Pardon our dust: the Great Hall Bathroom Renovation

The unused stairway, viewed from the Great Hall level

Everyone agrees that the restrooms in the Great Hall have needed work for some time. Peeling paint and crumbling tile is not the worst of it; the fixtures are very old, and they have been a source of frustration to many.

 At last, the Great Hall Bathroom Renovation is underway! This will re-build the downstairs men's and women's rooms, and add a new, gender neutral accessible restroom on the same level as the great hall.

To facilitate this expansion, the unused stairway on the north-west side of the Great Hall is being demolished.

These photos show the "before", and the ongoing state of the work beginning with the demolition of the stairway and the old men's room.

The original men's room

Demo begins

Demo continues

Demo proceeds

The original men's room, now

Photo essay: Window tour

The stained glass windows at St Paul's were created by a famous glass studio, Judson Studios of Pasadena. There's a handy booklet with photos, describing each window, which you can pick up in the porch.  It's worth a walk round with a pair of binoculars to take a look (and don't forget the windows in the chapel, the spectacular window in the south transept, and the clerestory.)  Dean Penny took a group round this morning, particularly focussing on the Pauline windows in the nave that highlight events in the life of St Paul, accompanied by relevant readings from Acts.

Here are some photos.

Checking out the windows on the North side, at the beginning of Paul's journey

Meeting a rather grim King

Taking a closer look--there are scripture citations under most medallions 

Paul makes it to Greece

Dean Penny reads the relevant scripture

On the South aisle, Paul has a visit from the Holy Spirit

Looking at the details

That's Elizabeth I and Thomas Cranmer up in the clerestory

Crane your neck back to take a look at the saints along the clerestory at the top of the nave