The building work was completed around Easter, as hoped. The rooms are now already in use by various groups, including York's
University of the Third Age branch.
Following the new corridor on street level from next to the existing library takes you to the Quiet Room, open throughout the day for worship and group or individual reflection.
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| The new corridor (terrace on the left, main meeting room on the right) |
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| The Quiet Room |
Leading up from the garden level the stairs and a new lift provide access to the garden level, but also up to the new level where, in a year's time, the additional rooms are to be constructed (Phase 2 of the building project).
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Stairs lead to the upper level, where three additional rooms are to be built.
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On the garden level, the Fell Room has been refurbished and separated by a new corridor from the U3A offices. On that corridor, there are three new cloakrooms and a new kitchen. Below the Quiet Room is the Garden Room, an airy room for small meetings and groups,
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| The Garden Room |
Along the corridor the new Woolman Room has been transformed. The historic Friary Wall is now a feature behind glass. This is separately ventilated in order to deal with the damp mustiness coming from the wall, especially in summer, The room now has a larger window and additional access to the garden.
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| The Woolman Room with the historic wall |
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| The Woolman Room is now lighter, with improved garden access. |
Outside, the garden has been given a new look so as to be inviting, peaceful and a place to be enjoyed by young and old. The paving is now in place, with turfing. The garden and the terraces are now ready for planting to begin ....
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| The new extension with Quiet Room and Garden Room. (Woolman Room doors on the right.) |
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| The garden, looking towards the seating area |
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| One of the benches in the seating area (detail) |
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