Page 154 The Second Dissolution Ecclesiastical salvage is a sensitive issue but, says Neville Griffiths, it's better to reuse materials from a church than to allow them to be lost forever. The removal of fixtures and fittings from religious buildings sounds horrendous but, before you condemn it, read on.
Ecclesiastical salvage can be about regeneration.
What prompted me to enlighten you in this sensitive area was an interesting church I went to see recently. It fitted into the alternative version of the three Rs - redundant. Reorder or refurbish. The new congregation had been ripping out and throwing away some of the old interior when one of the churchgoers read the article in PL about buying from a demolition site. He realised that what they had was worth something and, fortunately, gave me a call.