At around 6.30pm on a summer evening, a Grade-II listed church in Newport was destroyed by fire .
The early evening in Newport saw people drinking in nearby beer gardens and wandering about the city centre, before the smoke started billowing from the spired Bethel Church on Stow Hill.
It was this fire that displaced a congregation and devastated a community of worshippers .
However, that famous church will now be rebuilt - just as soon as the piles of burnt wood and debris are removed.
The pastor at Bethel, Andrew Cleverly, said: "It was totally gutted inside. The fire was devastating.
"There's nothing really salvageable from inside; it's a shell."
Thinking back to that night, he added: "I was devastated, absolutely devastated.
"A lot of us stood there in the car park opposite and watched it burn to the ground and we could do absolutely nothing about it."
But the future is looking bright for Pastor Andrew and his congregation.
He said the multi-million pound project will be carried out in two phases.
The main four walls and spire of the church, that was originally built in 1884, are still structurally sound - despite the Chinese whispers that had circulated.
Pastor Andrew, 57, said: "This is the clearance of the building, because there's so much debris, burnt stuff and wood, and beams and all sorts.
"Everything has just collapsed in on itself. So this is the quite dangerous stage.
"It has to be done very delicately.
"It's called the enabling stage, where they just clear everything out."
The clearance job is expected to take around nine weeks - and 150 skips-worth of debris. Stow Hill will be closed during that time .
Once that's done, they'll be ready to start rebuilding.
Pastor Andrew said he's hoping work can begin in July - that's when they're hoping to bring in the tower crane - and expects it to take around 18 months to complete.
And it'll be quite different to the church people remember.
"It'll be quite different, inside," Pastor Andrew said.
"We're making it fit for purpose for the 21st century.
"Before, it was fit for purpose for the 19th century, when it was built.
"There'll be accessible, municipal areas; coffee shops, lounges.
"The spire itself will become a lift shaft, going up the three different floors.
"There'll be four floors in total and a new entrance on Stow Hill will be built."
There will be some recognisable features though: "The heritage people want us to try and salvage the old cast iron balustrade around the balcony, and some of the pillars, and stuff like that so we can reuse them.
"Not in construction but in an ornamental, arty way so there's a nod to the history."
Here are the plans for rebuild:
Overall, the pastor is feeling positive and making the most out of what was a horrible situation.
The congregation has taken refuge in neighbouring church on Havelock Street, and Pastor Andrew said people have been very kind with donations, and help.
He praised Newport City Council, the community, the architects and engineers who "have all been fantastic".
Pastor Andrew adds: "It's turned out to be a blessing in disguise to be honest.
"After a few years of being a bit put out, we've got a new light on the horizon.
"And something to look forward to."
