St James’ Church, Gorton

Early in 2016, Heritage Conservation Restoration, having been recommended by our architects, commenced work on the total renovation of our Victorian church’s East end. This involved the removal of the asbestos panelled ceiling, the removal of the 100 year-old dark oak staining from the original roof trusses & their re-staining with an Archdeacon’s” finish, the installation of new panels, & a new & much improved lighting system. The whole Chancel area was re-decorated & new carpeting laid. The completed work has resulted in comments such as “amazing”, “fantastic” & “breath-taking” from both church regulars & visitors alike – & is STILL, 10 months later – drawing compliments. As Churchwarden, I cannot praise Mick Goulding and his team enough. They were efficient, eminently capable, and even cleaned up after themselves! I now have plans to have more extensive work done within the church and hopefully will see Mick and his team again.

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