St. Mary’s Chickney then and now
St. Mary’s church, Chickney, Essex, was struck by lightning in 1902 and £329 was raised to be spent on repairs to the tower. Following a period of neglect, the church
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Return of the Stainburn Bible Stand
Early in 2014 my attention was drawn to an inscribed brass ‘memorial plaque’ being sold in Belfast on a well-known auction website. The first to bring this to my attention
Henry Audley’s Monument at Berechurch Essex
Henry Audley’s magnificent monument stands in St. Michael’s Church, Berechurch, a mile or two south of Colchester in Essex. “His date of death is not known but, as he is
21st-Century Iconoclasm?
Heritage Crime… Little Cawthorpe, Lincolnshire, St. Helen’s Church Constructed in 1859 to replace a medieval church, this is the third building on this site, the earliest church having been founded
William Burges’ Rose Window
The rose window high in the west end of the church of Christ the Consoler, Skelton-cum-Newby, dates to the mid 1870s and was made by Saunders & Co. to a
High Ambition, Low Elswick
St. Stephen’s tower, Low Elswick, is one of the most overlooked and rarely mentioned buildings in the CCT’s portfolio of historic churches, despite the local and international significance of those
2020 Heritage Bike Ride
The inaugural annual ‘spires and spokes’ heritage bike ride was completed on 26th September 2020. Raising money for The Churches Conservation Trust, Graham and Colin cycled a 75km route around
Knowing the Numbers
Historic Church Visitor System Posted on 9th December 2019 by Graham W Management information was essential when embarking upon the project to develop Holy Trinity Goodramgate into a world-class visitor attraction which would
A high-tech visitor welcome
Early in 2018 I was presented with an operational problem. I had been asked to refresh the visitor notices at 107 historic sites in the ownership of The Churches Conservation
High ambition and Low-Elswick
St. Stephen’s tower, Low Elswick, is one of the most overlooked and rarely mentioned buildings in the CCT’s portfolio of historic churches, despite the local and international significance of those