Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Places of worship 'maybe at risk' in West Midlands

More than 200 listed places of worship in the West Midlands region could be at risk of needing urgent major repairs, English Heritage said.

A survey was carried out of some of the area's 1,387 listed places of worship.

About 10% of such places in England were in a poor or very bad physical condition, a sample survey found.

English Heritage has produced a guide called Caring for Places of Worship, pointing congregations in the direction of help and advice.

Read the full article on the BBC News Website

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