The medieval church in the village of St. Michaels on Wyre has had a very old gravestone & many ancient stone paving flags stolen during the night last week.
A shocking find in the morning...usually it’s lead off the roof they pinch but never heard of going for the pathway before!
Three good things:
1. Crowdfunding has raised over £2000 already to replace them. English heritage has been advising & it’s going to be costly to replace them in the right age as the originals.
2. Treats for the cat!
3. Two bags of clothes dropped off at the charity shop...they are taking two bags per family on a Friday.
Thieves !! and to steal paving flags - must be stolen to order - someone must be doing up a period property and need authentic paving stones for the project !! A beautiful old church !
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This church is very old...there has been a church on this site since the 11th century but the north wall was built in the 15th century. The tower you can see here is the last part to be built & that was in the 17th century.
The clock is right! How nice to see one of these old stone churches but awful to hear about the theft! Someone must notice where they are. I took a large bag of clothing to the charity shop too!
@aguycalledjack Wow Jack I didn't know that! All that time when Will & Alex went to church there too! Will have to go look at the graveyard when we next come over!
@happypat Disgraceful behaviour! To steal the paving stones is bad enough but to steel a gravestone is next level! I hope the person whose grave it was haunts them!
Very similar church to the one my Nanna and Grandad used to sing in the choir at in Yorkshire. How awful that someone stole the paving stones. I hope thunderbolts get them.
Beautiful old church.
This church is very old...there has been a church on this site since the 11th century but the north wall was built in the 15th century. The tower you can see here is the last part to be built & that was in the 17th century.
A very pretty church.
Like the two bags per household for the charity shop!