The new interpretation for the base of the tower was installed, today, specifically designed to inform and educate children and younger visitors. A large, wall-mounted panel presents an activity-based challenge […]Read more
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Now that the church’s clock mechanism has been electrified, the old weight chamber that runs from around half way up the tower, to cellar level, is no longer needed. Removing […]Read more
The church clock, which was gifted by the Duke of Portland back in 1884, has now had its mechanism electrified and has returned to serving time to the town. Following […]Read more
Now that the church tower has been restored, no doubt addressing the numerous cracks and holes that used to let the wind whistle through it, unchecked, we seem to have […]Read more
The keen-eyed among you will have noticed that the scaffolding which had ‘adorned’ the church tower throughout the spring and summer has, finally, now been removed. Now the church has […]Read more
After 131 years, the church clock was wound manually, for the very last time, today. A dedicated team of winders have wound the mechanism, twice weekly, but as part of […]Read more
Last week, attention turned to putting right the last few details of the south transept build, choosing fixtures and furniture, and tidying up other areas of the church. With the […]Read more
Though internal developments are no longer as obvious, there are still fundamental changes taking place behind the partition and work on the tower has begun. There have been lots of […]Read more
As work in the south transept enters the final stages, you will no doubt have noticed other changes towards the back of church. The wooden screen that used to be […]Read more
It’s been another busy week and some of the finishing touches are being applied to the build, allowing us to get a feel for how our project will look when […]Read more