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Hidden hoard of gold coins saves church set to shut
‘Like a miracle’: hidden gold saves Lancashire church from closure
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Priya Bharadia
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The Guardian‘Like a miracle’: hidden gold saves Lancashire church from closuretheguardian.comAnonymous gift of nine Britannia coins worth nearly £30,000 were discovered in a bag beneath the altar Unable to raise the £750,000 needed for urgent repairs, St Wilfrid’s Church looked likely to shut its doors after more than 700 years in the town of Melling, Lancashire. But, on Good Friday, the church was saved from closure by the discovery, in a plastic bag hidden under the altar, of a box with nine gold Britannia coins worth nearly £30,000. Continue reading...
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