An impressive institution which is leading the way and building an international reputation
“ The glowing inspection report recognises the enormous changes in the past five years. The college has a very bright future indeed. ”
The Rev Canon Dr Peter Sedgwick, Principal
Refurbishment News
October 2010
Completed entrance porch 4 October 2010
New Common Room 4 October 2010
Completed Reception Lounge 4 October 2010
Completed bedroom 4 October 2010
Repainted Chapel 4 October 2010
September 2010
Library corridor 22 September 2010
Porch under construction 21 September 2010
Furniture for new Reception Lounge 10 September 2010
New Common Room 6 September 2010
Tea and coffee area in the new lounge 6 September 2010
Ramp at the Main Entrance 6 September 2010
Lift shaft 6 September 2010
Main staircase in Administration Block 6 September 2010
Library corridor 6 September 2010
Bedroom in Accomodation Block 2 September 2010
En-suite in Accommodation Block 2 September 2010
Accommodation Block Corridor 2 September 2010
August 2010
New Reception 10 August 2010
New Common Room 10 August 2010
New en-suite in Accommodation Block 6 August 2010
New toilet near library 6 August 2010
New lounge diner in Accommodation Block 6 August 2010
Former Reception area 5 August 2010
New welcome area 2 August 2010
July 2010
New wing flat 8th July 2010
Behind the Accommodation Block 8th July 2010
Preparation for accessible lift 8th July 2010
Framework for en-suites 8th July 2010
Removing glass from the Accomodation Block windows 7th July 2010
June 2010
Top floor of the Accommodation Block 30th June 2010
Empty Common Room 25th June 2010
Official Commencement of the Contract
A small ceremony to mark the commencement of the contract with Andrew Scott was held at 2.45pm on Wednesday 23rd June. Archbishop Barry Morgan, Chair of the Trustees, carried out a ceremonial removal of the initial stones in preparation for work to begin. Also in attendance were Mike Grindle, Managing Director of Andrew Scott and Michelle Davies, Business Development Manager of Andrew Scott, members of the design team, Trustees, staff, students and friends of St Michael's College.
From College to Construction Site
The site offices of the main contractor Andrew Scott arrived on Monday 14th June followed at the end of the week by the clearance of the accommodation block.
The college is now designated a construction site and safe walkways for those entering and leaving the buildings have been established and large parts of the site are now off-limits. The project manager Bob Garn emphasised to staff that the safety procedures in force are to protect the staff and visitors to the site.
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