Churches

Sarah is the Quinquennial Inspector for a number of churches within the London Diocese. This includes churches as diverse as St Mary Willesden, grade II* listed and dating from the 12th century and St Alban North Harrow, grade II listed and dating from 1936. She is also on the approved list for the dioceses of Southwark, Winchester and Guildford 

In addition to carrying out the quinquennial inspections Sarah supports PCCs as they repair the identified defects, carry out maintenance work, and improve the sustainability of their church buildings. This commonly includes works to rainwater goods, roofing, brick and stonework but has also included repairs to large stained glass windows.

Sarah also advises and supports parishes making changes to their churches, including navigating the Faculty system.  To date this has included carrying out initial investigations to identify the potential for development work, installing kitchenettes and WCs that allow greater use and flexibility of the church spaces, replacing altars to support more open, modern worship and supporting applications for funding.