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    Image of the Week #9

    Beautiful autumn sunshine and blue skies… the Image of the Week just had to be an outside shot. The detailing on the tower really stands out in this light. West face of the tower.

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    Image of the Week #8 Remembrance Day

    On this Remembrance Day, we remember Percy Robert, Viscount Clive, who died of wounds received at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He was only 23, and was a Captain in the Welsh Guards. It was a devastating time for the Earl of Powis and his family, as well as for Welshpool, who lost many sons in World War…

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    Image of the Week #7

    The stairs in the base of the Tower, which lead up to the Gallery in the Nave. It has stone steps cantilevered out of the wall, with metal spindles and hand rail. This inspired us in the design of our new staircase.

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    Image of the Week #5

    Whilst clearing up near this stained glass window the other day, the patterning and colour along the bottom caught my eye. Section of window in North West corner. More information about the stained glass windows here can be found at http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/site/101

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    Image of the Week #2

    This week’s Image of the Week has a seasonal flavour. Rosehips adorn the wild Dog Rose bush in the garden. I’ll be rounding up the boys this afternoon to pick these (leaving some for the birds!) to make Rosehip Syrup. This is an annual activity and the resulting syrup, full of Vitamin C, really helps to keep winter colds at…

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    Video

    Take a look at this great video filmed on Sunday’s Open Day by our talented friend Mike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqODCkHMRRU&feature=em-share_video_user One day we’ll reminisce about all our clutter on the pews and the piles of insulation everywhere!

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    More Repairs

    Recent repairs have included high altitude gardening! A tree was growing out of the finial at the front of the church which was severely damaging the stonework. A weekend was spent erecting the scaffolding alone. After the tree and its roots were removed, the finial was re-pointed with lime mortar. Ideally all the finials need this attention. Other repairs have…

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    Apse Roof

    The curved roof at the front of the church was deteriorating rapidly when we bought Christ Church in 2003. It was the only roof never to have been re-slated since the church was built and it had begun to collapse allowing serious ingress of water. This was having a direct effect on the terracotta vaulted ceiling for which this church…

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    The Future of Christ Church

    When the house is completed at the back of the church, we will take down ‘The Hut’. We will then work on restoring all the interior walls by striping off all inappropriate modern materials and replacing them with lime products. Any damage incurred by years of water ingress will be repaired. We will install under floor heating to the Nave…