As part of a wider faculty petition for the re-ordering of this Grade II listed church so as to enable wider community use, the petitioners sought to introduce carpet and remove the unexceptional pews and replace them with upholstered chairs. Objections to the chairs and carpeting were raised by the Victorian Society and Historic England and the former become a party opponent. Following Re St Alkmund Duffield (2013) Fam 158 and Re St John the Baptist Penshurst [2015] WLR (D) 115, the chancellor considered that the removal of the pews would cause only modest harm to the architectural and historic significance of the church, which was outweighed by the benefit to be afforded by the proposals for community and conference use. The particular design of the chairs – with a wooden frame and not overly upholstered – would not have too much of an impact on the interior aspect of the church. The proportions of the Victorian nave would not be rendered overly domestic by the laying of carpet, which was, in any event, reversible. The faculty was granted. [Catherine Shelley]