The Chapel conversion began beginning of May 2006. Below is a description of the process. To view photographs move over the blue text. Initially we had to have the garden area completely flattened. Diggers moved in and the clearing began. Removal of the debris was quite a task. A caravan was installed on the site as home to the builders throughout the summer. And what a fantastic summer. Work could now begin on the inside. We had to remove all the beautiful pews and ceiling roses and store them ready to use in the restoration of the chapel. Hence the arrival of two storage containers which the farmer next door kindly allowed us to site on his field. We had to drop the ceiling and take up the floor. A new floor was layed and under floor heating installed to the downstairs area. We removed a window on the side of the chapel completely to the ground level to enable us to drive diggers inside to clear all the debris and ground. The chapel was a shell. Next, the internal walls went up and then the upstairs floor. We used the pews to make the staircase, which looks absolutely lovely. It was great to go upstairs without climbing a ladder. We had two floor length windows cut out of the solid front walls, one on either side of what would become the fire place. What a view now! All the plastering had to be done. What a transformation. Everywhere looked brighter and bigger. All the door casings were made out of the lovely pitch pine from the chapel. Skirting boards fitted made of oak and a wooden floor layed upstairs. Outside, the rendering needed repairing by master craftsmen and a local stonemason repaired all the walls. Wooden windows were fitted and a stained glass door fitted to the side of the property. The chapel has such amazing views that we decided to build the bedrooms downstairs and the living space upstairs. So next, the kitchen and en-suite bathrooms were installed. Local electricians did a fantastic job of all the wiring etc and were extremely patient of the changes we made along the way. A local joiner made us beautiful shutters for all the downstairs windows. The smell of the fresh pitch pine when they were first fitted was lovely. They finish off the rooms so well. The inside was painted by local painters and one of them restored the original beams beautifully. The different colours within the wood look truly amazing. There is even the name of a joiner on one beam and the markings for the original installation of the beams. The caravan was removed and the driveway was layed and covered by welsh slate chippings and new turf layed. Eventually after an extremely wet and windy winter the outside of the chapel was painted and porch. And what a transformation. We replaced the old and damaged wrought iron railings at the front of the chapel and had some lovely gates made. Lastly, we had the decking area constructed. The view is so magnificent from this vantage point. You just want to sit and drink in the view. To view photographs of the renovated chapel visit the homepage. The conversion was completed in April 2007 and is now available for bookings.