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Berneray Hostel from the Sea

Berneray Hostel from the Sea

The derelict Telford Parliamentary Church on Berneray

The derelict Telford Parliamentary Church on Berneray.

Berneray has at least two buildings which have had a new lease of life recently. One is the Telford Parliamentary Church and the other is our hostel. John Joyce, the GHHT project manager, has with the assistance of a team of helpers created a new feel to the hostel which is, of course, right on the seashore. Keith & Sheena McIntyre have worked with the architects, Patience & Highmore, to resurrect the church and convert it to a studio. It was featured recently on a Channel 4 programme, The Restoration Man, and here is a photograph of it in its derelict state. The former is open to the public and the latter is now a private dwelling. They both obviously give pleasure.