Day 180 - Soldier Bricks

Week 37 - Day 180
The soldier bricks above the windows are relaid. The new window cills are fitted in below the windows to replace the damages cills.

Day 179 - Sunlight Across the Restoration

Week 37 - Day 179
The sun was doing its thing today after days of rain and cloud. Now the external fencing is down and scaffolding removed the sun can once again shine through the coloured glass.
It should look fabulous when all the surfaces are stained and painted.

Day 160 - Tidying up Walls Around Windows

Week 33 - Day 160
The bricks around the windows were disturbed whilst removing the windows, start made toady to restore the edges. Also to point the courses which couldn't be pointed because the scaffolding was tight against the wall.

Day 152 - Replacing Last Window

Week 32 - Day 152
The last of the refurbished windows was replaced today.

Day 145 - Windows Replaced behind Organ

Week 30 - Day 145
The windows either side of the organ in the David Street gable on the south side of the chapel were replaced today.

George Street Chapel windows replaced in the southern gable, on David Street.

Day 136 - New Window Painted

Week 28 - Day 136
One of the large chapel windows was too rotten to be saved. These are all replacement windows inserted in the 1990's by the last owner. sadly the original ones with the hopper window openings were not saved, and not reproduced either. A complete re-make of all the windows to the original design was sadly too expensive an option, so the windows have been cleaned, repaired and repainted but one was too poorly preserved and a new one has been made.

New window replacing one of the ones removed. 

Replaced windows in the basement having been cleaned and renovated. 

Day 129 - Roof Lights and Basement Windows

Week 27 - Day 129
Work is moving towards reinstating the windows. The frameworks around the roof lights is nearing completion and the windows to the basement are starting to be replaced.

Frames around the roof lights being completed.

Refurbished windows start to go back into the basement.

Day 127 - Fitting of New Stone Sills

Week 27 - Day 127
New stones replace old sills for some of the windows.

Day 84 - Preparing the Window Frame for Repair

Week 19 - Day 84

Day 81- Scarf Joints Joins new to Old

Week 18 - Day 81
New sections of window framing makes the old windows new again.

Day 80 - Work on Windows

Week 18 - Day 80
With the work to install the ceiling laths now completed, refurbishment of the windows in the temporary roof space has been taken up again. The glass was removed earlier, along with the paint - so now work can be carried out to replace rotten elements of the frames.

Day 69 - Windows

Week 15 - Day 69
The tops of the windows needed to be reset as the mortar was beginning to fail. The header bricks actually partially support the stone gutter, so need to be well set to support the weight.

Day 38 - Window Repairs

Week 8 - Day 38
The windows are now being cleaned up ready for re-painting.

Paint stripper being used to clean off the old paint from
 the windows of George Street Chapel.

Day 23 - Ladder to Temporary Floor in the Roof

Week 5 - Day 23
The scaffolders completed access to the new temporary floor in the roof.
This is currently being used to work on refurbishing the windows, but will later allow work to proceed on the ceiling, the roof trusses and the roof itself.

Ladder to the temporary floor in the roof of George Street Chapel. 

Windows removed earlier being worked on on the temporary floor
 in the roof of George Street Chapel.

Day 15 - Windows - Lambert Walker Team - Peter and Plasterwork

Week 3 - Day 15
Summary of the week.
The remaining chapel windows were removed today. A long and tiring job for the team involved, but essential if the scaffolders are to complete the final sections of scaffolding next week. Well done Ian, Chris, Sam and Ali.
Also thanks to Peter Longley, a member of our FOGS group who has been helping with the photographic record.
The removal of the internal plaster has also nearly finished, revealing some interesting things about the construction, alterations and decoration of the chapel over its life-time.
More information on these discoveries next week.

George Street Chapel protected by scaffolding and waiting for its roof covering
to be completed in Week 4 of the works schedule.

Window freed and leaning inwards ready for lifting out.

Window tipped ready for lifting upwards and inwards.

Lambert Walker Team - Site Manager, Ian Mullin
Chris Marshall, Ali Walker, Sam McNamara.

Peter Longley, FOGS, one of those who is helping keep a photographic record
of the works to conserve, repair and adapt George Street Chapel.

Day 14 - Removal of Windows

Week 3 - Day 14
The first window frames were removed today.
Hopefully the rest will be removed tomorrow.
There have been some interesting decorations uncovered as the plaster has been removed from the walls.
Photos to be uploaded tomorrow.

The first of the George Street Chapel windows
removed for repair and conservation.

Day 13 - Freeing up the Windows

Week 3 - Day 13
Today the joiner spent time freeing up the windows ready for removal.
Hopefully all the windows will be out buy Friday evening.

Joiner working to free the windows at George Street Chapel.