Restoration News

Restoration of the east wall and sanctuary is finally complete and the church once again looks magnificent.  The work has cost about £200,000, roughly half of  which has been borrowed. As a result fundraising is continuing and we have had some successful events as well as some generous donations but we still need to raise almost £100,000. 

We were very fortunate that Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Patron of our Restoration Appeal, came to dedicate our new wall at our Patronal Festival on 20th May 2007. 

           The newly rebuilt east end                                                                                         The new wall with reinstated windows

The reinstatement of the remaining stained glass windows

is now complete.  We will have full photographs shortly.

Photographs courtesy of Rob Clayton (www.robclayton.co.uk)

    The sanctuary before demolition containing the high altar and reredos