Quote Originally Posted by Cadfael View Post
My view is that things are never black and white and my reasons for Lastly, if the church is sitting there and costing nothing to anyone, I cannot see why, if it is in such a bad state, they have not brought in anyone to have a detailed architects view. It is my understanding from the outside of the tower that the problem lies with the spire and not the tower and that the removal of the spire alone would be far less costly than having to demolish the entire site.

When I complete the website, I would love to see the local's reaction on this and have already spoken to the neighbours of the church who don't want to see it demolished, just so the grass can grow.
Good idea. Perhaps all people who live within the parish boundary, and who would like the church to remain, can be persuaded to put their hands in their pockets to help pay for this. Clearly the church goers themselves don't seem able to fund the church's repair out of their church funds.