The Tower

English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund & Islington Council support Tower work.

In early 2009 Union Chapel erected scaffolding around the upper part of theTower because it had become dangerous.

English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Islington Council have now confirmed grants, enabling work to start on  Stage 2 of the repair works to the Tower.

An earlier phase in 2003-4 saw the repair of the cupola and the re-covering of many of the Chapel's 37 roofs.

We are very grateful to EH, HLF and Islington Council for this heartening recognition of the importance of the Chapel and its landmark Tower. 

The Tower suffered damage in the second world war and the Bath stone and brickwork is badly decayed. The spire has also suffered a number of lightning strikes in recent years and the upper parts of the tower must now be repaired
urgently.

We will now start raising the funds needed to complete phases 3, 4 & 5 of the building works.

If you can help with a donation, of any size, we will be most grateful.  Details of how to make donations are at the bottom of the Friends home page here.

 

 

revised 06/10