Ickleton's rare Norman church frescoes secure conservation funds

They fell in love with a gothic Welsh mansion and restored it, then their dreams went up in flames

'We started with the roof, we restored the roof, made it water tight, and then it took us more than a year to dry the building inside. It was nearly dry, everything ready. When the fire happened, all dreams go down'

475-year-old Vasai cathedral wins UNESCO Award for conservation

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral in Vasai has won a UNESCO Award of Merit. The 475-year-old structure was restored through community funding. The project cost approximately Rs 4.5 crore. The restoration revived a sixteenth-century building embodying Portuguese colonial architecture. Traditional craftsmanship was used to reinstate the interior as a living place of worship. The work took place from 2023-24.

Ickleton's rare Norman church frescoes secure conservation funds

The forgotten frescoes, revealed after a 1979 arson attack, are now in need of more conservation.

Church hopes to save war memorials after submitting plans to council

An “important part of local history” could be saved if plans to remove stained glass, an organ and war memorials from a Hamilton church get the…