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Jan, all the church needs is a new roof!
The walls are the most important part of a structure, and those particular walls are in 100% top condition. Cathedrals, churches and indeed houses regularly have their roofs changed: the old timbers are taken down and replaced with new ones.
The central roof timber of a building can actually last hundreds of years, and some were made from old ships in demolition. The side timbers of a roof can last fifty to a hundred years before needing changing.
I think you will find that the Councils in Dover, including DDC planning office, would not consent to the structure being demolished.
Incidentally, Jan, Henry VIII wanted to demolish Saint Mary, but the Dovorians prevented it.
As for the Priory in Effingham Crescent, a part of which was ripped down by the said monarch, some buildings remain, and they are stunning stone structures.
If a roof caught blaze, no-one would rip down these structures either.
I have been doing some more photography latlely, and will be in possession of my sisters camera from Sunday onwards for a while, and will be visiting the church opposite the Town Hall.
I have edited online some nice pictures of churches of Dover.
I also hoarded some collectables from a charity shop yesterday, but don't know where to dispaly them, so for now it all goes in cupboards. I just love collecting old items, and photographing characteristic old structures. Not everyone is the same, Jan! We have different passions.
