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The Gateway Project

Imagine a bright, welcoming building, in which school children are busy on projects, a stage is being set up for a concert, quiet prayer is happening in a chapel where candles burn, and people are arriving for a service of Holy Communion.

Sheffield Cathedral's plan for the future includes making this Cathedral a prayerful, visionary and flexible place which serves our region and diocese and which is fully accessible to all.

The Gateway Project is the name the Cathedral Chapter has given to the project that will enable this plan to be fulfilled. The name comes from a story in the book of Genesis in the Bible. In the story Jacob dreams about a ladder between heaven and earth, and receives a promise of God's commitment to him and his descendants. When he wakes up, he exclaims, 'This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.' We want Sheffield Cathedral to be a place where worshippers and visitors get a glimpse of heaven.

The Gateway Project is an ambitious but realistic attempt to renew the interior of the Cathedral. It has three elements:

  • The Centenary Project: new heating, flooring and seating in the main body of the Cathedral (the nave) and levelling of the floor to make the building more accessible to wheelchair users.
  • The Place for All People Project: a new accessible and welcoming main entrance, with gathering and display spaces; new lighting; new signage and interpretation resources; training for staff and volunteers; learning activities for children and adults.
  • The Organ Project: the installation of a pipe organ, a historic instrument that we hope to rescue and restore.

Our Cathedral Architect, Clive England, is in the process of drawing up plans for all this, and a highly qualified team of advisers and consultants is working on the planning. When the work is completed, we expect that Sheffield Cathedral will be better equipped to play its role in the life of Sheffield as a place for all people.

We are actively seeking funding from a number of different sources to help us achieve this aim. If you would like to help, or would like more information, please contact the Dean on .