St. Peter and St. Paul's church in Pickering, a town in the United Kingdom, is hoping to have some help in preserving their walls which portray historic paintings originally created 500 years ago.
The church is planning to make a bid with the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help preserve the wall paintings.
According to historians, the paintings are believed to have been painted in 1470. Currently, they may be one of only five of these medieval paintings left of their kind.
After centuries went by, in roughly 1852, the church was doing some renovations when the paintings were rediscovered. Some areas of the wall have been damaged. One Victorian vicar was said to have thought the paintings were more of a distraction than anything.
An archaeologist from the University of York, professor Kate Giles spoke to the BBC about these historic walls. Giles believes nothing has been done in the way of preservation for at least 50 years.
"Unfortunately, the Victorians and 20th-century conservators coated them with a preservative medium, they thought they were protecting them from damp but it's actually been disastrous for the paintings, it's stopped them from breathing, it's attracted a lot of dirt and dust."
Today's vicar of the church, Gareth Atha, said the wall is "a fantastic asset" and that "it's a real privilege to be the vicar here and lead worship among them."