MARTINS NEST OXFORD

THE TITLE OF THIS PAGE IS WHO WE ARE,THE MARTINS AND WHERE WE LIVE OXFORD STAFFORDSHIRE WE ARE NEW TO WEB PAGE BUILDING,BUT HOPEFULLY WILL MAKE THE SITE AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE, OUR INTERESTS INCLUDE COMPUTING(OF CAUSE),CYCLING, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY,GARDENING,DIY,TRAVEL,SWIMMING,ETC.. JUST LATELY WE HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDING'S MAINLY CHURCHES, EITHER GRADE LISTED OR NOT,WE ARE NOT RELIGIOUS, BUT GREATLY APPRECIATE THE ARCHITECTURE AND BELIEVE THAT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THEY SHOULD BE SAVED FROM DISREPAIR AND EVENTUAL DEMOLITION,SAVED THAT IS FOR THE NATION AND VISITORS TO THE COUNTRY TO ADMIRE

          ST FRANCIS MONASTRY

THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS A MONASTRY IN MANCHESTER,WHICH IS ABOUT TO UNDERGO A MULTI MILLION POUND RESTORATION,THE MONEY BEING PROVIDED BY ENGLISH HERITAGE,LOTTERY FUNDING,FUND RAISING BY LOCAL DEDICATED PEOPLE,PLUS DONATIONS FROM FAR AND WIDE. IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY'S IRREPLACEABLE TREASURES.

          THE INSIDE

THIS INTERIOR SHOT SHOWS THE CHURCH AS IT IS NOW AFTER TEN YEARS OF STANDING EMPTY, COMPLETELY GUTTED BY MINDLESS VANDALISM, LUCKILY SOME ITEMS HAVE BEEN SAVED, AND OTHERS WILL BE REPLACED WHEN THE SIX YEAR ON GOING CAMPAIGN FOR RESTORATION BEGINS EARLY 2004

This is just one example of the kind of thing which we have  an interest in, if only in a small way. If anyone knows of another building of any discription not necessarily a church, we would be interested in hearing about what it is, where it is, and what is happening to save it.