Article: Heavenly place to rest weary arms Day Out GRAHAM YOUNG ENJOYS AN INSPIRATIONAL VISIT TO ST MARTIN'S CHURCH

IT SEEMS a long time ago since St Martin's Church was a jet-black building - and almost as isolated as Guantanamo Bay by a non-stop procession of buses spewing out filthy fumes on the inner ring road.

Today, St Martin's in the Bullring is a masterpiece of how to blend the red sandstone of old with the bright, shiny new of the landmark Selfridges' building.

Overseas visitors in particular cannot resist getting their cameras out to capture the contrast - and that tells you a lot about the unexpected nature of their complementary relationship.

Testimony to the rediscovered importance of St Martin's is the steady flow of visitors from all faiths.

Each one is delighted to walkthrough its open ...

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