Helme Church Ruins

Photos of the ruins of Helme church. The church was destroyed at the end of the second world war, when it was hit by a shell, that struck the organ. A few months later the tower fell due to instability caused by the explosion.

The drama did not end there, after the second world war, the vicar of the church was deported to Siberia by the Soviet "liberators". He never returned.

Helme church ruins

Helme church ruins

The walls of the church are punctuated with bullet and shrapnel holes, still showing the evidence of the war.

Evidence of the war still visible

There is also a storknest on the ruins.

Back of Helme church