Historic Churches 2022

BCD SPECIAL REPORT ON HISTORIC CHURCHES 29TH ANNUAL EDITION 13 become more important in times of Covid. Services, including heating, are invisibly laid under the floor slabs, on top of a breathable limecrete floor base. A stainless-steel edge prevents accidental damage to the masonry during The new flexible education space in the undercroft, with the new entrance way beyond (All photos: Andy Marshall) The stone steps on the south side lead from the flexible education space out to College Green, and the new doorway leads into the secondary education space though one of the new openings A servery unit in the flexible education space separated from the kitchenette behind by a new brick screen wall The new staircase from the undercroft to the cathedral cloister through what was once the entrance to the refectory cleaning. There is a kitchenette with its own air-handling system with plant and storage space tucked out of sight behind and between the main rooms. Many visitors to the Learning Centre will be children and there is no doubt that they will experience an entry into another world as they descend the steps and enter this ancient space with its battered history on show. This is largely a ‘conserve as found’ project, as Camilla says ‘ a moment in time’ approach.