A history of the St Nicholas' Building Project
In 2018 a Five Year Strategic Plan was conceived for the mission and ministry of the parish.
Part of the plan was to ‘Improve the church building for the use of the whole community’
A parish away day on 27th January 2018 saw a wide range of ideas circulate. These were narrowed down by a Building Project Group which met in October 2018 with the following ideas:
- Install two toilets
- Adding a proper kitchen
- Improve south porch entrance – this was completed in 2023 when the cobbles were repointed to make it easier for pushchairs and wheelchairs to enter the church
- Replacing the heating system -repairs were made in 2024 improving the winter warmth.
- To create communal areas for mixing and socialising.
- To adapt the stage/dais area.
- Re-seating the church
- Improving the sound system. A new sound system was installed in 2024 after a bequest in memory of Cliff and Jeanette Lawes was made for this purpose.The whole church is now covered by the speakers. We also have a mixing desk and have the ability to play music through the system.
2021 Post Covid Adaption
- enclose the North Transept to create a pastoral/community space with independent heating with access to the toilet and kitchen facilities
The Plans:
the proposed floor plan
Elevations
Toilet detail
St George's Chapel remodelled (south aisle east end)
The Chancellor’s Judgement and the Faculty
Restoring the 600 year old ceiling in the north transept was one of the terms of the Faculty:
