Dart & Francis’ records show a mass of correspondence on the subject of the
work here. It is now summarised for interest - and to give an idea of life
before the telephone and fax machine - not to mention the internet!
| 18 Jun 21 |
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estimate for
restoration of reredos in the chapel |
| 4 Jul 21 |
|
alter and add to said
reredos: new oak platform and extension to altar top |
| 1 Mar 24 |
|
oak reredos estimate:
£197 |
| 4 Mar 24 |
|
chapel reredos, altar
and oak platform: £251 |
| 22 Sep 24 |
|
estimate required for
repair of north aisle wall |
| 30 Sep 24 |
|
estimate sent for £1067 |
| 6 Dec 24 |
|
chapel to go ahead
according to newer design |
| 9 Apr 25 |
|
granite and marble
platform now abandoned: details required in oak instead |
| 26 Jun 25 |
|
reredos, altar and
platform now well in hand |
| 1 Jul 25 |
|
certificate for £251
received |
| 12 Oct 25 |
|
altar £55; additional
work of parquet floor and inscriptions |
| 3 Nov 25 |
|
altar to go elsewhere |
| 20 Nov 25 |
|
altar to go to St.
Andrew’s, Surbiton |
| 4 Feb 26 |
|
request for oak filling
between ends of old altar and pedestal of gradine |
| 28 Apr 26 |
|
work (as much as was
eventually agreed) complete |
The reredos is a significant piece, of great beauty, and very much
recognisable as the design of Fellowes Prynne.
