Claire Page

Following a campaign by art historians, the UK government has added the ‘Oldham Mural’ masterpiece to its national heritage register.

In 1535 there were around 850 monastic houses across England and Wales, by 1540 none remained.

In Holy Rosary Church in Oldham – a town in the Greater Manchester area of England – is one of the most important works of Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton. The church closed in 2017, and now his mosaic-fresco “The Crucifixion” is at risk.

Kevin Duckett was near a pond close to the English town of Market Harborough with his metal detector when it began to buzz like mad.