(Southwark Consistory Court) The church had been badly damaged by fire, and a faculty was sought for its demolition and closure.
Held: The measure required such a decision to take account of local worship needs. Under s17, the court must allow for the parish’s pastoral needs; the architectural or historical importance if it was a listed building; the building’s contribution to the locality; any costs of preservation; and where as here the church had been almost totally destroyed, the practicability of rebuilding the church to its original condition. A faculty was granted.
Judges:
K M E Gray QC
Citations:
Times 20-Jan-1994, [1994] Fam 124, [1994] 2 WLR 54
Statutes:
Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 1 17
Cited by:
Cited – In re St Luke the Evangelist’s Church, Maidstone CArc 7-Oct-1994
The vicar and churchwardens appealed a refusal of a faculty to allow them to re-orient the services within the church to face to the south from the east.
Held: The Chancellor’s powers under the 1961 Measure had not been not reduced by the 1991 . .
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Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.82196