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Renovation Diary |
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| For the interactive Church plans, click here | ||
| A diary of the renovation work that took place in Mumbles Methodist Church. | ||
| Welcome to our virtual tour around Mumbles Methodist Church. Join us and enjoy, as we travel through the weeks of work, sweat and dirt and follow the alterations as they happen. We can guarantee that you won't get as dusty as we did either!!! | ||
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On Friday 28th January at the Marriot Hotel, Swansea, Mumbles Methodist Church won another award. This time it was the City and County of Swansea ‘Built in Quality Awards’. We now go through to the national finals in Cardiff. Watch this space!!!! |
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| December 2004 | ||
| Great news! We have received a "commended" Architectural Enhancement Award and a "commended" Category 11 Award from "The Lord Mayor's Design Awards 2004". Click to see the photos, (photo 1, photo2) | ||
| 2nd October 2004 | ||
| ... and so the long journey of the transformation of our Church building was over. It now stands out, clean, fresh and inviting, as a beacon, with a door that is always open to the community of Mumbles. | ||
| 26th September 2004 - Opening Day | ||
| The main
doors were fitted, just in time, as the long awaited official
opening day arrived. The first
service was conducted by the Rev. Will Morrey (photo2).
He also unveiled
a commemorative plaque. |
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| 2nd - mid September 2004 | ||
Cleaning has finished. The church
is gleaming. Look at the Worship
Area, what a lovely surprise, with the reflections
of the cross on the back wall, reminiscent of Calvary. |
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| 12th - late August 2004 | ||
| "Spring Cleaning", albeit late Summer has now begun with fervour, in the Church. Look at the Foyer. The upstairs meeting room has been carpeted, including the stairs to the second floor and the rooms there. (photo1, photo2, photo3, photo4, photo5) | ||
| 11th August 2004 | ||
| The chairs arrived today and a work party unloaded them, got them upstairs via the lift, unboxed them and placed them within a couple of hours. We even had a Bermudan Reserve Policewoman heping us. A good job done well! One is of the new Youth Area on the ground floor at the rear of the church. The other is of the Worship Area when we were placing the new chairs in position. | ||
| 6th August 2004 | ||
The keys of the church have now
been handed back as the contract is vitually complete (Note: there
are still some jobs to finish, including fitting the front doors!)
but the contractors have left site for now. |
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| 4th August 2004 | ||
| The building is now being cleaned up. These photographs are of the Worship Area, as panoramic shots. (photo1, photo2) | ||
| 22nd July 2004 | ||
| Quite significant progress has been
made in the foyer.
A lovely door mat has been inset into the floor
with the words "Welcome to Mumbles Methodist Church" inscribed
around the edge. In the upper foyer, the glass surround has been erected, that overlooks the downstairs foyer and the floor has been laid. It's really coming together now. |
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| 14th July 2004 | ||
| A new floor and a vibrant colour for the youth of today, in the non-alcoholic bar. | ||
| 9th July 2004 | ||
| The serving counter arrives in Theo's,
so does the second coat of paint! Prepare for the 'Wow' as you take a peak at the near-complete Worship Area. Painted, glassed and floored. God is certainly there. All we need is some chairs, a minister and erm, maybe the congregation? (photo1, photo2) |
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| 25th June 2004 | ||
| At the back of the church, the non-alcoholic
bar is now fully in situ and looks much cleaner and brighter after
a lick of paint. Upstairs, the first floor storage and meeting rooms now have doors, radiators and is that flooring I see in the photo? |
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| 7th June 2004 | ||
| Work has been underway outside
this week, on the ramp leading into the front of the church. Glass has been secured in the wooden frame in the entrance to Theo's and the partition between Theo's and the TIC has also appeared. The new youth area / alcohol free bar (still awaiting a name, if anyone feels inspired!) has progressed with the installation of the bar and ceiling lights. Very pleasant it looks too. |
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| 28th May 2004 | ||
| What a difference eleven days make!
Let's start downstairs. The doorway
leading from the foyer into Theo's/TIC is in place. The entire area
has been painted and ceiling lights fitted. A wooden
surround beyond which settees will be placed in the corner of
"Theo's" has been erected. The cooker, fridge, sink and
some other bits of Theo's kitchen
equipment has arrived and been installed. On the first floor, work has begun on the wood and glass entrance leading into the new worship area. More patch plastering has been taking place and the new corridor leading to the first floor meeting room has evolved. The first floor meeting room has been painted. (Bye bye globe). On the second floor, the heating system has arrived. (It's not really the controls for a space ship!) and the rooms have been painted (photo1, photo2). (Who said this top floor was going to be a self-contained flat?) |
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| 17th May 2004 | ||
| If you have blinked, since the earlier
photos of the new
worship area, you may have noticed that the doorway at the front
of the worship area has moved from the right to the left! Also a hole
has appeared above the new doorway to house some part of the organ. The new first floor meeting rooms have been plastered throughout and are getting ready to be painted. The globe has half disappeared and lovely new ceiling lights have been fitted. |
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| 21st April 2004 | ||
| The original worship area, on the ground floor, that is becoming the cafe and the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) is really taking shape now. This photo shows the view from the main entrance. The TIC will be located to the left of the entrance and the new Theo’s café to the right. The man in the distance, is stood within the new café. This photo
shows the same area, looking outwards towards the main front doors.
Here you can see the TIC area on the right, the cafe area on the
left and the room that has been constructed to house the kitchen.
The ceilings have been newly plastered and temporary electric lights
have been installed. |
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| 4th April 2004 | ||
| Things are really beginning to look like the plans now. Look at the new worship area. The photo is taken looking towards the congregation. The passageway between the old 'Top Spot' and the new worship area has been boarded out and the new staircase to the new 2nd floor at rear of church has been added. The photo also shows the entrance to new 1st floor meeting room. | ||
| 1st March 2004 | ||
| The staircase that leads to the new Worship Area has been built at the front of the church. At the rear of the church the old choir vestry on the ground floor
has been enlarged to create a Youth Centre with a non-alcoholic
bar. |
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| 21st February 2004 | ||
| The unveiling of the front of the Church. | ||
| 13th February 2004 | ||
| The under floor heating pipes have been covered in the new Worship Area. | ||
| 29th January 2004 | ||
| The first floor is in and the under floor heating pipes have been laid in the new Worship Area. | ||
| December 2003 | ||
| Work has continued on the supports for the first floor, the ground floor having been laid last month. The lift shaft has also been started. The kitchen walls are also in place. | ||
| November 2003 | ||
| The church becomes the most noticeable building in Mumbles
and catches everyone's attention because of its shroud.
Inside, the foundations and supports have been laid for the new floors. |
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| 22nd October 2003 | ||
| The ground floor has been taken up and the diggers arrived. | ||
| 9th October 2003 | ||
| The balcony
has been taken down and the pulpit
removed. Meanwhile, a wall has been dropped in the old
choir vestry. Dunns Lane was closed this week as work commenced on the roof. |
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| 10th August 2003 | ||
Our last service, (photo 2) before the builders move in. Click the following links to see everything as it is prior to the building work commencing.
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