinbg a lightning conductor, you must carry out a risk assessment. Ecclesiastical Insurance Group do not ask that a church has a conductor. If a church has been there for centuries and hasn't been hit by lighting you need to consider what, if anything has changed that makes you think that it is more likely to be struck.
When testing for resistance, the varying conditions of the ground can change the results - eg the wetter the ground, the lower the resistance will be, therefore lightning conductor tests should take place every 11 or 13 months so that the seasons change over time.
Click here to see the talk given by English Heritage's advisor on lightning conductors at the Cumbria Church Architects and Surveyors Network event, July 2011.
