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iclimbfences
04-01-2009, 04:18 AM
I stumbled across this place whilst messing about in google and decided to go check it out. When I got there I found out that it had been recently gutted by fire (July/August '08).

The church was built in 1910, though I found a website that claims it was 1883. Unsure as to when it closed, but it was due to a serious crack appearing at the front end of the building.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II01.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II02.jpg

Remnants of stained-glass window
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II03.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II04.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II05.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II06.jpg

Fire damage
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II07.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II08.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II09.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II10.jpg

This made me feel pretty sad
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II11.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/II12.jpg

Sadly the stairs to the bell tower were destroyed in the fire :(

I found some pre-fire shots here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/architec/1458635063/in/photostream/)