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St. Mary's Church- Bell Tower & Water
Proofing renovation work. |
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INTRODUCTION |
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St.Mary's Church is an imposing landmark and
a magnificent sight on Sarojini Devi Road, |
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Secunderabad. It was popularly known as St.
Mary's Cathedral while it was the principle Church of |
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the vicariate of Hyderabad. |
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From 1500 till 1832 the vicariate of Hyderabad had small
pockets of Christians who were visited at |
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regular intervals by missionaries of the Theatine order of
the Carmelite fathers. A significant and |
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concerted effect at evangelization begun in 1838 when
Fr.Daniel Murphy, an Irish by birth, opted to |
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work in Hyderabad. The Irish regiment of the British Army
compromised of Catholics while the other |
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regiments were mostly Anglicans. |
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It was commissioned in 1840 and against many odds, both
financial and personal, the edifice was |
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was the largest Church in the Kingdom of the Nizams |
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| PRESENT CONDITION OF THE
EDIFICE |
| For the last 158 years the Church has enjoyed a
glorious past. But over the years the edifice has been subjected
to severe wear & |
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enough to say that urgent repairs have to be carried out so that
the pristine beauty of |
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| SITE REPORT |
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| Though numerous suggestions were received from
various quarters, an expert's opinion was essential. Thus L & T
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| Turbo, Powai Mumbai) were requested to
present a site report and suggested methodology of repair and
renovation. |
| Our team of Mr. Venkateswarlu(architect)
and Mr. Rasool(surveyor) visited the St. Mary's church on 5th
December of 2007 and |
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| Suggested Methodology of Repairs
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| 1. Bell Tower--Level 04 & 05 |
| Strengthen the existing walls with Grouting
ejection where ever required-and all inner side wall plastering. |
| Fix the Rolla deck sheet at short span with
anchor bolts in to existing slab. |
| Fix the steel plate as shown in drawing section
'AA' with anchor bolts in to existing walls. |
| Remove the existing roof and existing support
timber beams without disturbing the existing parapet and walls |
| Lay the slab and beams as per design. |
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| 2. Roof Top water Proofing |
| All water proofing membrane to be removed. |
| Remove and replace damaged tiles/patches where
concrete has been damaged. |
| In bone dry conditions lay water proof membrane
to manufacturer's spec. |
| Apply aluminium paint over membrane(to
manufacturer's spec). |
| Make sure they all drain properly. |
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| 3. Walls Water Proofing |
| Make the Grouting Ejection and plastering
dampned effected wall. |
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| AREA STATEMENT |
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| The total area of Bell Tower--Level 04 &
05---50.00Sq.m |
| The Total of Water Proofing slab
area(approx)----650.0Sq.m |
| The Total of Bituminous Sheet
area(approx)----750.0Sq.m |
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TOTAL ESTIMATION COST
Rs 39,16,038 |
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AN EARNEST APPEAL |
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In my capacity as Parish Priest, I would like to make a fervent
appeal to all parishioners and well wishers of St. Mary's Church
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kindly cooperate with us and donate generously towards this
noble task of enhancing the durability of the edifice, which has
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thousands of faithful in the past 158 years to intimately
experience the presence of God the Father in their lives and the
working of
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His Son Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. |
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May God Bless us all. |
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Copyright ©2008 St Mary's Church |
