I have to go to Douai Abbey today, to a meeting of the Historic Churches Committee to present the plans for the restoration of our church.
The HCC is the body that is supposed to stop the wonton destruction of historic churches and oversee alterations to them. They were sorely necessary in the 80s when so much damage was done to our Catholic heritage.
Apparently the presentation is in front of 25 experts from English Heritage and diocesan bodies, it sounds a bit intimidating, fortunately it is our architect Diedre Waddington doing the presentation.
Say a prayer our plans are accepted.
Diedre transformed the church in Crawley from this
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Good luck with your presentation Fr Ray - our prayers go with you.
'Experts' from English Heritage...
Well you know what they say about ex-perts - an EX is a 'has been' and a SPERT (spurt) is a drip under pressure! :-)
Actually English Heritage are a good bunch and I'm sure your Architect will carry the day (with the Holy Spirit's assistance of course).
Re Crawley: Although the pic doesn't show the former sanctuary too clearly I think I prefer it the way it was.
Prayers and thoughts with you
Best of Luck Father Ray.Any chance of them coming up with some dosh?
Bit of an irony, wot, that it's being held at Douai, with its bizarre hybrid church that looks as if some giant postmodernist architectural behemoth from space had flown down and eaten half a gothic church.
Very nice pictures of Crawley. By thr way, the name is spelt Deirdre.
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