Matthew Lloyd Architects was appointed to refurbish the building and enable it to serve the wider community as well as the church.

Dubbed the Ark, this insertion in effect adds two new floors to accommodate flexible community spaces.

In the attic, above the Ark, a ‘universal access’ gymnasium has been inserted along with an office and changing rooms.

Balfour Beatty served as the main contractor, and work began in March 2003 and ended over a year later, in May 2004.

[3] Pevsner Architectural Guides, London: East vol 5, ed Bridget Cherry, Yale University Press 2005 Architectural Voices: Listening to Old Buildings, David Littlefield and Saskia Lewis, John Wiley Publishers 2007