Historic church rallies round 'Blitz Spirit' in bid to recover from fire which gutted 19th-century structure

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Historic church rallies round 'Blitz Spirit' in bid to recover from fire which gutted 19th-century structure.

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An historic church is rallying around its "Blitz Spirit" to overcome a devastating fire which partially destroyed it.St Andrew's Church on Jarrom Street went up in flames last Tuesday, with dramatic images showing the moments the fire ripped through its 19th-century structure.The church's roof has been hollowed out by the fire, which was eventually brought to a close by firefighters on Wednesday morning, and is now fundraising to restore it.And in the days since the blaze, two remarkable stories have emerged revealing what happened that night.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "Miraculously, a member of the congregation woke in the middle of the night with a sense of something wrong and was impelled to go to the church," theologian John Milbank said."If he hadn't then found it ablaze and sounded the alarm, it might have been razed to the ground."It also came to light that St Andrew's had been due to host its churchwarden Tony Simons's funeral on Wednesday morning - and heroic...

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