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Day: March 12, 2020

Day: March 12, 2020

St John the Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon

St John the Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon

St John the Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon   Contrary to what you might expect, sometimes the worst thing that can happen to an historic building is to have too much money spent on it. Too little money and it might just dissolve back into the parent soil; the right amount and it survives from century to…

Rebecca Ireland March 20, 12 Devon, UK Read More...

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