St Nicholas East Wall Update

You may have seen the latest public notice outside the church about the East Wall, pointing out that the St Nicholas Hurst Parochial Church Council is applying to the Diocese for a faculty to investigate and repair some of the wall, coping and apex crosses and flashing. This lower-key approach will allow the finances to be understood and managed more easily when we embark on the later phase. It will also allow some repairs to be undertaken to reduce water penetration.

If you wish to see the detail, the papers are available in the church. Work is expected to commence in May.

In the meantime, we have carried out the monitoring of readings on the East Wall for over a year, and this will continue for a further 4 years at least. This is to understand the nature of the movement, i.e. is it progressive or seasonal? To date it seems to be seasonal, but time will tell. It will also enable us to check that any activities or repair work do not adversely affect the movement or introduce instability.