Preparing for the repairs
Preparing for the repair project involved detailed survey work using high tech laser scanners Read more…
An evolving heritage building
The church contains medieval wall paintings dating from the 13th century, graffiti carved in the 1500s. Read more…
Project progress report
After a three-year fundraising campaign we are nearing the point of starting repairs. Read more…
You can help too
It’s not just about money, it’s about getting people interested and involved as volunteers in our project. Read more…
Flamstead Heritage is at risk
We are raising money to save this beautiful church and its medieval murals
Latest Blog Posts
Scarecrows tell the heritage story
Visitors to St Leonard's Church during Flamstead's Autumn Fayre will have encountered a scarecrow group of 13th century stonemasons busy going about the task of widening the building - and encouraging the 21st century onlookers to lend a hand! This tableau was part of...
The spell of St Leonard’s
I'm not the first, and I won't be the last, to fall under the spell of St Leonard's Church – that wonderful, craggy, 900-year-old assembly of stones, bricks, glass, wood, lead and copper sat there in the middle of our churchyard. Through being involved in the Heritage...