Twydall Church listed to halt church-saving demolition

The Twydall Holy Trinity Church building has been listed by the government in a bid by campaigners to halt its demolition.

The 45 year-old building, built by Arthur Bailey, has become uneconomical to maintain and plans were drawn up for a smaller building for the church to meet in, along with affordable housing.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport approved the English Heritage application, despite the possible ?1 million repair bill, which the small congregation is never likely to be able to meet.

The decision to demolish the building has been met with a?fiercely?divided response from Twydall residents past and present.

Caroline Ford, a regular contributor to the Church fund, said “It is indeed very sad that there is the possibility that the Church building will be demolished.

“But what I find even more sad is that the loudest protests come from people who very rarely, if ever set foot inside the Church.

“The regular congregation is small compared with the size of a church designed for the size of the parish and not the size of the congregation.”