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church exterior pointed, short spire and wide nave
  • 13th August 2024
In our most recent members' lecture, we heard from Michael Carter to talk about, Exploring Sawley Abbey with English Heritage. This lecture was recorded, and is now available for CCT members to enjoy on CCTdigital.com.
The pews of St Mary's Church are decorated with cast iron scrollwork and foliage. Ornate tiles along the middle of the church lead to arched windows containing small pieces of clear red, blue and green glass arranged in geometrical patterns.
  • 23rd March 2020
A church inspired by the chapel of French Kings
exterior with it's round tower and thatched roof
  • 3rd April 2020
An astonishing historic church lost in time
fluffy bat with big ears sleeps inside a pipe
  • 15th April 2020
Parish churches are a treasure trove of irreplaceable art: brass, tombs, fonts, woodwork, rood screens, organs and wall paintings. But lots of them are also home to bat roosts. Rachel Arnold, Bats in Churches Heritage Advisor, tells us more.
Side view of the exterior of this imposing stone built church
  • 16th April 2020
Follow the transformation of Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, through the eyes of Volunteer Project Photographer Christine Audsley.
landscape headshot of man in front of city skyline
  • 17th April 2020
Retiring this March, Colin Shearer reflects on his 16 years at the CCT.
View of the altar with stone carved Baptismal font to its left
  • 30th April 2020
Yalda Davis is raising money by aiming to play the cello in all the medieval churches in Suffolk - one of the densest populations of medieval churches in England.
A late-medieval stone church with a five-pinnacled tower stands in the middle of a field below a misty grey sky.
  • 4th May 2020
On November 1st 1943 the population of Imber were given forty-seven days’ notice to leave their homes at a village meeting.
Multi-coloured stained glass window
  • 17th May 2020
A church of cathedral-like proporations which was almost lost...
Decorative stone windows with clear glass
  • 1st June 2020
It's Volunteers' Week and we’d like to take the time to say thank you to all the amazing people who voluntarily give their time to help us care for historic churches.
a shovel being pressed down by someone's foot into the ground.
  • 2nd June 2020
Celebrating our volunteers this Volunteers' Week
Exterior of church visible through the graveyard
  • 4th June 2020
In our final Volunteers' Week blog, we turn our attention to Hampshire, Bristol and Sunderland.

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