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Alphabetical Index of all judgments on this web site as at 1 October 2022

Index by Dioceses of 2022 judgments on this web site as at 1 October 2022

Re St Michael and All Angels Edenham [2014] Mark Bishop Ch. (Lincoln)

A faculty was sought for repairs to pew platforms and pews, and also the moving of the font from the south aisle to a more central position at the back of the Church, 'so that the administration of the sacrament of baptism can be better seen by the congregation and that there may be an improved liturgical focus on a baptism conducted during the main Sunday morning worship.' There were two objections to the moving of the font. Faculty granted.

Re St Michael’s Whichford [2013] Stephen Eyre Ch. (Coventry)


Petition for repairs to external stonework (ironstone) of a twelfth century church. Objections as to the extent of the proposed replacement of stone with stone from the same quarry as the original. Faculty granted.

Re St Nicholas Beverley [2011] Peter Collier Ch. (York)

Confirmatory Faculty to carry out significant modifications in the execution of works previously permitted under faculty. The variations are: 1. to re-site the font further north, 2. to re-grade the pathway to the new platform in front of the west doors, 3. to modify the roof on the new inner west lobby, 4. to paint the salvaged pew ends incorporated into the new WC and kitchen screens, 5. to replace the proposed carpet tiles with a pattern of Amtico tiles in three colours, and 6. to introduce various new lighting fittings.

Re St Nicholas Radford Semele [2012] Stephen Eyre Ch. (Coventry)

The installation of a digital organ and a moveable font in the church of St. Nicholas Radford Semele, a reconstructed church severely damaged by fire in 2008

Re St Peter and St Paul West Wittering [2012] Mark Hill Ch. (Chichester)

Faculty granted for Air Source Heat Pumps, to replace an old electric boiler heating system.

Re St Peter Drayton [2017] ECC Oxf 4

The petitioners wished to remove four rows of pews from the west end of the nave, in order to allow greater community use of the church. The church had a mixture of medieval and Victorian pews. The Chancellor granted a faculty to allow the removal of the pews as requested, with the exception of one medieval pew and frontal.

Re St Philip Scholes [2016] ECC Lee 5

The unlisted church had been built in 1966. A font constructed from brick, and clad in marble, had been removed from the church and broken up without the authority of a faculty. The stainless steel bowl, which had been part of the font, had been incorporated into a wooden, moveable font. The Chancellor granted a confirmatory faculty for the disposal of the old font and the incorporation of the stainless steel bowl in the new font. The judgment contains a discussion of the law relating to the disposal of redundant fonts.

Re St Saviour Aston-by-Stones [2012] Sybil Thomas Dep. Ch. (Lichfield)

Faculty granted for extensive re-ordering including, the provision of toilet facilities, the removal of the choir stalls on both the north and south sides of the church, repositioning of the font, and the use of chairs in the new baptistry area, the removal of three rows of pews at the rear of the church, the installation of a balcony with stair access at the west end of the church, the provision of a separate meeting area under the balcony and a refreshment bar, a wooden and glass screen to divide the worship area from the meeting area, the replacement of the wooden main entrance door with glass doors.

Re St Saviour Harden [2012] John Walford Ch. (Bradford)

Faculty granted for re-ordering, including new central heating system and replacement of pews with chairs.

Re St Thomas and St James Worsbrough Dale [2016] ECC She 1

The Chancellor granted a faculty to authorise a twenty year licence permitting the installation and maintenance of mobile telephone antennas and dishes in the tower of the Grade II listed church. The Parochial Church Council had debated possible health issues and one member of the PCC objected on the ground that  mobile telephones can be used to transmit material that is both unlawful and immoral. In respect of the health issue, the Chancellor cited  Re St. Margaret Hawes [2003] 1 WLR 2568 (approved in Re Emmanuel Bentley [2006] 1 Fam 39 (Court of Arches)), in which it was said that there was no compelling evidence that radio transmissions within permitted levels were a danger to health. And in relation to the possible transmission of unlawful and immoral material, the Chancellor cited Chingford St. Peter and St. Paul [2007] 1 Fam 67, in which the Court of Arches decided that this was not a sufficient basis on which to refuse a faculty.