St Wilfrid’s church is in Grappenhall, a village near to Warrington, Cheshire and is designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church, built in red sandstone, is from the earlier part of the 12th century.
In August 2020, the annexe building work was started on the hidden side of the church, with a flexible welcome/discovery room, refreshment area, service and storage area with toilets. As part of this scheme the church required the incorporation of audio visual facilities in the Annexe and major AV improvements within the church building. Following a selection process Richard King Systems were selected as the AV specialists for the scheme.
The church facilities now include four large screen tv’s for use both during services and for providing historical information to visitors. The sound reproduction has been vastly improved by the inclusion of best in class column speakers in the Nave, choir stalls loudspeaker coverage, new amplification and mixer control. To blend with the interior and provide an AV/sound control desk position a bespoke cabinet has been included.
For live streaming of services a high performance camera and control system has also been incorporated into the scheme. All the installation work has been sympathetically carried out in accordance with the approved faculty with no new masonry holes being drilled.
The church AV and sound system links with the new, corresponding, systems in the annexe to duplicate both the images and sounds of church services. In addition, the annexe systems can be used independently for presentations, classes and information purposes.
