History of Holy Cross
   
The Church Extension 1986
 
Constructed of matching stone and with a double pitched roof of clay tiles, the new extension to the south of the main Church has provided a Church Room, priest's vestry and Church office, a small kitchen and toilets.
The new Church Room is used extensively throughout the year by various Church organisations, including the Choir and children's nursery groups. It is also used as a creche during services on Sundays.
The oak lobby doors were made by a local craftsman at the bequest of the Birchall family, in memory of Bob Birchall, a former Churchwarden.
As a result of the extension a re-ordering was undertaken, necessitating the repositioning of the altar and the Choir stalls to enable access to the new rooms. Prior to this process the Church was arranged traditionally, with the altar at the far east end of the main aisle beyond the antipodal Choir stalls.
The altar was moved forward closer to the congregation, enabling the priest to stand behind the altar and face the congregation. The Choir stalls replaced the old altar site at the far east end of the Church. The organ console was moved to its present position in a loft above the lobby, and a local Church member, Alan Clifford, made extra oak Choir stands above the pews to assist choristers, and also the altar rail in the Milgate chapel.
Following the discovery of dry rot in the timber floor beneath the pews, a new Yorkstone floor was laid throughout the Church soon after the re-ordering.
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