Gymnasium 4911/42

Do you have any idea what the chancel might have been used for ? Note the chimneys!

Also, I paid £10 for the ARG membership but its still not letting me access that link.
I would like to view some other drawings; What is the method of access? I didn't find the menu structure very obvious?

The holes for the chimneys indicates that common solid fuel pot bellied stoves were in use. The increase length of the structure required more stoves but even then they would only have taken the chill off in cold weather. Nearer my God to thee, but frozen!

Thanks both.

One more photo from a different angle.
Looking at the number of doors on the Chancel, I wonder if it was subdivided up.
I can believe that the altar was at the road end because there is a black and white tiled floor.
However, there is a brick Three sided base at the gym end, about 20ft from the intersection and which faces the gym. Its very sturdily built with reinforced mortar.
Could there have been a room here to act as a bar or refreshments area for when the gym was used for dances?

Any idea how many of the chancels were orientated east/west with the alter at the eastern part of the building as is the convention with churches in Britain. ? The example at Alconbury appears to be aligned roughly east west, One of the examples you mention in your book, RAF Honnington is not on the east west alignment. Wonder if it was a case of if the chancel could be built with the traditional orientation it was if not then it was built to fit the available space?

BazJones wrote:

Fair enough but a simple request would suffice. Sarcasm never goes down well.

Baz,

Kevin was only telling it as it is.

Regrettably, this is a case of sarcasm is in the ear of the listener.

Least said; soonest mended.