Improved Step-free Access: November 2020
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In mid-November the cable trench for the lamps to light the path from the street to the cloister entrance was being prepared.
Cable Trench for the Lamps 13 November 2020
By the 19th of Novamber the concrete pads for the lamp posts had been cast and the trench backfilled.
The Pad for a Lamp post 19 November 2020
And by the 25th of November the first of the lamp posts had been erected.
The First Lamp Post Erected 25 November 2020
The outer dorway of the cloister lobby has been widened ready for the new, wider wheelchair-friendly door to replace the old door once the mortar had hrdened.
The Right Jamb of the Cloister Doorway Rebuilt 25 November 2020
Inside the lobby, another stone had been added to the doorway into the church.
New Jamb Stone in the North Transept Doorway 25 November 2020
The contrast between the new jamb stone and the eroded pillar base beside it persuaded us that we should spend extra to renew the pillar bases as well.
On the 27th of November the new outer door was in place, awaiting the addition of manifests to the glass.
The New Cloister Door 27 November 2020
Continue to December: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/stepfreeaccess/december/ or return to October here: http://www.saintalban.co.uk/restoration/stepfreeaccess/october/.