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Having been closed for some months for a considerable reordering operation
to take place, the first service was held in the church on Palm Sunday, and
finishing touches were still going on when Bob Bowen explored the results of
all the work with his camera on Friday, 21st April.
For all his working life, Bob has been reflecting events, personalitles and
locations around the village and surrounding North Somerset area, through
the local media.
From his meticulous analysis of the reordered interior of All Saints’, it’s
possible to recognise the detail of what’s been done. The pews at the back of
the church have been removed to create a flexible space for a range of uses -
meetings, exhibitions, children’s activities, socialising after services.
The remaining pews were temporarily removed during the installation of
underfloor heating, covered by Purbeck stone matching the remainder of the
stonework. With those pews back in place, supplementary seating, stored by
the vestry, will be used for those times when the church is full - funerals,
weddings, concerts, Remembrance Sunday, carol concerts, &c.
The Chancel step has been widened considerably to give more performance
space in front of the screen. Much care has been taken to match the existing
stone surface, and replace part of the step with a gentle slope enabling
anyone using a wheelchair to gain access to the Chancel/choir area and the
Lady Chapel.
A successful public subscription made possible the decorative restoration of
the Chancel ceiling. Around the walls matching cupboards and a servery are
in place, the font sits more conveniently straight on the floor, its plinth having
been removed, and the entrance from the south door made more convenient.
