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The Clitheroe Thursday, March 11th, 2010 ., No; 6,439 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom www.clitheroeadvertiser. Price 72p


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• • • -------------------- ’ by Natalie Cox COULD an iconic landmark which is a prominent feature


of the Clitheroe townscape disappear forever? The future of the spire at Clitheroe Parish Church is currently


imder discussion. Dismantling the 20-metre tall spire, ^which was added to the


church tower in 1848, is just one option being considered by mem­ bers of the Parochial Church Council. Another is repairing it. But whatever long term solution is agreed, the cost of the work


is likely to be in the region of £250,000. Remedial work has already had to be carried out on the spire


to prevent any danger to the public or the rest of the historic building.


' Priest-in-charge the Rev. Andy Proud said: “Acting on the Making a point: St Mary’s with its spire intact' Can’t see the point: how St Mary’s iooks without its steeple


advice of our architect Steve Burke, the church council conunis- sioned a survey by a structural engineer and a firm of steeple­ jacks. Anybody to the west of the church can see the result of this work - large chunks of stone have been removed to pre-


vent any further immediate danger to the public or the rest of the building. This has had the effect of making the spire safe for the short term, but future winters will undoubtedly destabilise it fur ther so a longer term solution is required.” On Monday the church


council will meet to look at the available options. Following a letter pub­


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lished in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times last week calling for the spire to be pernianently removed. Rev. Proud admitted that taking i t down was one of the options being consid­ ered: “I t would be tempting


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