2018 QUINQUENNIAL INSPECTION SURVEY REPORT

Under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955 as amended by The Care Of Churches And Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991

IRELAND WOOD

PARISH CHURCH OF ST PAUL

Inspection carried out by: S R T Rowe B.Sc. Dip, Arch. (Edin). RIAS, RIBA, AABC Pearce Bottomley Architects Roman Ridge, Main Street Aberford Leeds LS25 3AW Tel: 0113 281 2000 Email: pbp@pbarchitects.co.uk Job Ref: 5041

IRELAND WOOD PARISH OF ST PAUL Diocese: Anglican Diocese of Leeds Episcopal Area: Leeds Deanery: Headingley Contact: J Betts Date of Inspection: 23rd May 2018 Date of Previous Inspection: 2012 Survey Conditions: Bright but chilly with medium wind. Limitations: The inspection was carried out from ground level using binoculars

both inside and out where necessary. Ladders were not available. For the purposes of this report, the buildings are orientated on a north – south main axis to the Church Hall, the original Church building. Compass bearings throughout this report refer to ecclesiastical orientation. Window reference numbers, where given, refer to the CVMA (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi) system.

Disclaimer: Woodwork or other parts of the structure which are covered,

unexposed or inaccessible have not been inspected and therefore it is not possible to report that any such part of the building is free of defect.

Particulars of Site: The Church and halls are on a plot of land owned by the Leeds

Church Extension Society between Otley Old Road and Raynel Drive with Raynel Approach to the north west and residential housing to the south east. The site slopes from the north west down to the south east. The buildings are set parallel to Raynel Drive and are approached from that side. It is not in a Conservation Area.

Particulars of Building: The original Church (now the Church Hall) was designed in 1951

by Noel Pyman of Kitson, Parish, Legard & Pyman. This building was considered too small and, in 1965, Geoffrey Davy (of the same Practice, now Kitson, Pyman & Partners) designed the present Church, together with the Vicarage. The Church is octagonal in form, using thin bricks and steep pitched plain clay tile roofs. It is not listed, but is ‘ … little altered and … particularly good example of an era when advanced liturgical thought and continental design influences converged.’ (John Minnis, Three Post-War Churches in Leeds by Geoffrey Davy, English Heritage, 2005).

Log Book: Work undertaken since the last quinquennial. 2013 Safety inspection on the boiler; chair lift serviced; fire

protections checks; tiles replaced on the cottage roof; repairs to boiler; lightning protection system checked; electrical inspection undertaken and PAT testing.

2014 Heating repairs; fire extinguishers checked; drains checked; doors refurbished; chair lift repairs; gutters cleaned.

2015 PAT testing; heating repairs; periodic inspection repairs on the electrics; chair lift serviced; boilers serviced; fire extinguishers checked; investigation of damp penetration in Jubilee Hall; repointing carried out on Jubilee Hall; Church roof repairs.

2016 Roof tiles replaced; fire extinguishers serviced; chairlift serviced; radiators upgraded in the Jubilee room; heating header tank replaced; light fittings replace with LED lamps; PAT testing; chair lift serviced.

2017 Fire extinguishers tested; chair lift tested; PAT test; roof repairs; repointing and flashings; boiler serviced, closed down and replaced with condensing boilers.

Acknowledgements: John Betts for opening up the Church and Barry Ackroyd for

access to the high places. 1.0 General Condition. The later Church is in good structural condition but the eaves gutter

system needs a comprehensive overhaul. The upper metalwork in the lantern is now in need of repainting and the anti-bird mesh should be replaced at this level. Tile replacement continues to be a regular requirement but the issues seen on the Church Hall roof are more fundamental. Repairs are not suggested on this roof until the extent of and programme for the future consideration of the building stock is confirmed.

2.0 Repairs Recommended within the Quinquennium (References to 2015 Faculty Jurisdiction Rules permissions suggested) 2.1 Urgent, Requiring Immediate Attention Clear gutters. 4.16 A Remove asbestos in controlled manner. 5.2 B 2.2 Requires Attention within 12 Months Replace pipe bracket. 3.14, 3.16 A Re-fix fallpipe. 3.17 A Replace missing and broken tiles. 4.1-4.8, 4.11-4.16 A 2.3 Requires Attention within the Next 18 – 24 Months Refurbish rainwater goods. 3.1-3.6, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12, 3.21-3.23 B Seal exposed metal surfaces of reinforcement bar. 3.7 B Treat timberwork. 3.8 B Ease door. 5.7 A Trim trees. 7.1 B 2.4 Requires Attention within the Quinquennial Period Repainting 3.10, 3.19 B Comprehensive roof structure repairs. 4.11, 4.16 F Recoating of steelwork. 5.1 B Replace bird netting. 5.1 A Repaint Church gates. 7.1 B 2.5 A Desirable Improvement with no Timescales Upgrade ladder to Lantern. 5.2 B Pointing. 5.8 A Repairs to pipe boxing. 5.8 A Adjust door latch. 5.24 A 2.6 Routine Items of Maintenance Replace tiles.

EXAMINATION OF THE BUILDING FABRIC 3.0 EXTERNAL WALLS 3.1 West Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. Lintels and sills are sound but one

brick on the northern sill has broken at the corner (photograph 1). Window panels are secondary glazed and all look in sound condition. Timber soffits and fascias are in sound condition. They support a cast iron box section gutter, joints of which leak. Refurbish this gutter.

3.2 Church, North West Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. There are no signs of

settlement. Brick window heads and splayed window sills are all intact. Secondary glazing looks in good condition. Timber boarded soffit and fascia looks in sound condition. Cast iron and box section gutter is substantial but joints in the gutters are leaking. Refurbish this gutter.

3.3 Church, North Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. Brick heads and sills on the

windows are in sound condition. Secondary glazing all looks in good order. Timber soffit boards and fascias look in sound condition. They support a cast iron gutter, joints of which leak (photograph 2). Refurbish this gutter.

3.4 Church, North East Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. No apparent settlement.

The brick heads and sills to the windows are judged sound and secondary glazing looks in good order. Soffit boards and fascia look sound and support a cast iron gutter. Refurbish this gutter as the joints appear to be leaking. The large section cast iron fallpipe looks in sound condition but needs repainting.

3.5 Church, East Wall. The wall is blind. Brickwork looks sound and pointing is tight. Soffit

and fascia timbers look in good condition. Refurbish the cast iron eaves gutter. 3.6 Church, South East Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. There are indications of

early settlement at the upper left side and on the right hand side to the right of the abutting roof light. Timber fascia and soffit are judged to be in sound condition. The cast iron gutter needs refurbishment. Gutter joints leak. The cast iron fallpipe looks in sound condition but needs refurbishment. The glass and aluminium patent glazing roof light construction over the Baptistery looked in sound condition from ground level. Rendered lower walls below the glass sheets look in sound condition on the south side. Stepped coverflashings against the Church wall are in good order and the lead capping is intact

3.7 Vestries, East Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. The concrete fascia and

soffit is generally in reasonable condition, but one section has spalled exposing the reinforcing bar (photograph 3).

3.8 Link, East Side. The timber and glass frame on stone bases all looks in sound condition.

Timberwork needs re-treating. Glass panels look in good order. Beads are intact. Fixings for beads are in good condition. The timber boarded soffit and fascia on front face all looks in good order. The down-stand felt work looked in good condition. Brickwork reveal walls both on right and left sides are in sound condition with no signs of settlement.

3.9 Church Hall, East Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight but there is a history of

movement with cracking below the windows (photographs 4 & 5). Windows have concrete window surrounds some of which have cracked, particularly on the third bay, left hand side (photograph 6). Repairs have been undertaken with silicone. Later buttresses look substantial and are well bonded to the original wall. Concrete caps all look in sound condition. At eaves level, the timber fascia looks in reasonable condition but needs recoating. It supports a profile plastic gutter with a single cast iron fallpipe at the north end. Refurbish this fallpipe and replace the bobbins at the fixings. Metal window frames show minor signs of rusting. Window panels appear to be intact.

3.10 South East Wing, North Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. There are signs of movement over the centre window, left hand side. Concrete window surrounds are sound but there has been cracking in them. Metal window frames are sound but paint is peeling. Panes are intact. Timber fascia is adequately painted. It supports a plastic profiled gutter system which all looks in good condition. The single fallpipe at the east end is a mixture of plastic and cast iron. Refurbish the cast iron section. The brickwork on the eastern return wall looks in sound condition but there has been initial settlement over the concrete lintel on the left hand side. Timber fascia and plastic gutter system looks in good order. Door reveal brickwork and inner lintel looks sound. The soffit board may be asbestos. Repaint the external doors and frame. Frame is in good condition. Glass panels are sound in the door and above.

3.11 South East Wing, South Wall. Masonry is sound and pointing is tight. Concrete window

surrounds are in good order and metal window frames are sound. Pointing is cracked and paint finish on window frames is cracked. Timber fascia supports a profiled plastic gutter system all of which looked in sound condition.

3.12 Main Hall, South End, East Wall. Wall and brickwork appears to be sound and pointing is

tight. The wall is blind. The Trocal eaves gutter system looks in good order but does not now connect to the plastic fallpipe on the south end (photograph 7). Refurbish the cast iron section of fallpipe which needs repainting.

3.13 Main Hall, South Gable. Brickwork is generally in reasonable condition and the pointing is

intact. There are lines of settlement on both sides of the window opening and at both kneelers (photographs 8 & 9). Coping stones are intact but the bed joint is loose and coping stones have slipped down the slope revealing an open joint at the top of the west slope (photograph 10). The main window is blocked but the concrete window surrounds and mullions are intact. There is slight spalling on the base of the left hand mullion. The upper section of the wall has moved on the bitumen damp-proof course and now projects beyond the lower walls.

3.14 Jubilee Hall, East Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is judged tight. There has been

no movement in this wall. Concrete window surrounds are in sound condition. Metal window frames are sound but paint is blistering. Security bars are judged to be tight. Fascia board is sound. It supports an extruded aluminium gutter to two plastic fallpipes. Replace the top bracket of the right hand pipe.

3.15 Jubilee Hall, South Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. There has been slight

movement on the left hand kneeler and the bed course to brick header course on both sides is cracked and loose (photographs 11 & 12). The concrete copings are judged sound and bed joints appear to be in reasonable condition. There has been slight movement at the right hand kneeler (photograph 13). Concrete window surrounds are in sound condition. Metal window frames are sound but paint is flaking. Security bars are judged to be secure. Concrete door surrounds look in good order. Timber frame is sound. The steel faces of the door are in good order.

3.16 Jubilee Hall, West Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is generally tight. There has only

been slight movement over the northern window but this is thought to be initial settlement. There is slight movement also on the second window from the north. Concrete window surrounds are sound. Metal window frames are sound but need repainting. Security bars are secure. The southern window is filled with blockwork and all looks secure. At eaves level, the timber fascia is sound, supporting an extruding aluminium gutter system. The gutter is bent in two places. The plastic fallpipe is sound but renew the bottom fixing.

3.17 Church Hall, South West Block. The brickwork on the north wall and west gable are in

sound condition and pointing is tight. There is no settlement on either of these walls. Concrete head to the north door is sound. The oak panel door and its frame are in good condition with no signs of rot at the frame bases. Mortar surround to the frame is generally intact. Re-fix and refurbish the fallpipe to the right of the door. There has been no movement on the west gable wall. The header courses to the gable are in sound condition. Coping stones are sound. The wall is blind and has been extended on the right-hand side for the later Jubilee Hall. There has been no settlement in this or in the north return wall to the Jubilee Hall and copings are sound. The haunching at the corner of the bonding between the new and the old is sound.

3.18 Church Hall, West Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing appears to be tight. The later buttresses with concrete caps look in sound condition and appear to be well bonded to the walls. In each of the five bays, the concrete window surrounds are sound but the left hand jamb of the second window from the north has moved (photograph 14). The original wall has moved out on its damp-proof course which appears to be sound where seen. Settlement cracks, similar to those seen on the east side have been pointed but movement looks to be continuing (photograph 15). Windows are secondary glazed with polycarbonate sheets. The battens are sound but not painted. All sheets appear to be in good order. At eaves level, the timber fascia looks in sound condition and supports a plastic profiled gutter which is propped on the southern buttress. The single fallpipe at the north end is in sound condition but needs repainting.

3.19 Church Hall, North Wall. Brickwork is sound on the north gable and pointing is tight. There

is salting down the north west corner (photograph 16). The plastic fallpipe is sound and adequately fixed but needs repainting. Brickwork on the north gable is sound and pointing is tight. There is no settlement at the kneelers. The brick detailing in the cross is sound. Concrete copings are in sound condition and are cramped. The finial stone looks in good order. On the west side, the second joint between the coping stones is open (photograph 17). The joints between the copings and the kneeler stones have been re-pointed (photograph 18).

3.20 Link, West Wall. Timber frame structure on stone slab base looks in reasonable condition

but on the right hand corner the post is rotten at its base (photograph 19). Structural integrity is maintained. The window panels look in good condition. The Perspex sheets are sound but some of the fixings for the glazing battens are loose. The flexibility of the sheets is too great for the sizes of glazing beads used and some edges have jumped out of the grooves. Door timbers look in good condition.

3.21 Church Boiler House, South Side. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. Soffits and

fascias are sound. Cast iron fallpipe is in good order but has lost its bobbins in their fixings. Refurbish this and replace the bobbins. The Boiler House doors are in sound condition. The frame is loose in the brickwork and the haunching between frames of brickwork is missing. Louvre sections on the bottom look in good condition. Boarded upper panels are sound. The door stiles are warping. The concrete threshold looks in good order.

3.22 Church, South Wall. Brickwork is sound and pointing is tight. The secondary glazing on

the windows has been removed. Brick heads and sloping sills are all in good condition. The leaded light panels are in good condition. Concrete ring beam at the head looks sound. Timber soffit boards and fascia look in good condition. Refurbish the cast iron gutter, the joints of which are leaking.

3.23 Church, South West Wall. The wall is blind. Brickwork is good and pointing is tight with no

apparent settlement. Concrete ring beam at the head looked sound. Timber soffit and fascia looks in good condition. Refurbish the cast iron gutter. Brickwork on the escape door passage looks in sound condition although there has been a settlement to the right of the west window. There appears to be no recent movement here. Window panels are secondary glazed and look in sound condition. The roof of this projection is copper sheet and all looked sound.

4.0 ROOFS 4.1 Church, South Slope. Tile covering is intact but with many tile replacements. One tile has

slipped on the left hand hip midway on the slope and there are missing tiles on the apex on the left hand side. Lantern timberwork looked in sound condition and louvres are intact. Copper roof to the lantern is sound. Copper base looks in good order.

4.2 Church, South West Slope. Tile slope looks in relatively good condition. There appears to

be a missing tile at the apex on the left hand hip and missing tiles on the right hand hip. The lantern timberwork looks in sound condition. The louvre panel fixing plates are rusting. Two of the blades have dipped. The copper roof to the lantern looks in sound condition and the copper work around the base is intact and sound.

4.3 Church, West Slope. Plain tile covering is intact but there are two broken tiles within the slope and there have been many tile replacements (photograph 20). Where seen, the hip soakers looked in sound condition. The copper base and roof to the lantern are in good order. The set of louvre blades is intact but the fourth blade from the bottom has dished (photograph 21). Fixing plates on the south side are rusting. Timber posts and structure look in sound condition.

4.4 Church, North West Slope. Tile covering looks in sound condition. There have been tiled

replacements. One tile is broken near the top and one on the left-hand side. There are tiles missing at the apex on both sides of the lantern base. Lantern timberwork looks in good condition. Copper roof and base to the lantern looks sound.

4.5 Church, North Slope. Tile covering has many replacement tiles. One tile is missing at the

apex. Elsewhere the tiles are intact. Hip soakers on both hips appear to be in sound condition. Lantern timberwork and louvre panel is all in sound condition. The copper capping and base are in good order.

4.6 Church, North East Slope. The tile covering is sound in the lower section of the roof but

there are five broken tiles on the upper section and on the left-hand hip there are three broken tiles. Hip soakers where seen appear to be in sound condition. Lantern timberwork looked in good order. Louvres are intact. The copper roof and base panel looked in good order. The copper covering to the apex cross is sound and the cross itself is judged to be sound.

4.7 Church, East Slope. The plain clay tile covering is in reasonable condition but on the right-

hand hip one tile has slipped and one is missing. A row of tiles is missing at the apron to the lantern (photograph 22). One tile has slipped and on the left hand hip there are three broken tiles. The lantern timbers and louvre panel look in sound condition and all louvres are intact. The copper covering to the lantern roof and base looks in sound condition.

. 4.8 Church, South East Slope. The plain clay tile covering is generally in sound condition but

there is one broken tile at the eaves and one slipped tile at the left hip. Hip soakers where seen looked in sound condition. Lantern timberwork looked in good order. Louvres are intact. The copper lantern roof and base are sound.

4.9 Vestries. Where seen from the lantern, (the flat roof covering appeared to be in good

condition. The three roof lights are sound. The asphalt covering over the deck appears to be in good condition and the roofing felt upstands over the parapets are intact. Felt upstands to the Vicarage wall are sound and pointing is tight. There has been a Flashband repair at the northern end.

4.10 Link Block. The mastic asphalt covering appears to be in good condition. Felt coverings

over parapet on west and east sides look in sound condition. The copper flashings to the Church Hall are intact on the eastern side and have been covered with felt on the western side but all looks sound (photograph 23).

4.11 Church Hall, East Slope. The tile covering is intact but there are many displaced tiles and

some that are broken (photograph 24). There is undulation in the roof particularly at the southern end. The clay ridge looks in sound condition and the haunching is relatively sound. The temporary repair of a ventilation ridge has been ripped (photograph 25). The leadwork coverflashings on the north gable wall are intact. Soakers are assumed to be in good order. The lead coverflashings on the south gable wall are sound but the pointing below the copings on the kneeler section is missing (photograph 26). The parapet gutter is clear. At the southern end the upper gutter is a Trocal gutter system and looks in sound condition. The lead sheets behind the south gable wall are intact (photograph 27).

4.12 South East Wing, North Slope. The tile covering is in sound condition but there are

isolated broken tiles to the right of the central chimney (photograph 28). Soakers and stepped coverflashings to the wall are in sound condition. Soakers and stepped coverflashings to the central chimney and apron flashings all look in sound condition. The chimney brickwork and pointing is tight. Concrete capping looks in sound condition.

4.13 South East Wing, South Slope. The plain clay tile covering looks in sound condition and the plain concrete tile lower courses look in good order. Soakers and stepped coverflashings to the north gable abutment are sound. Apron flashing to the western section are in sound condition. The concrete ridges are in good order and the haunching is sufficient. Soakers, stepped coverflashings and apron flashings to the chimney are in good order. The lead covered ventilation shaft below the chimney looks in good order. Pointing of the chimney stack is tight and concrete top looks in good condition.

4.14 Jubilee Hall, East Slope. The tile covering is sound and the ventilator tiles look in good

order. One tile has broken on the left hand end. Soakers, where seen, looked intact. The apron flashings are self-adhesive to the south gable wall. Half round ridge tiles look in good condition. The back gutter to the main Hall was not checked but flashings at the gutter outlet appeared to be tight.

4.15 Jubilee Hall, West Slope. The plain clay tile roof covering is intact. Ventilation tiles are

judged sound. Self-adhesive coverflashings have been used on both south and north gable abutments. The concrete half round ridge tiles are sound but the pointing is missing in some places and cracked in others. Joints between the copings at the gable abutments appear to be tight. The back gutter to the west wall on the northern end of the roof slope was not checked, but clear it out when general maintenance is undertaken on the roofs.

4.16 Church Hall, West Slope. The tile covering is intact but the roof is not in good condition.

There are bows between the trusses and the tiles are not aligned, indicating fixing failure for the tiling battens (photographs 29 - 32). The soakers on the north gable abutment are judged to be sound. The self-adhesive coverflashing to the original stepped coverflashings looks in sound condition. The half round clay ridges are sound but the haunching is cracked in places and in some places is missing. One tile has been repaired but this has now been pecked by birds (photograph 25). On the southern section the soakers are judged to be sound. Self-adhesive coverflashings have been used on the lower slope (photograph 33). The back gutter to the west wall on the lower slope is choked (photograph 34). The plastic gutter on the upper slope looks in sound condition.

5.0 INTERIOR 5.1 Lantern. The steel structure looked in sound condition but the paintwork is peeling and the

steelwork is rusting (photograph 35). The exposed rafters and boards of the roof are all pre-treated and all look in sound condition. The large timber louvre panels are bracketed onto the circular columns and all look in good condition. The underside of the louvres are sound but plywood blades on the west and southwest sides have bowed. The anti-bird mesh is flimsy and there are gaps at the bottom. Birds have nested and have been trapped. Renew the netting. In the centre, the tops of the hip trusses are exposed and show similar flaking paintwork and rusting (photograph 36). Double steel angle posts support a single bell (Stainbank Founders of London, 1905). The bell is judged to be adequately supported on its headstock but bell and lever arm fixings are rusting and the bolt fixings have corroded significantly (photograph 37). There is also significant corrosion of bolts connecting the steel angles of the bell supporting structure (photograph 38). The deck has a bitumen covering over a timber structure all of which looks in good order.

5.2 Church Roof. Steel hip trusses support a set of angle purlins which support exposed

timber rafters. The roof is lined with reinforced bitumen felt. Bolt fixings in the steelwork frame are rusty but this is of no concern at the present. Rafters look in good condition. At the top, timber battening and horizontal boards supporting the copper base to the lantern all look in sound condition. All timbers are treated. The lower chords of the hip trusses support steel angle purlins for the ceiling system all of which is covered with mineral wool insulation. In the central area over the flat part of the Church ceiling the timber boarded sections and associated joints look in sound condition. The boxing for the Chancel floodlights is sound but the board covering is asbestos. Replace all asbestos boards. The vertical ladder to the lantern is not protected. Timber board and access walkway are in sound condition and the hand rail is secure.

5.3 Church Room. The painted brick walls are in sound condition and show no signs of movement. Window openings on the west, north west, north and north east sides all look in sound condition. Concrete sills and brick heads look in good order. At eaves level the soffit board around the perimeter is in good order. The horizontal roof boards are all judged to be in good condition. The floors are concrete with brick paver finish. Brick steps to the font, and around the Sanctuary and around the north walls are sound. Concrete flags and steps in the Sanctuary areas are sound. The chamfered brick window reveals on the south wall are in good condition and the window panels are in good order. The brick wall encasing the pulpit or ambo and the brick steps and platform all look in good condition. Brick wall surrounding the Day Chapel is in good condition with its concrete top.

5.4 Furnishings & Fittings. All pew benches have in-situ concrete supports and timber backs,

seats and foot rests. The horizontal timber boarding around the back of the north west, north and north east walls are sound. The massive font looks in good condition and the cover is sound. Other furnishings and fittings are minimal. The fixings for the cross on the south wall are judged to be sound. The large pine Communion Table is sound.

5.5 Church Passage. Painted brick walls are in good order. Concrete slab ceiling is sound.

The lower alcove on the east wall is in good order and the concrete lintel over the top is sound. Painted brickwork and concrete columns to the Baptistery and Church walls are sound. The timber and glass partition and doors are in good order. The concrete floors with brick pavers is in good condition. The concrete stepped flags are sound. Stannah equipment is checked regularly. The large southern doors are in sound condition.

5.6 Vestry Passage. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. Wall linings to

the roof light looked in good order. The solid floor has brick paver finish. The pine doors to the Church passage are in good order.

5.7 Clergy Vestry. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looks in sound condition. There are minor

stress lines on the west wall and indications of damp in the north west corner. Window timberwork is sound but needs repainting. The solid floor has brick pavers and looked in sound condition. Ease the door into its frame at the top corner.

5.8 Inner Vestry. Wall and ceiling plasterwork is sound. There are previous signs of water

leaks through blistering paintwork and stress lines in the plasterboard finish. There are also stress lines above the door and on the north wall but these can be filled at the next decoration. The concrete floor has brick paving finish all of which looks in good order. Window timberwork is sound but needs repainting. Repair pipe boxing.

5.9 Accessible Lavatory. Wall plasterwork is sound. Pipe boxings look in good order. Ceiling

plasterwork is sound but there are signs of damp mould in the centre. Window timberwork looks in good order. Concrete floor has a vinyl safety flooring with a black cove skirtings: all looked in good condition. Sanitaryware and grab rails are solid. No leaks noted in supply or waste pipework where inspected. The tile splashback to the wash basin is sound and adequately sealed to the basin. Nappy changing facility is in good order. The door fits neatly into its frame.

5.10 Office. Wall and ceiling plasterwork is sound but there are early stress lines on the angled

wall. Ceiling plasterwork is sound but there are stress lines between boards. These can be filled at the next decoration. The roof lights have been lined with polystyrene sheets. Solid floor has carpet tiled covering, assumed to be over the brick pavers.

5.11 Link Block. Timber screens look in sound condition on stone plinths on east and west

sides. Main doors are sound. The boarded ceiling structure is sound with recessed bulkhead light fittings around the perimeter. The concrete flag floor is in sound condition. There are sections of pointing missing between the flags but all are level. The brick walls of the Church Hall are in sound condition and pointing is tight. There is no settlement. The concrete door surround is in good order. The oak doors and frames are in good condition and the front edges of the original copings look in sound order.

5.12 Church Hall, North Lobby. Brickwork walls are sound. Inner and outer doors are in good

order. The floor is concrete ceramic tiles and inset matwell. The ceiling boarding looks in sound condition. Cupboards on both sides were not inspected.

5.13 Church Hall. Painted brickwork walls are sound. Concrete window lintels look in good order. Brick reveals are sound. There are signs of dampness in the wall panels between the windows. There is salting at high level on the west wall. The concrete wallplate on both side walls appears to be in good order. On the north gable wall there are severe signs of water ingress on the west side sloping soffit. Metal window frames look in sound condition. Some sections have blistering paintwork, but internal beads appear to be in good order. The softwood square panel ceiling system is intact but the panels have dropped on the sloping soffit sections and some of the corners are loose. The roof structure was not inspected but all steel trusses have had to be reinforced with tie wires at the truss feet. The five ventilator grilles in the top of the ceiling look in sound condition. The floor is solid with an oak herringbone wood finish. The oak wainscot boarding looks in sound condition with no signs of recent beetle activity where inspected. North doors look in sound condition. Balcony structures in the north east and north west corners are judged to be sound.

5.14 South East Wing, Corridor. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. Solid

concrete floors have ceramic tile finish with ceramic tile upstand skirtings, all of which looked in good order. The step stones are sound. Metal window frames and internal security bars look in good condition and are judged to be secure. Emergency doors at the east end look in good order but the ironmongery is rusting.

5.15 Gents Lavatory. Wall and ceiling plasterwork are judged to be sound. The concrete floor

has a ceramic tile floor finish and looks in good condition. Minimal skirtings are sound. At high level in the north east corner is the gas meter over the lavatory pan and cistern. The pan is secure. The high level cistern is well fixed. Ventilator air brick is in good condition. A lobby door is sound but with no fixings. Stainless steel trough urinal looks sound. Wash basins are secure. Ceramic wall tiles behind the urinal trough and wash basins are sound and the sealant to the wash basins is intact. No leaks noted in supply or waste pipework where inspected.

5.16 Boiler House. Not available for inspection. 5.17 Ladies Lavatory. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. The concrete

floor has a vinyl sheet covering. There is blistering paintwork on the plaster walls in the left hand cubicle. Metal window frame is sound but paint is blistering. Sanitaryware is sound. Vanity unit is in good order. Skirtings are sound and no leaks were noted on supply or waste pipework where inspected. Vinyl sheet covering on the floor is in good order. High level cisterns and sparge pipes look in sound condition.

5.18 South East Kitchen. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looks in sound condition. The cracks in

the ceiling plasterwork follow plasterboard lines and can be filled with the next decoration. Metal window frame looks in good order. Paintwork is blistering. The concrete floor has ceramic tile finish and is in good order. Kitchen units are judged to be sound but the finish veneer is peeling and blistering in some places. Stainless steel worktop is in good order. Ceramic wall tiles behind the worktops are sound although two are cracked to the right of the sink upstand. Sealant to the worktops is sound. Hatch doors look in good condition. Paint is peeling on the reveal plasterwork. Ventilator grille is in good order. The door knob rose is loose on the inside of the door.

5.19 Church Hall Stage. Wall plasterwork is judged to be sound but there is plaster peeling on

the south wall. There is a significant amount of salting on this wall on both sides of the window. The painted concrete window surrounds are judged to be in sound condition. There is also salting on the west return wall along with blistering paintwork with both east and west walls. Softwood ceiling panels looked in reasonable condition. The timber structure for the stage is assumed to be sound. Chipboard floor, where seen, looked in sound condition.

5.20 South West Porch. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. There is

blistering of paintwork in the north east corner. Hatches into roof spaces were not inspected. Solid concrete floor has ceramic tile finish with ceramic upstand skirtings and an inset matwell. Inside face of the oak external door looked in sound condition. Oak door frames in inner walls are in good order.

5.21 South West Kitchen. Wall and ceiling plasterwork are sound but there are signs of condensation mould and paint is blistering on the west wall. The hatch to the Hall looks in good order. The solid floor has a vinyl sheet covering and joints between the vinyl sheets are tight. Kitchen units look in good order. The inset stainless steel sink is sound. Wall tiles above the worktops are sound but they are loose to the right of the southern hatch to the Jubilee Hall. The kitchen contains a fire blanket (last checked in 2018). The solid core door fits neatly into the frame.

5.22 North Lobby to Jubilee Hall. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. There

is blistering paintwork on the west wall at high level above the cupboards. The concrete floor has a vinyl sheet covering. Skirtings and door frames all look in good order.

5.23 Jubilee Hall. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition. There are slight

signs of blistering paintwork in the north west corner. The solid floor has a carpet finish but feels sound. Metal window frames are sound but some paint is blistering there is also blistering on reveals.

5.24 South Corridors. Wall and ceiling plasterwork looked in sound condition in both sections of

the corridor. Solid floor has a barrier mat to the south end and sheet vinyl flooring on the inner sections. The joints between the vinyl sheets is tight. The two solid core doors are in good condition but adjust the latch on the door to the Jubilee Hall. Stores on both sides of the inner Lobby were not inspected. The roof access hatch in the inner Lobby was not inspected.

5.25 Southern Gents Lavatory. Wall and ceiling plasterwork is sound but there are signs of

water ingress on the south east corner resulting in blistering and peeling paintwork. The timber window surround looked in good order. The solid floor has a vinyl sheet covering. Skirtings and door furniture looked in good order. Sanitaryware is sound, tile splashback to the wash basin is in good order and adequately sealed to the basin. No leaks noted on supply or waste pipework where inspected. Door fits neatly into its frame.

5.26 Southern Ladies Lavatory. Wall and ceiling plasterwork is sound but there are signs of

water ingress in the south east corner resulting in blistering and peeling paintwork in the top corner. There are also signs of condensation mould. Window timber surround looked in good order. Solid concrete floor has a vinyl sheet covering which looked good. Sanitaryware is sound. Tile splashback to the wash basin is in good order and adequately sealed to the washbasin. Grab handles are secure. Door fits neatly into its frame.

6.0 SERVICES 6.1 Boiler House. The main Church Boiler House was not inspected. 6.2 Heating. The Church was originally heated with underfloor heating. There are now fan

convector units with perimeter pipework above ground in the Church, Church corridor and associated Vestries. The boiler and heating system for the halls is independent. Where seen, pressed steel radiators in the Church Hall looked in good condition below each of the windows.

6.3 Electrics. Incoming supply is to the south east corner of the Church. The equipment looks

in sound condition. The label on equipment indicates that the last inspection was in 2000 with the next inspection due in 2005. It was reported that the installation was inspected in 2013. Update these labels with the next inspection. Wall plasterwork in the room looked in sound condition. Concrete floor slab is sound. The bucket sink looks in good condition. The pipework is sound. The water boiler mounted high on the west wall looked in good order.

6.4 Lighting. The Church has original pendants with cylindrical light shades around the

perimeter. The Chancel floodlights in the ceiling have been replaced with LED fittings. On either side of the Sanctuary, the two sculptural pendant drops have energy saving lamps in them. Some are not functioning.

6.5 Sound Reinforcement. There is sound reinforcement in the Church.

6.6 Fire. Fire extinguishers were last checked in 2018 and have been checked annually since installation. Fire signs are adequate. Fire blankets have also been checked.

6.7 Lightning Conductor. Lightning conductor was last checked in 2018. 7.0 EXTERIOR 7.1 Church Grounds. The western grounds are surrounded by a galvanised steel vertical

panel fence. Internal grass areas are maintained. The Portakabin to the south west of the Church Hall appeared to be in sound condition. The trees within the plot look healthy. Around the Church building, trim all branches overhanging the building to leave a physical gap of 2.5 – 3.0m (photograph 39). The area to the south of the Church Hall is part of the plot outside the cottage and is kept in sound order. On the east side of the buildings the Vicarage is not part of this survey. The garden area is well kept and weeds are suppressed near the buildings. The concrete flag steps to the link building look in sound condition. The single tree is healthy. The brickwork stores on the north side of the south east wing look in sound condition and the concrete roof has a roofing felt covering. All looked in sound condition. The metal tube support for the Church sign looks in good order but the metal is rusting. Repaint the gates in the longer term.

GENERAL GUIDANCE NOTES A Electrical installation. Any electrical installation should be tested at least every

quinquennium by a registered (ECA, NAPIT, NICEIC or other) electrician. Any repairs or maintenance to the system (excluding additions) must be certified for industrial or commercial work and accredited by UKAS. Such works are scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required. A resistance and earth continuity test should be obtained on all circuits. The equipment should display a note of the date of the inspection and when the next inspection is due. The engineer’s test report should be kept with the Church Log Book. This present report is based upon a visual inspection of the main switchboard and of certain sections of the wiring selected at random, without the use of instruments.

B Lightning conductor. Any lightning conductor should be tested every quinquennium in

accordance with the current British Standard by a competent engineer approved by the Church Insurers. The record of the test results and conditions should be kept with the Church Log Book. Any work required must be undertaken by an engineer approved by the Church Insurers. Such works are scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required.

C Heating equipment. A qualified engineer should carry out a proper examination and test of

the heating apparatus each summer before the heating season begins. Any work required to a gas fitting must be carried out by a person registered under OFTEC or on the Gas Safe Register. Such works are scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required.

D Fire extinguishers. A minimum of two water type fire extinguishers (sited adjacent to each

exit) should be provided plus additional special extinguishers for the organ and boiler house, as detailed below. Large Churches will require more extinguishers. As a general rule of thumb, one water extinguisher should be provided for every 250 square metres of floor area.

Summary: Location Type of Extinguisher General Area Water Organ CO2

Boiler House: Solid fuel boiler Water Gas fired boiler Dry Powder Oil fired boiler Foam (or dry powder if electricity supply to boiler room

cannot easily be isolated).

A competent engineer should inspect all extinguishers annually to ensure that they are in good working order. Further advice can be obtained from the Fire Prevention Officer of the Local Fire Brigade and from your Church Insurers. The introduction, removal or disposal of fire extinguishers are scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required.

E Asbestos. Regulation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 became law in

2004. This regulation creates a legal duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. Parishes therefore need to find out whether any building in their care contain asbestos. If they do, an assessment of its condition and the risk to users has to be made and a plan to manage that risk must be drawn up. The publication ‘Managing asbestos: your new legal duties’ can be downloaded from www.hse.gov.uk and should help in drawing up the management plan. A copy of the completed plan should be kept into the Log Book.

F Insurance. The PCC is reminded that insurance cover should be index-linked, so that

adequate cover is maintained against inflation of building costs. Contact should be made with the insurance company to ensure that insurance cover is adequate.

G Buried elements. Woodwork or other parts of the building that are covered, unexposed or

inaccessible have not been inspected. The Advisor cannot therefore report that any such part of the building is free from defect.

H Repair and maintenance. Although the Measure requires the Church to be inspected every

five years, serious trouble may develop in between these surveys if minor defects are left unattended. The Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 requires that the Churchwardens make an annual inspection of the fabric and furnishings of the Church, including the safety of Churchyard headstones and other grave markers and prepare a report for consideration by the meeting of the PCC before the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. This must then be presented with any amendments made by the PCC, to the Annual Parochial Meeting. The PCC is strongly advised to enter into contract with a local builder for the cleaning-out of gutters and downpipes twice a year. Such works are scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required.

Further guidance on the inspection and the statutory responsibilities are contained in How

to Look After Your Church. The Churchwarden’s Year gives general guidance on routine inspections and house keeping and general guidance on cleaning is given in Handle with Prayer, both published for the CCC by Church Housing Publishing.

J Nature of this Report. This is a summary report only, as required by the Inspection of

Churches Measure. It is not a specification for the execution of the work and must not be used as such. Your Inspecting Architect is willing to help the PCC in implementing the recommendations and will, if so required, prepare a specification, seek tenders and oversee the repairs.

K Legality of repairs. Some of the suggested works will be scheduled under List ‘A’ (Faculty

Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation is not required. Others will be scheduled under List ‘B’ (Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015), for which consultation with the Archdeacon is required and a notice is given in writing that such works can be undertaken without Faculty. Works that can be undertaken under each List are shown under Schedule 1 of The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No.1568: Ecclesiastical Law, England). Reference to these Rules should be made when considering any work to the Church, Churchyard and any building in the Churchyard or under the care of the PCC. Your Inspecting Architect is willing to advise the PCC on these lists and on which repairs will require Faculty, but the PCC is advised to consult the Archdeacon.

PREPARED AND ISSUED BY:

.............................................................. Sebastian R T Rowe PEARCE BOTTOMLEY ARCHITECTS

1. Church, West Wall. Broken edge brick on canted

window sill. 3.1 2. Church North Wall. Typical example of state of

leaking gutter joint. 3.3 3. Vestries, East Wall. Spalled section of fascia

concrete. 3.7 4. Church Hall East Wall. Settlement crack through wall below

window. 3.9

5. Church Hall, East Wall. Settlement crack to side of

foundation stone. 3.9

6. Church Hall, East Wall. Spalling of concrete window

surround. 3.9

7. Church Hall, South Wall. Disconnected fallpipe from gutter

on east return wall. 3.12

8. Church Hall South Wall. Lines of settlement from window

and at kneelers. 3.13

9. Church Hall South Wall. Lines of settlement above corner

of window. 3.13 10. Church Hall South Wall. Open joint between

copings on west slope. 3.13 11. Jubilee Hall South Wall. Movement in bed

course of gable header course at kneeler. 3.15 12. Jubilee Hall South Wall. Breakdown of bed

course of gable head course. 3.15

13. Jubilee Hall South Wall. Settlement in kneeler courses, east

side. 3.15 14. Church Hall West Wall. Section of concrete window

surround out of alignment. 3.18 15. Church Hall West Wall. Settlement below windows. 3.18 16. Church Hall North West Corner. Salting of brickwork down

corner. 3.19

17. Church Hall North Wall. Open joint between

copings on west side of gable. 3.19

18. Church Hall North Wall. Heavy pointing at

junction of raking and kneeler copings. 3.19 19. Link, West Wall. Early signs of rot in timber

corner post. 3.20 20. Church, West Slope. Missing tiles at apex and

broken tiles in roof slope. 4.3 21. Church West Slope. Dished louvre blade. 4.3

22. Church, East Slope. Missing tiles below lantern

apron flashing. 4.7 23. Link Block Roof. Felt coverings over copper

cover flashings at south west corner. 4.10 24. Church Hall East Slope. Uneven courses and

broken tiles. 4.11 25. Church Hall East Slope. Repair over ventilated

ridge has been torn. 4.11 26. Church Hall East Slope. Missing haunching over

cover flashings at gable. 4.11

27. Church Hall East Slope. Large areas of

leadwork against south gable. 4.11 28. South East Wing north Slope. Broken clay tiles

in upper slope. 4.12 29. Church Hall West Slope. General view from

ground level showing uneven courses. 4.16 30. Church Hall west Slope. View from ground

showing dipping and uneven courses and replacements. 4.16

31. Church Hall West Slope. General view from

above showing extent of uneven course. 4.16

32. Church Hall West Slope. Detail of extent of

deterioration of tile batten fixings. 4.16

33. Church Hall West Slope. Tile displacement and

replacement coverflashings at south end. 4.16

34. Church Hall West Slope. Weed growth in back

gutter at south end of main roof. 4.16 35. Lantern. Peeling paint and rust on structural steel

members. 5.1

36. Lantern. Peeling paint and rust on tops of hip truss

members. 5.1 37. Lantern. Rusting of ironwork supporting the bell.

5.1 38. Lantern. Corrosion of bolt fixings on bell supporting

structure. 5.1 39. Church Grounds. Proximity of tree branches to west side of

Church building. 7.1