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St Marys Wivenhoe

Colchester

Project Details

£250,000 to £499,999

Alteration to existing property

Practice

Inkpen Downie Architecture & Design Ltd

2 Balkerne Passage , COLCHESTER , Essex , CO1 1PA , United Kingdom

Construction of an annexe to a 14th Century parish church with meeting room, and creation of a flexible space for worship, adaptable to wider community uses. This project involved the demolition of the existing late 19th century north porch and construction of a new meeting room, with a kitchen and toilet facilities. Within the church the pews are replaced with stacking chairs. Allowing flexibility for worship, and also the use of the space for other activities. The annexe is freestanding alongside the mediaeval footprint hardly and touching the historic fabric. High glazing levels in the annexe has allowed the incorporation of stained glass into a new east facing gable , designed by James Dodds a prominent local artist.