Church Preparations
Work in Progress - Week 1 (Hall roof & cladding)
Work in Progress - Week 2 (Hall roof & cladding)
Work in Progress - Week 3 (Hall roof & cladding)
Work in Progress - Week 4 (Hall roof & cladding)
Work in Progress - Week 5
Work in Progress - Week 6 (Stonework and rendering)
Go To PART 2
Work in Progress - Week 6
Work in Progress - Week 7
Work in Progress - Week 8
Work in Progress - Week 9
Go To PART 3
Work n Progress - Week 10
Work in Progress - Week 11
Work in Progress - Week 12
Work in Progress - Week 13
Work in Progress - Week 14
Work in Progress - Week 1 5
Work in Progress - Week 1 5
Upto February 14th 2009
Monday Februray 16th - Saturday February 20th 2009
Monday February 23rd - Saturday February 28th 2009
Monday March 2nd - Saturday March 7th 2009
Monday March 9th - Saturday March 14th 2009
Monday March 16th - Saturday March 21st 2009
Monday March 23rd - Saturday March 28th 2009
From March 30th 2009
Monday March 23rd - Saturday March 28th 2009
Monday March 31st - Saturday April 5th 2009 [PALM]
Monday April 6th - Saturday April 11th 2009 [EASTER]
Monday April 13th - Saturday April 18th 2009
From April 20th 2009
April 20th 2009 - Saturday April 25th 2009
Monday April 27th - Saturday May 2nd 2009
Monday April 27th - Saturday May 2nd 2009 [MAYDAY]
Monday May 4th - Saturday May 9th 2009
Monday May 11th - Saturday May 16th 2009
Monday May 18th - Saturday May 23rd 2009 [SPRING]
Monday May 25th - Saturday May 30th 2009 [PENTECOST]
The sad exterior of the hall after 83 years use in Llanishen
(January 25th 2009)
The Church Council decides - "Let work begin!"
(January 25th 2009)
First objective was to remove the central pews to allow room for the Llanishen Village Nursery to relocate into the church whilst the hall is refurbished.
(February 14th 2009)
Pews were heavy and awkward -
successfully carried like the Arc of the Covenant
(February 14th 2009)
Operating space for the Llanishen Village Play-Group (displaced from the Hall by the building works) is exposed as the pews were removed
(February 14th 2009)
Pews in storage inside the hall. Neil declares this a "Historic Day"
(February 14th 2009)
On Monday the scaffolding goes up.
Monday February 16th 2009
Tuesday morning and the roof comes off.
Tuesday February 17th 2009
Boarding and Felting the hall roof
Wednesday February 18th 2009
The cladding comes off the hall walls.
Wednesday February 18th 2009
Th wall cladding gone from the end wall
Wednesday February 18th 2009
Ancient wasps nest revealed behind the cladding
Saturday February 21st 2009
Roof felted and battened at the end of Week 1.
Saurday February 21st 2009
Roof felted and battened at the end of Week 1
Satiurday February 21st 2009
Roofers pause (above)
after removing scaffolding from the end of the roof (right)
Monday February 23rd 2009
Georgian Way side of Hall has all the cladding removed
Morning of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Removal of brick filler walls (seen also in previous photograph)
Added in 1970's to keep out a colony of feral cats
Afternoon of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Georgian Way side of Hall after insulation added
Afternoon of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Church side of Hall with new sub-cladding started.
Brick filler wall removed as noted above.
Morning of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Church side of Hall with sub-cladding completed
Afternoon of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Welsh slate delivered for hall and church roofs.
Afternoon of Wednesday February 25th 2009
Roofless porch
February 27th 2009
Remnants of the Back Room of the Hall - for many uears it housed the Primary Department of the Sunday School;; and later the Young Peoples' Fellowship
March 1st 2009
Behind the Church.
March 1st 2009
Working above the porch roof
March 5th 2009
The roof battened for the slates and a breather membrane covering the sub-cladding
March 8th 2009
Slates in position on the other side of the Hall roof
March 8th 2009
The Llanishen Village Play Group operating in the cleared church and vestry during the work on the Hall.
(From the left) Louise Cruse, (5/3/09) Gemma Richards (9/3/09) and Louise Cruse (9/3/09).
A new base for the Hall's Back Rooml
March 15th 2009
Matching bricks form a new plinth for the Hall itself
March 15th 2009
Continued in PART 3 From May 2nd 2009