Halifax Minster have been celebrating this week, as building work on their roof gets underway.
The Minster has managed to secure a £124,000 grant from the government for vital repairs, and now the scaffolding is up, and work has begun, with the aim of completion by June.
The Minster’s tower is having its stonework repaired, alongside several stain glass windows being cleaned up and fitted with new guards, to help protect from vandalism.
The clock faces will also benefit from a clean-up, work that will be done by painters abseiling from the top of the tower.
The Revd Canon Hilary Barber, from the Minster, said: “We've all just had just about the worst year in our lives as a result of COVID-19, and yet here is a ray of hope for the future - a sum of money from the government to keep people in jobs and protect an important community heritage asset.
“As the world keeps on changing faster and faster, we look for things that are eternal and solid.
“The stones of Halifax Minster have stood for some 900 years, bearing testimony to the love of God through the Civil War, two World Wars, and now a pandemic.
“We hope that this work will secure the building for future generations to come, and that God will continue to bless the people of Halifax and Calderdale.”
To see a report from BBC Look North on the work happening at the Minster, please click here.