Phase 4 (April 2020 – October 2021)

2^nd December: Lighting of the transept & sanctuary completed

20^th October: Painting of the church and lighting of the nave and side chapels completed

15^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the nave – Final day

14^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the nave

13^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the nave

9^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the transept – your Canons at work

8^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the transept

7^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the transept

4^th October: Removal of the scaffolding in the transept

29^th September: Removal of the scaffolding in the transept

24^th September: Removal of the scaffolding in the side chapels

23^th September: Painting of the choir loft – removal of the scaffolding in the side chapels

20^th September: Painting progress: the Narthex

16^th September: Painting progress: the North aisle – Electricity works for the chandeliers and the new lighting design (see our fundraising appeal here for more details)

13^th September: Painting progress: the North aisle

11^th September: The windows of the Sacristy are now gone for restoration – view of the newly repointed wall of the Sacristy

5^th September: Outside view of the church

31^st August: The sample for the chandeliers is placed in the church

29^th August: Painting progress: the high levels of the church are now nearly finished

10^th August: Painting progress – Repair to the flashing of the roof of the baptistry

9^th August: Repairs to the wall and roof of the Sacristy – Repairs to the roof of the South Aisle

5^th August: Repairs to the wall and roof of the Sacristy

 4^th August: Repairs to the wall and roof of the Sacristy – Arrival of the sample of the new chandeliers (see here our fundraising appeal)

3^rd August: Repairs to the arch windows of the transept

31^st July: Painting progress: General views

29^th July: Painting progress: Low levels & high levels. repairs to the arch windows of the transept & the North Nave

28^th July: Sacristy repairs: in a few days, the old pointing was removed and replaced, to improve the insulation of this part of the building. Soon the windows will be removed to be restored

24^th July: Painting progress: painting the nave barrel – Views of the outside without scaffolding

21^st July: Painting progress: Starting painting the Nave barrel

20^th July: Dismantling of the outside scaffolding

19^th July: Painting progress in the transept

16^th July: Painting progress in the transept – Repairs on the windows & walls – Dismantling of the outside scaffolding

14^th July: Touch repairs on the walls

13^th July: Painting progress: 2^nd coat on the vaults – touch repairs on the walls

7^th July: Painting progress: starting the 2^nd coat on the vaults

6^th July: Painting progress in the transept – touch repairs on the walls, which could not be done during previous projects

5^th July: Painting progress in the transept – touch repairs on the East aisle windows, which could not be done during previous projects

2^nd July: Painting progress: the 1^st coat is halfway on the vaults below the dome

1^st July: The roof of the Sanctuary is now completed – Painting progress above the confessional

30^th June: Final touches on the insulation of the roofs – Painting progress in the transept

28^th June: Painting progress in the transept & St Philomena’s chapel

19^th June: Thanks to a generous team of parishioners, the heavy pews of the church are now facing again the main altar.

17^th June: 1^st Mass & 1^st office in the Sanctuary since the 23^rd June 2020

16^th June: Sanctuary is cleared! – Scaffolding in the side chapels

15^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof – The disassembly of the scaffolding of the sanctuary is nearly finished

14^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof

11^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof – Disassembly of the scaffolding of the sanctuary

10^th June: Views from the top floor of the internal scaffolding – The workers start the disassembly of the scaffolding of the sanctuary

9^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof – The floor of the scaffolding is nearly finished

8^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof – Scaffolding inside the church & views from the top of it

7^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof

4^th June: Repairs & insulation of the roof

3^rd June: Starting of the repairs of the barrel roof above the Sanctuary

1^st June: scaffolding in the nave

24^th May: Unload of the scaffolding

19^th May: Internal scaffolding in the nave

18^th May: Internal scaffolding in the transept

14^th May: Dismantling of the scaffolding around the dome: A crane removed the beams – day 2

13^th May: A light scaffolding is built inside the church for the painting of the nave – day 1

11^th May: A new sanctuary lamp is put in place

6^th May: Dismantling of the scaffolding around the dome: A crane removed the beams – day 1

5^th May: Disassembly of the scaffolding around the dome

28^th April: Painting of the ring of the dome

26^th April: Painting of the Sanctuary

25^th April: Light effects through the restored dome, after Vespers on the 3^rd Sunday after Easter

21^st April: Internal scaffolding of the dome has been removed: we could contemplate for the fist time the new painting scheme – Cleaning of marbles above the main altar

19^th April: Removal of the internal scaffolding of the dome

15^th April: External painting of the copper of the window – Completion of the painting of the drum of the dome – Site visit with Canon Montjean and the restoration team

13^th April: Lower part of the drum of the dome – 1^st coat

12^th April: Painting of the dome and the sanctuary (1st coat done on the walls)

09^th April: Painting of the dome and the sanctuary

07^th April: Partial removal of the scaffolding of the dome

06^th April: The drum is now half-painted – Internal scaffolding has been partially removed

31^st March: Painting of the drum of the dome

26^th March: Site visit with Canon Montjean – brand new window, made with copper imported from Canada (see pictures from 7^th December for the making of the window)

25^th March: The painting of the upper part of the cornice and walls of the drum started

22^nd March: Fitting of the restored windows of the drum

05^th March: Internal repairs to the windows of the drum

26^th February: Choice of the best colours to match the original scheme of the church, to be redecorated according to its original style

17^th February: Upper windows of the Sanctuary are back in place – a floor was built in preparation for the painting of the Sanctuary

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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