Improved Step-free Access: January 2021
This page is part of our project "Revealing St Alban's Hidden Heritage" supported by a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to players of The National Lottery.
On the 20th of January one leaf of the gate on Stanhope Street was removed for repair and the manuafacture of a larger pair in matching style to widen the gateway to allow better access for maintenance.
A piece of Heras fencing serves as a temporary gate 21 January 2021
Meanwhile the statues of St George and St Michael had been cleaned and damaged paint made good, before installing them in their niches in the lobby behind the polycarbonate guards.
The statue of St George back in his niche 23 January 2021
Our historical research as part of our project "Revealing St Alban's Hidden Heritage" has revealed that this statue was made by Faith Craft. More information about this is here: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/interior/statues/#StGeorgeStatue.
Continue to February: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/stepfreeaccess/february/ or return to December here: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/stepfreeaccess/december/.