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St James' Churchyard

St James’ Church, built in 1875, is in a vibrant community in Islington. This project consisted of the improvements to surrounding gardens. Renovations of the public churchyard included replacement of paving, construction of retaining wall, repair and refurbishment of park furniture, ecological mitigation measures, plumbing works and associated hard and soft landscaping.

Value

£413,000

Duration

17 weeks

Location

London

Protection

Ground and tree protection measures

Removal

Removal and retention of existing memorials, monuments, ledger stones and headstones

Demolition

Site demolition, clearance and break out of 970m² of existing concrete paving and kerbs

Preparation

Site formation, preparations and setting out

Foundations

Foundations for and creation of new wall with reclaimed yellow bricks, Marshalls Scoutmour sawn Yorkstone, coping stones and lime mortar

Plumbing

Plumbing works, associated Thames Water connection and supply and install of new standpipes and bottle water station

Specific Works

Supply and installation of 970m² of Conservation X Priora permeable granite paving slabs
Supply and installation of 300m² of CEDEC self-binding gravel
Supply and install of Conservation X kerbs and Everedge metal edging
Adjustments and repairs to existing drainage
Removal, renovation and reinstallation of benches and other site furniture
Creation of new ecological features including felled log seating, stepping stones and loggeries
Installation of new bird boxes, bat boxes and invertebrate boxes