St Margaret’s Church

The project is part of the Church of England’s ‘re-ordering’ programme which involves adapting and rearranging church buildings to better suit changing needs, whether for worship, community outreach, or secular uses, while retaining its primary purpose as a place of worship. All sorts of community events will be now possible in the reordered Rottingdean church building.

The majority of the work involved installing underfloor heating and then replacing the floor with Jura stone imported from Germany. The underfloor heating will assist the Church Council’s aim for St Margaret’s to become an ECO Church. The porch area floor has also been renewed with quarry tiles.

The renovation also included: removal of the Victorian pews and pew platforms; relocation of the font; construction of a new platform and ramp at the east end, installation of new audio visual systems and re-decoration throughout.

New glazed doors have also been installed between the porch and the main church. The engraved logo is based on the stone cross that stands on the roof above the West Door.

The Parker & Son team worked with architects Thomas Ford & Partners, Jupiter Underfloor Heating, GB Tiling and Walco Electric who provided specialist services.