St Peter's Church

The Grade II-listed St Peter and St Paul’s church in Birch, near Colchester, which closed in 1990, has stood empty for almost 25 years and has fallen into disrepair.

The Diocsese of Chelmsford, which looks after the Church of England’s affairs in Essex, says it has been unable to find a suitable alternative use for the historic building in that time. Now Church Commissioners have earmarked it for demolition, a decision that has to rubber stamped by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government before it can go ahead.

Via www.eadt.co.uk