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Should Britain's abandoned church buildings be saved?
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December 26, 2023
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9:43Now PlayingHave you visited a church this Christmas?
The Brierley Consultancy estimates that around 6,000 church buildings have closed across the country in the last 60 years. That's a hundred churches closing a year.
But what happens to a church building once it's no longer a place of worship? Are abandoned church buildings worth saving - or, as some experts suggest, should we bring the bulldozers in?
Saskia Lumley reports.
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