'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

摘要

Two venerable churches are finally getting the spires their builders intended, using techniques and materials they may never have imagined, while in Surrey a traditional craft is being used to restore a 15th century church tower. It's not just falling church attendance that is worrying the Archbishops of England. English Heritage's Inspired! campaign recently drew attention to a £ll8M annual shortfall in the funds required to maintain the country's 14,500 historic places of worship, at a time when serious thought is being given to upgrading and redesigning religious spaces in an attempt to get more bums on pews.