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The Parish Church of St. Luke, Winnipeg |
Big Changes... page 2
| The pictures below continue from a previous page. They tell the story of the installation of an elevator which will give wheelchair access to all levels of St. Luke’s church complex. The pictures are being updated as work proceeds (see most recent). | |
 19 July, 2007 Superstructure taking shape |
 31 July, 2007 The sound of hammers comes from inside, below ground level |
 The downstairs corridor before the wall was cut away (note that a radiator has been moved away) |
 31 July, 2007 The same corridor, with wall cut through; the downstairs elevator door will open here. |
 24 August, 2007 Roof structure complete |
 24 August, 2007 Steve, the main project worker cuts into the parish hall stone exterior |
 The upper corridor to the Parish Hall before construction the window will become an elevator door |
 24 August, 2007 The window's woodwork has been removed |
 6 September, 2007 The stage in Church House covered with debris. |
 6 September, 2007 The back of the stage is gone. The elevator will open in this area. |
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The interior proscenium and ramp, completed January, 2007 |
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 The completed ramp (left) and proscenium stage (top) When the elevator is completed, people using wheelchairs can proceed from the body of the church, up the ramp, through the choir stalls to a passageway leading to the elevator and, from there, gain access to all other parts of the building. |