A former guardian of a wayside shrine in North Yorkshire has spoken of her heartbreak after vandals attacked the building for a second time.
The quaint chapel, which at a squeeze holds eight people, is alongside the River Nidd in Knaresborough. Several of its leaded windows have been smashed, and a half brick was found nearby.
Until seven years ago, the tiny Grade I listed building, known as the Shrine of our Lady of the Crag, was looked after by Knaresborough town crier Nancy Buckle.
Miss Buckle said: "It has broken my heart to see the damage, because it is part of Knaresborough's heritage."
The building was cut into the rock in 1408 by a stonemason who was inspired to create it after a piece of rock fell from the cliff, narrowly missing his child.
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