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
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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
The Case of the Cowthorpe Brass
19th-century metal theft Churches have been a target for thieves since time immemorial. On Saturday 9th June 1860, the York Herald reported on such a crime, with the headline, “Sacrilege