Not to us, O LORD, not
to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of
your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 115:1
I was given a guided tour today of the building site that will become St Silas' new hall. Things are slowly taking shape, and I found it both moving and exciting to see what we are being given. Here are some pictures (taken on my phone, so not great quality).
The main hall from Park Road side:
An office upstairs:
Looking into the conference room (facing Park Road):
Part of the roof:
Accidental shot of me in navvie gear:
Cool stuff! But where's the Sacristry? ;-)
Posted by: ryan | 22 April 2010 at 03:32 PM
Thanks for the photos. Perhaps as things progress with the work you could post more and even have some before and after type shots? I love watching things take shape!
Funnily enough my mind is in construction mode at the moment as someone was talking to me yesterday evening about the building of the Allianz Arena in Munich. I'm sure the new hall will be as impressive when finished although on a smaller scale.
Posted by: Andrew T | 23 April 2010 at 11:21 AM
Ooh, is that the one that , shaped like a tire (in a good way!), can light up different colours depending on the team that's playing there? Red for Bayern obviously. Geeky/cool fact: apparently, the biggest stadium theoretically possible is one that holds 100,000 people - any bigger, and those in the highest stands can't see the ball!
Posted by: ryan | 23 April 2010 at 01:35 PM
Ryan,
Ibrox had a crowd of 118 567 watching us play them in 1939
Posted by: Billy | 23 April 2010 at 04:52 PM
Correct Ryan.
The Allianz Arena lights up in the following colours:
Red = Bayern
White = German National team playing there
Blue = TSV 1860
Bayern and TSV 1860 sharing the same ground is, I'm told, akin to Rangers and Celtic having the same park such is the rivalry between the two clubs although 1860 is in a lower division.
Perhaps you could think of some colours for the new hall to be illuminated in and share the reasons why?
Posted by: Andrew T | 23 April 2010 at 11:45 PM
I thought Ryan would comment on the photo of yourself: "Cone on, everyone, Y-M-C-A...."
Posted by: Mike | 24 April 2010 at 05:56 PM
Where's the Library?
Posted by: Jen | 25 April 2010 at 01:09 AM
Ah, should have specified that 100,000 limit is for an all-seating stadium - if you've got standing sections, you can cram even more in.
Must have been a hell of an atmosphere with 118,567!
Posted by: ryan | 25 April 2010 at 10:40 AM
Ha! Alas, Fr.Rector-Gadget is, like all clergy, far too camp to picture as the *butch* member of the Village People ;-)! Although I gather he did have a dodgy moustache once!
Posted by: ryan | 25 April 2010 at 02:58 PM
Brilliant! How cool would it be if Ibrox lit up with all 3 of those colours?
New hall should be illuminated in liturgically appropriate colours (3 weeks purple and one week pink in Advent, for example). Although permanent pink or orange might work too.
Posted by: ryan | 25 April 2010 at 03:01 PM
Fr.Rector-Gadget??? Way too weird an honorific!
Posted by: Mike | 25 April 2010 at 04:24 PM
He's more a rock star than he is a "vicar" (this isn't england!). ;-)
Posted by: ryan | 28 April 2010 at 12:35 PM