One of the most evocative artefacts in the Chancel was the memorial
slab to Arthur Brandon, with brass and enamel cross and lettering, designed by his
brother Raphael Brandon who was the architect most responsible for the
Victorian reordering of the Church. When the chancel floor was lifted the
degree of cracking in the ledger was apparent, as was the fact that it was
fixed firmly to the concrete slab. Having been removed, with concrete slab and
all, it was great to see it returned after the delicate conservation work and rebacking
carried out by James Elliott’s workshop.
View to the east window onto Chapel of Christ the King where
the relaying of the reused flooring is commencing. This proves to be a quite
time consuming task requiring FWA’s stone masons to choose and sometimes amend
stones to fit around ledger slabs and the new floor boxes.