Phase 4 (June 2020 – March 2121)

9^th February: Plastering of the Sanctuary

5^th February: Site visit with the architect & Canon Montjean – Scaffolding inside the drum built to be able to reinstate the restored windows and finish repairs

4^th February: Plastering around the lower and upper windows of the Sanctuary

3^rd February: Plastering around the lower and upper windows of the Sanctuary

2^nd February: Stained glass windows back in place in the Sanctuary – Plastering around the upper windows – Improvement of the lighting rod protection

1^st February: Outside Scaffolding being dismantled – Progress of the inside scaffolding – Plastering of the walls

29^th January: Upper Cornice restored – Plastering of the inside – Lightning rod

27^th January: Gutters back in place and protection against birds – inside plastering of the walls of the sanctuary

26^th January: Improvement of the lighting rod protection – The upper cornice restored

25^th January: View of the inside scaffolding in the dome drum

14^th January: Site visit by our architect Mark Pearce

13^th January: The upper cornice of the dome is now restored – View of the inside scaffolding in the dome drum

5^th January: The upper cornice of the dome is repainted in its original color

16^th December: Site Visit – Brickwork repointing nearly finished – 1^st stained glass windows back in place – Gutters repaired and back in place – Building repairs inside

7^th December: Visit of the factory (Design Lights Stained Glass Limited) where the stained glass windows are repaired. A new glass window, made with copper, was created to match the existing ones already on the dome.

16^th November: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks & concrete repairs on the dome

4^th November: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks & concrete repairs on the dome – Your Canons on the Dome at sunset

21^st October: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks & concrete repairs on the dome – Canon Montjean and his “beloved Dome”

17^th October: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks – concrete repairs on the dome

16^th October: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks – concrete repairs on the dome

10^th October: Ongoing works: Repointing brickworks – concrete repairs have started on the dome (corroding ferrous metal reinforcement)

7^th October: Ongoing works: Roof repairs have started – Visit of a professional team

23^rd September: Ongoing works: The windows of the dome are down for restoration

10^th September: Scaffolds are now completed

09^th September: ongoing works: gutters are now down for restoration

26^th August: Architect’s visit

15^th August: Panoramic views from the top of the scaffolds

14^th August: Ongoing works

11^th August: Canon Montjean’s visit

6^th August: Scaffolding works – day 29

3^rd August: Scaffolding works – day 26

24^th July: Scaffolding works – A crane lifted the beams around the dome

20^th – 23^rd July: Scaffolding works – Preparation of the beams for the dome’s scaffold

20^th July: The first windows are taken down for restoration

17^th July: Visit of our architect, Mark Pearce (from Kepczyk Pearce Sanderson)

17^th July: Scaffolding works – day 15

15^th July: First pictures of the walls, after the plaster being removed to allow them to dry

14^th July: Scaffolding works – day 12

10^th July: Scaffolding works – day 10

9^th July: Scaffolding tour

8^th July: Scaffolding works – day 8

7^th July: Scaffolding works – day 7

6^th July: Scaffolding works – day 6

1^st July: Scaffolding works – day 3

30^th June: Scaffolding works – day 2

29^th June: Arrival of the scaffolds for the Sanctuary

24^th June: Protection of the Sanctuary and the side aisle

Presentation of HLF4 Heritage Grant

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