Refurbishment Project

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October 2010

24th October 2010

It is now a lot easier to see how the different parts of the refurbished building will fit together.

The stairs are now on the spiral staircase.

View of the spiral staircase from the ground floor

View of the mid section of the spiral staircase from the upper floor

View of the top part of the spiral staircase

Work continues in the church itself. The porch for the new car park entrance is now under construction.

The side entrance at the front of the church

Secondary glazing is being added to some of the windows in the church as a fireproofing measure

The framework for the new porch, which will be glazed

The platform at the front of the church

On the Castle Street side, the emergency exit from the hall has a door and light. Outside, the paving stones are being laid.

The emergency exit at the far end of the hall

Looking through the glass screen on to the paving between the church and hall

View of the glass screen and the paved area from Castle Street

10th October 2010

Since the last update there has been considerable visible progress. All the major scaffolding has now gone, indicating that all stone cleaning, guttering and high level decoration is now finished.

The view from St Peter's Street

The cleaned tower

The view from Castle Street

In the passage between the church and church hall, the old concrete area has been broken up. A new layout for surface water drainage is needed before the Yorkstone paving can be laid.

Internally, high level work in the church is complete. The ceiling has been cleaned and touched up, the new lights are functioning and the walls decorated. The new organ blower is in place. Work on the organ itself can now take place.

Meeting rooms are painted, lights working, cupboards in place and radiators being connected. That just leaves window glazing and floor carpet to make the rooms complete.

New paintwork and radiators in the (former) lower classroom

Storage units in the (former) lower classroom

The door to the (former) lower classroom

New radiators and paintwork in the upper classroom

New sink in the upper classroom

The toilets, servery, kitchen and balcony continue to be fitted out.

The disabled toilet

The other downstairs toilet

Upstairs toilet

The sliding door between the hall and the servery

Extractor fan in the kitchen

The two-storey glazed screen of the new entrance lobby has been installed. With this in place, the spiral staircase is now being installed, along with other structures in the lobby.

The glass screen as seen from the inside

The external view of the glass screen

The spiral staircase near the new entrance

The platform at the front of the church is being extended and modifications are being made to allow the communion rail to be detached, leaving a stage area.

The extended platform with communion rail detached