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£5MILLION RESTORATION PROJECT LAUNCHED FOR SALFORD CHURCH OF ASCENSION
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Star date: 13th December 2018 GRADE 2 LISTED LOWER BROUGHTON CHURCH SEES TWO YEAR RESTORATION A £5million two year restoration project was launched today for the Grade 2 listed Church of the Ascension which was badly damaged in a huge blaze back in February last year. "It's the only old building left in Lower Broughton, so we think it's very important that we don't take people's memories away" Canon David Wyatt told the Salford Star a month after the fire. Now the church is set to rise from ashes. Full details here...
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On 12th February 2017, the community of Lower Broughton were shocked when the 149 year old Grade 2 listed Church of the Ascension was destroyed by a huge fire. The Church of the Ascension was one of the only original buildings left in Lower Broughton in the midst of the ongoing regeneration of the area that has seen every house around it flattened. It was the centre of the community and centre for Salford's first food bank. A month after the fire, Canon David Wyatt told the Salford Star that the church would be restored to its former glory... "It's got to be re-roofed, the masonry repaired, and the beautiful limestone columns inside have to be strengthened and restored to their proper size" he explained "And the hope is to create something that is really beautiful and useful as well. It's the only old building left in Lower Broughton so we think it's very important. "It's where people's memories are" he added "They were christened here, married here, funerals were held here; it's very important that we don't take people's memories away. There's also a very large crypt under this church and it was always my hope that one day we would get down to creating a useful facility there, and maybe we shall have this now."
Today, a £5million two year restoration project was launched, with the start of the works blessed by Canon David Wyatt. Phase 1 costing £2.46million will see a rebuild of the building fabric including structural replacements, re-roofing and specialist stonemasonry and glazing. Phase 2 will cost £2.5million for the internal fit out. Events are being planned to involve the community in the rebuild, including workshops, school visits and architecture and masonry lectures.
See also previous Salford Star articles Battle to Save Church of the Ascension After Huge Fire – click here Church of the Ascension To Be Restored – click here Update: 15th December: The restoration is being paid for by insurance that was taken out to cover the building for fire damage.
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former resident wrote
at 09:01:28 on 31 August 2019 |
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| I know nothing of Seddons as I have never worked for them but if I can perhaps explain to Rossi, as a spark who has worked both for the church and on council refubs, I would work on church property anytime rater than social housing refurb work. I must admit though this church job does look a bit mucky, but at least it will be clean muck. I would never do social housing refurb again, thats why the workers who do it are not the best. Its generally shit work for shit money and the firms that do it only do it because they make a lot of profit on it. |
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ROSSI wrote
at 15:27:47 on 30 August 2019 |
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| Not if Seddons are doing the work. I live in Magnolia Court and Seddons did the refurbishment work to the block, as well as putting in new bathrooms and kitchens. The quality of their work was abysmal and many many residents were left very disappointed. I can only hope that the Church of England know what they are letting themselves in for. |
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bob the regular wrote
at 15:27:18 on 30 August 2019 |
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| Welcome to the site Jake. I am a semi retired brickie, and I know what you are up against. Its a hell of a tricky job there, (look at my postings below). The job you are doing needs to be seen, many people here like that sort of thing. It would be great if you could invite our editor along to do an article. pictures would be great here as it would show our readers exactly what 5 million quids worth of work looks like. A video record might be an even better idea. Once our readers see what you get for the 5million,they might wonder why 4 million needs spending on buille hill mansion. Jake, can you see 4 million quids worth of work there? I expect you to have "no comment", on that one. Once again best of luck on your project. |
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jake wrote
at 08:34:40 on 30 August 2019 |
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| I am the site supervisor for this project and any body that thinks this is a small job you are mistaken, most if not all of the structural damage is inside the building, with 8 columns very badly damaged and huge amount of work is going into replacing them. all of the stone and brickwork and roof is like for like so this means it is built the same way and will look the same as first built... |
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Bob the regular wrote
at 07:48:13 on 25 April 2019 |
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| A bit odd keith makes his posting a week after the notre dame fire, and so brings fires in church roofs back into the talking point. Look at the damage in the pictures, if this is 5 million quids worth of fire, then notre dame is not a billion quids worth. it is not 200 times bigger. a burnt out roof on an historical building the same size and quality would be the one on windsor castle. a brilliant roof fixed by that great greek roof mender prince philip at the behest of his misses.he did that job for 30 million.Perhaps we should send old phil over there to fix their roof.hopefully they will repay us by vetoing any future brexit extensions. Notre dame will show how money will get wasted when its in the wrong hands, a bit like our council and salix. |
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keith fawcett wrote
at 15:50:00 on 24 April 2019 |
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| Having been brought up in Jubilee st that was divided by a narrow entry from Victoria St, that in turn faced the back of the Ascension School, that my late Brother attended in the 20s his old school photo I still have.
And also my sister's Wedding photo after her wedding standing in a group photo on the steps of the Church.
As children in the 1940s, we played in the grounds of the school, and I was a member of the Quire for a short period of time. So although I no longer live in Salford. it still holds memories. If you give me your email address I can send you these photos.
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Bob the regular wrote
at 06:24:20 on 16 December 2018 |
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| This job is going to be a huge, massive job.even just to re build all that brickwork as it was. I hate to think off the cost. Where are they going to get the right sort of brickies from? This job is much bigger than the mansion job, and yet they reckon it is only going to cost 25% more. You can see here what they are going to do, and there is a bit of a breakdown. Anyway, I think I read in the Star its an insurance job,so they will get it done and watch the pennies. This case also illustrates why your insurance rebuilding costs and premiums are often higher than the value of the building. Whatever they do on the mansion will be a lot easier. For a start there appears no structural damage. It is well built in high grade ashlar stone. any remedial work here would be easy for those in the know. Good luck to the team on ascension, they are going to need a bit. I will be watching. |
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Mary Ferrer wrote
at 08:01:21 on 15 December 2018 |
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| Fantastic news. A beautiful building being brought back from the ashes.
A building of great historical interest. Hope the same can be done for the Mansion and Monks hall |
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Arnold Rimmer wrote
at 08:01:00 on 15 December 2018 |
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| About time they coughed up the cash considering the church company doesn't pay tax...assuming it is the church paying. Hope it is. |
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Gwyn wrote
at 07:59:43 on 15 December 2018 |
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| This church was very important to my in my early years at school in lower Broughton. I attended regularly and was in the Brownies and KM ( kings messengers) before we moved house.. Many people were devastated at the arson attack and I don’t know if anyone was brought to justice. ( But they will be. maybe not in this world but definitely in the Eternal one ) I am thankfully it is being restored. |
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