Refurbishment news – 22nd Aug 2010

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

The church hall without the scaffolding

The church hall without the scaffolding

Soundproofing detail in the hall ceiling and walls

Soundproofing detail in the hall ceiling and walls

Soundproofing detail

Soundproofing detail

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

The door from the kitchen to the servery

The door from the kitchen to the servery

Doorways leading from the hall to the kitchen and store room

Doorways leading from the hall to the kitchen and store room

The (former) lower classroom door under construction

The (former) lower classroom door

Pile of internal doors in the hall

Pile of internal doors in the hall

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

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

Diverted heating pipe

Some more of the internal fixtures are now in place.

Kitchen units with handles and sink

Progress in the kitchen

Shelving in the vestry

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.

Scaffolding on the outside of the building on St Peter's Street for cleaning the stonework

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.

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