The Chapel

The slates are on, gutters finished and windows in. Work has now begun on the inside of the Chapel. There may not be a lot of external change from now on.

Lorna

Chapel Update

Photo taken today. We're now waiting for the slates to go on. It looks more like a bungalow than a chapel now! But then again our early Baptist forefathers refused to call their places anything other than Meeting Houses to avoid giving people a false impression of what a church really is. I find it still needs regularly and patiently explaining.

Jeremy

The Rebuilding Work

On this very blustery and rainy day I am glad I'm not a joiner! Those chaps have been up on the top of our new chapel braving the wild winds of the north to put up the trussed rafters... they deserve a medal!

Lorna

The Building Site

The chapel rebuilding work next door to the shop is progressing fast. The bricklayers are doing a great job and are now up to window level. Here's a few update photos:

Lorna

It's Gone!

The old chapel is no more. (Compare post on 14th April). You can now see the White House - no Oval Office here though, just a jumble of rooms performing the functions of Shop administration area, warehouse, nursery & playroom amongst others. We simply call it the Cottage. It is interconnected with the Bookshop itself. Now you can picture the place where your phone call/email/letter is welcomed!

Jeremy

We Apologise...

As of 16th April visitors to the Shop will be unable to use the adjacent car park and toilets. Although we regret the inconvenience caused to our wonderful customers, please be assured that it is all in a very good cause. The (our) Chapel next to the Shop is being knocked down and rebuilt. Therefore the whole corner block between the Shop and Priory Road is going to be fenced off and turned into a building site for the next 6 months or so. Our children are so excited! Business will continue as usual at the Shop. For those who visit, easy free on-street parking can be found on Priory Road or on Queen's Crescent opposite.

We hope to be able to post regular progress photos on this blog, as the Shop waves goodbye to an old friend and then welcomes a new neighbour.

Here's one taken today showing daffodil salvage operations in advance of the demolition sub-contractor starting!

Jeremy