Case Study
St Paul’s Church (The Actors’ Church), Covent Garden
Industry sector
Long-term hire
Location
London
Period

The Challenge – Creating a temporary working church during major renovations

Located in the heart of Covent Garden, St Paul’s Church, also known as the Actors’ Church needed to continue serving its congregation while the main building underwent essential renovation work.
 
The brief was to provide a temporary working church within the consecrated garden. Space was extremely limited, access was restricted, and the installation had to fit within a tight build window between scheduled church and community events. The structure also needed to accommodate everything from weddings and christenings to weekly services and even the West End Woofs dog show, ensuring the church could remain at the centre of parish life throughout the works.
 

The Solution

Drawing on our experience with the client from previous projects, Trafalgar Structures designed and installed a 6 × 21 metre marquee to serve as a fully operational temporary church.
 
Within just two days, our team built the structure on a lawned area bordered by raised beds, taking care to protect the garden and maintain safe access for parishioners and tourists. The structure featured clear panoramic PVC panels, solid flooring with carpet, lighting, and illuminated fire exit signs, creating a bright, welcoming, and compliant space for services and events alike.
 

The Results

The temporary church enabled St Paul’s to continue all its regular activities without interruption from Sunday services to community gatherings and special occasions. It also ensured comfort and shelter during inclement weather while keeping the renovation works safely isolated from the congregation.
 
Feedback from the client was exceptionally positive, with praise for the on-site team and follow-up messages of thanks.
 
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We used Trafalgar Structures at the start of lock down. We were very fortunate to be able to remain fully working however, as everyone did, we had to make some major adaptions on our site to accommodate the 2m distancing. I came across Trafalgar Structures and I found them to be extremely helpful, knowledgeable and helpful. We had constant changes to the brief but that didn’t matter to James and his team, they were very accommodating and continued to be very helpful and help fulfil the works we required as well as give a lot of suggestions to make this work. The team that erected/ dismantled the marquee were extremely professional and friendly and helpful throughout the 2 days. I would highly recommend Trafalgar Structures and I would certainly use them again. I cannot find fault in anything they did. Thank you all so much for your help and guidance

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