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Fire destroys 19th Century church in Cambridgeshire

A fire which destroyed a church in the fenland area of Cambridgeshire is being treated as suspicious.

The fire broke out mid-morning at the 19th Century church of St Mary's at Westry on the outskirts of March.

Only the external brickwork remains and the building has been deemed structurally unsound.

Read entire article at BBC