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27/10/2010

Mansell Awarded £5m Contract To Transform London Church

Mansell has been awarded a £5 million contract to transform St Jude's Church in South West London into a theological education centre.

The traditional construction of this listed building will involve the refurbishment and restoration of the existing church and will include major alterations to the structure forming a basement level and the creation of new upper floors.

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Mansell has also designed the temporary structural propping of the church in order to support the existing structure whilst the basement level is formed.

Work has started on site this month and will complete in late 2011.

(CD/GK)

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