places of worship

Episcopal Chapel EN9

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Case Study: Preserving Waltham Abbey’s Cemetery Chapel 1.0 Heritage Context & Modern Utility Built in the late 19th century for funeral services, this Victorian chapel in Essex lost its original purpose due to the rise of cremation and centralized crematoria. Waltham Abbey Town Council repurposed the unheated building into a groundskeeping tool store. In October … Read more

Jewish Synagogue, Hackney E5

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Jewish Synagogue, Hackney E5

PSl Engineers were commissioned to complete a survey of the existing building, and to consider the impact of relocating the Jewish ritual bath or ‘Mikveh’ within the existing demise. Since the existing synagogue was located on the ground floor of a modern four storey building, with a 6m high retaining wall at the rear, the … Read more

All Saints Church, Highams Park E4

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All Saints Church, Highams Park

The existing church building was built to the designs of the Gothic architect John Lee and Sons in 1897, and incorporates red brick facades with Bath Stone dressings. Following an initial inspection PSL Engineers were appointed directly by the Church of England to complete structural assessments and remedial specifications for the leaning East Gable and Window, the South Window, and the leaning gables to the original entrance porch.

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Lighthouse Cathedral, Nunhead SE15

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cathedral nunhead se15

The existing building occupies the site of a former church destroyed by wartime bombing in 1940, and became grade II listed in 1972. The building belongs to the Pentecostal Church and had suffered extensive damage due to an adjacent  row of mature Lime trees. PSL Engineers were commissioned to complete a full survey assessment, options … Read more

St Michaels and All Angel Church, Crawley RH11

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St Michaels and All Angel Church, Crawley RH11

PSL Engineers were appointed by the Seventh Day Adventist Church alongside JAIA Architects to create a high quality extension to the existing Grade II listed Church that responded to both the clients brief and local planning policy. The existing church building was built to the designs of  the Gothic Revival architect William Burges in 1867 to serve the … Read more