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CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
ASCENSION ROAD, LOWER BROUGHTON
12/13 FEBRUARY 2017.

As Duty Officer for the Catering Units on Sunday night, I received a call at 2345 to the above address.   Control advised me that this was a serious fire and parts of the building had already collapsed.
I was deeply shocked and saddened as this was the church where I began my Ordained Ministry in 1989, and where I conducted my first Christening, first Wedding, first Funeral and most importantly
for me where I celebrated Mass for the very first time.  It is a Church I have returned to many times since.   By the time I arrived the building was already destroyed.  The first picture, kindly donated
to me, shows just how intense the fire was.  The building was 100% involved in fire and there was nothing that the fire-fighters could do to save it.

I am very grateful to the Officer in Charge who very kindly made arrangements for me to be taken around the perimeter of the Church, where I took the next selection of photographs between 0330 and 0345.

The remaining photographs were taken mid-morning on Monday 13 February and again my thanks to the F&RS for the help I received.




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