Drone Over Jackson Pit

A great morning today, filming with Lisa Thomson for the Architectural Heritage Fund.
Lisa and Louis brought along a drone camera to get aerial shots of our re-enactors interpreting life in the cellar dwellings.
The film will be used to promote the work funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Challenge Fund.
The Challenge Fund awarded a grant of £100,000 towards our restoration works.

Heritage Open Days 2014

The chapel will be opened as part of Heritage Open Days.
Your chance to see the recently restored chapel before its 'official' opening.
Sunday 14 September :  10.00 - 15.00

Help Wanted for WWI Project

Font Ready to be Returned to Chapel

The font is now waiting to be returned to the chapel from Gallery Oldham.

Font from George Street Chapel, Oldham.
Ready to be returned to the chapel from Gallery Oldham.

Cushions for Pews

A slight lull in fitting out with decisions to be made about lots of small items, some more small snagging details to be completed, holidays and things being made to measure - like these bespoke cushions for the pews made by Andrew Lees of Oldham. Delivered in the best local delivery van in Oldham.

Llwynrhydowen Unitarian Chapel, Llandysul, Ceredigion

Friends of George Street might like to follow the restoration of other chapels around the country.
An HLF grant has been awarded to a chapel in West Wales that has connections with Dylan Thomas.
Report on BBC web site

An 18th Century chapel where the great-uncle of poet Dylan Thomas preached is set to be restored to its former glory.
Llwynrhydowen Unitarian chapel, a Grade II-listed building near Llandysul, Ceredigion, as been awarded £285,000 in grant funding for renovation.
The project will also develop a virtual museum recounting the story of Nonconformity in Wales.
It will also be included in a new faith trail leaflet telling the story of Unitarianism.
Yr Hen Gapel (The Old Chapel) was the first Arminian chapel in Wales when opened in 1733 and is known as 'the mother chapel' of Welsh Unitarianism.

Hat Pegs

Two types of hat pegs.
The early ones are made of wood - turned pegs fitted to a strip of wood and attached to the wall.
The later types are metal.