A BEAUTIFUL stained glass church window dedicated to Queen Victoria has been smashed by thieves - for the second time in four months.
It cost £2,000 to restore and replace a section of the 125-year-old window at St Mary’s Church in the town centre after the church was broken into back in July.
A brick was thrown through the glass destroying one panel which had to be carefully reconstructed and hand-painted by an expert.
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