Cathedrals across Britain are selling their historic fixtures and fittings to cover maintenance costs, it has emerged.
Newcastle’s St Nicholas Cathedral, which dates back to the 1400s, is to sell 35 of its Victorian-era oak pews to raise money ahead of a £6m renovation.
Project chiefs say the decoratively carved benches, made in the 1880s, could become garden furniture or be used in hotels and restaurants.
They will be sold on a first come, first served basis for upwards of £450 and it is hoped the sales will raise up to £20,000.
Newcastle’s St Nicholas Cathedral, which dates back to the 1400s, is to sell 35 of its Victorian-era oak pews to raise money ahead of a £6m renovation.https://t.co/VuB6Yfka1j
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 8, 2019