CHURCHES are still being sold off in Cumbria as society becomes ever more secular. Whatever your views on the religion and worship, the upside of this trend is that there are now regular opportunities for those with cash to spend to own some uniquely elegant and classy buildings, provided you don t mind the proximity of a graveyard. Among the interesting clerical properties currently on the market locally are:
Holy Trinity Church, West Seaton, Workington. Sitting on a 0.35 acre site, the church dates back to 1891 and is now regarded as redundant. It has an impressive high-vaulted ceiling and a tower. It was built with sandstone and - as you would expect - boasts several impressive stained glass windows. It is being marketed by Edwin Thompson with a guide price of £75,000.
The proposed development area PLANS have been put forward to build a huge 2,500-home garden community around Farleigh Wallop in Basingstoke. However, this project has been met with fierce opposition from residents who have formed an action group, calling on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to stop this proposal from going ahead. Here is everything you need to know about the project, its impact, and the opposition.
What is the project? Named ‘Upper Swallick Garden Community’, the project is planned by Viscount Lymington and the Trustees of the Portsmouth Settled Estates.
Where is it planned? The 302.77-ha site is an extensive, undulating tract of arable farmland stretching east from the M3 on the southern side of Basingstoke, and immediately south of Cliddesden village. The site comprises a number of agricultural fields divided by hedgerows, small tracks and lanes. The site falls into three Parishes: the majority of the site falling within Cliddesden CP, a l
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image captionGlynne and Kathleen Morris married in Nottingham in 1948
A couple say it s almost too good to be true to be celebrating their 72nd wedding anniversary.
Glynne Morris, 96, and wife Kathleen, 93, married at St Leonard s Church in Wollaton, Nottingham on Christmas Eve in 1948.
Now living in Warwickshire, the great-grandparents say they will be celebrating their milestone quite happily with a meal together at home.
They are also hoping to mark it with a bigger celebration after the pandemic.
Mr Morris said he and his wife had been close neighbours growing up. I spent about four years in the Navy during the war and when I came back and she d grown into a very attractive young lady, he said.
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