The first phase of the restoration work is now complete and the scaffolding around the tower seen on the left has been removed.  Tight security during was installed during the restoration process.  There were alarms coupled to all the scaffolding levels and the scaffolding itself had to be accessed via a locked doors.  Car parking had to be restricted.    The canopy now has a good roof and the steps are soundly set again, but the hand rails have yet to be completed. The image to the left below shows the church as in November 2010

The church gates will continue to be locked after 4:00 p.m. at weekends or in holiday periods when the college is not using the parking, and at 9:30 p.m. in the evening.  Any cars that are left in after that will be locked in for the night.  An emergency telephone number is being provided to facilitate owners to release a vehicle but a call out fee of £30 will have to be applied.  The work planned to be complete in September crept over just into November. The final part of stage one of the restoration, the canopy and steps, is to install new hand rails up the front steps. Work on this is panned to start in May 2011 after an unfortunate delay.

The restoration of the Mausoleum and the Victorian Mausoleum retored plaster and paint has been restored to its original colours. The windows are nearly complete. Fund raising continues to be vitally important. Funds have been secured thanks to English Heritage, The National Churches Trust, The Wolfston Founation, The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, The All Churches Trust, and donations from individuals and companies.

The restoration of the sculptures of Sir Titus Salt and the Angel guarding the mausoleum will cost £14,000. A grant has been received towards this from The Henry Moore Foundation of £3,000. If the remaining funds can be raised in the comming months work on the sculptures will be able to commence in mid 2012.

Can you contribute to that £10,000 that is now needed to give Sir Titus and the Angel a clean and repair?

If so please contact Len Morris or Dr Ian Livingstone.