Anyone familiar with St Thomas’ knows two things – the tower and spire are a significant local landmark and, also, that the tower and spire have long been a source of anxiety. During 2023 this came to a point where serious action had to be taken. Work in recent years has not solved the problem of water ingress. The rain still comes in and this has done some serious damage to the fabric of the structure. There is no option to do nothing.

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The Parochial Church Council appointed a new architect during 2023. Mike Darwell of John Coward Architects Ltd, has significant experience of working with buildings and issues such as ours. Working with him, a full survey of the tower and spire was carried out and options drawn up for how work might be carried out to safeguard the church and tower for the present and the future.

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By clicking the Report tab you can find the full report on the findings of the recent survey, along with photographs. The 'options' document outlines in detail the three proposals our architect has suggested as ways forward.

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Anyone with a particular interest should contact us via the contact us button above.

 

Our online survey to see what our local community thinks about the work and how we might fund it is available on the tab above