Transcript CEMETERY PP
LOUTH CEMETERY RECENT IMPROVEMENTS After several Town Councillors received complaints about the general state of the facilities at the London Road Cemetery Chapel the subject was raised at Council and it was resolved to carry out the following work: CEMETERY CHAPEL Repair the Chapel ceiling to ensure that pieces of plaster did not fall onto the heads of the general public seated below. Bier Repair and enhance the Bier. The picture on the left of this slide shows how the bier looked previously. It was thought that the Bier had developed a slight rockiness. This has been fixed. At the suggestion of Councillor Lione the Bier’s surface has also been made flush to prevent an infant’s coffin from accidentally tipping up. Eve and Ranshaw’s kindly offered to make a new cover for the Bier and the picture on the right shows how beautiful this now looks. Altar The picture on the left shows how the altar looked before the chapel’s renovation. The surface of the Altar was badly marked and there were horribly dirty and old browny/orangy curtains in place. Now, as the picture on the right shows the Altar looks magnificent. Eve and Ranshaw’s also made new curtains and a runner for the Altar top which match the Bier cover. Old Floor As you can see, this is a picture of the old flooring. The old floor featured the rather fetching tube station platform effect and worn out coconut matting. The floor was in a very sorry state of repair. New Floor The new floor covering features new two-tone heavy duty cord carpet. The different colours help users of the Chapel to differentiate between the main floor of the chapel and the step up to the Altar and lectern. Please also note that a new heavy duty door mat has been fitted in the door to prevent as much dirt as is possible from entering the Chapel. Radiator This slide shows the inexpensive but highly effective radiator that the Town Clerk purchased for the Chapel. This is switched on first thing in the morning prior to any funeral where the Chapel is to be used and is left on throughout the service. Prior to this the Chapel was completely unheated. Trees This slide shows a view of what is left of the two trees which were overhanging London Road. These have now been cut down and removed.