Refurbishment Project

Progress to Date

August 2010

22nd August 2010

The scaffolding has come down from the hall, making the acoustic tiling, new lighting and paintwork visible.

The church hall without the scaffolding

Soundproofing detail in the hall ceiling and walls

Soundproofing detail

Some of the internal doors are fitted, others are under construction.

The door from the kitchen to the servery

Doorways leading from the hall to the kitchen and store room

The (former) lower classroom door

Pile of internal doors in the hall

The gap between the hall and the servery where the sliding partition will go

The heating pipes will more or less remain intact. This pipe at the back of the church has been diverted underground to make way for the new entrance from the car park.

Diverted heating pipe

Some more of the internal fixtures are now in place.

Progress in the kitchen

Shelving in the vestry

The stonework on the St Peter's Street side is being cleaned. Most of the windows on this side will have slim double glazing installed.

The building from St Peter's Street

Away from the premises in Suffolk the semi-spiral staircase is being made, along with a variety of fire-resistant doors. The large glazed screen for the passage and the new north door are being fabricated in Denmark. The remote console for the organ is being constructed in Cambridge.

8th August 2010

The kitchen units are being installed and storage units are going into the (former) lower classroom.

The flat roof now has a protective covering.

Kitchen units

Storage units in the (former) lower classroom

View of the flat roof and the upper balcony floor below

In the basement, much of the new wiring and pipework from the new boiler is in place.

Some of the bricks that were deteriorating have been replaced with ones reclaimed from other parts of the building.

Heating pipes in the basement

Wiring in the basement

The replacement brickwork near the St Peters Street entrance includes this unusually patterned brick

Finishing to the walls on the upstairs toilets

Progress on the upstairs toilets

1st August 2010

The railings on the Castle Street side have been removed for stripping prior to repainting.

Work has started on the lift, which will provide wheelchair access from the hall to the main church building.

View of the church hall from Castle Street with missing railings

Wooden structure marking the extents of the new lift

The new lift taking shape between the church and hall