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Article: Selling up, couple facing [pounds sterling]230,000 repair bill for Shakespeare's church.(News)
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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Byline: Daily Mail Reporter
A COUPLE are selling their farmhouse next to a historic church after losing an 18-year battle to overturn an ancient law that makes them liable for [pounds sterling]230,000 repairs to the building.
Andrew and Gail Wallbank say they have no choice but to sell after being saddled with a bill to shore up the crumbling chancel at the 13th century church where Shakespeare's parents married.
Under a law which dates back to the reign of Henry VIII, whoever owns the farm is responsible for the upkeep of St John the Baptist in the picturesque village of Aston Cantlow, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
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