ABSTRACT The protection of colonial-era buildings as part of the modern heritage is now viewed more positively as part of the texture of urban memory and fabric. However, there are major challenges for the preservation of ecclesiastical buildings erected in Christianized non-Western territories during the European colonial era. By utilizing physical observations, interviews and primary documents, this paper examines the current conservation state of colonial-era Anglican ecclesiastical heritage as well as the mechanics of their upkeep, using the early church buildings in Yorubaland (South West Nigeria) as the empirical focus. This article raises questions about challenges and threats to their protection, revealing the deficiencies in conservation know-how and problems with the current management structure, in particular the way the original buildings’ fabric is modified or the building demolished to create more space. The paper proposes a set of recommendations for building institutional capacity for a better way forward. The example of Anglican ecclesiastical heritage in Yorubaland offers insights into colonial-era’s heritage in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

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消失的遗产？保护约鲁巴兰殖民时代英国国教教会遗产的威胁和挑战

摘要 作为现代遗产的一部分的殖民时代建筑的保护现在被更积极地视为城市记忆和结构肌理的一部分。然而，欧洲殖民时代在基督教化的非西方领土上建造的教会建筑的保护面临重大挑战。通过物理观察、采访和原始文件，本文以约鲁巴兰（尼日利亚西南部）的早期教堂建筑为实证重点，研究了殖民时代英国国教教会遗产的当前保护状况及其维护机制。本文提出了有关其保护面临的挑战和威胁的问题，揭示了保护知识的不足和当前管理结构的问题，特别是修改原始建筑物结构或拆除建筑物以创造更多空间的方式。该文件提出了一系列建议，以建立机构能力以更好地前进。约鲁巴兰圣公会教会遗产的例子提供了对撒哈拉以南非洲和其他地方殖民时代遗产的洞察。