Work has started on one of the most unusual landmarks planned for the British countryside, a looping concrete and brick structure shaped like a Möbius strip, set to stand more than 50 metres tall in Warwickshire. Called the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, the project aims to tell a million personal stories of faith through an architectural form rarely attempted at this scale.
The design comes from Snug Architects, a UK practice known for blending expressive geometry with civic purpose. The idea for the Möbius form, according to the studio’s director Paul Bulkeley, came to him while he was praying. The structure loops and twists like a continuous ribbon, its shape symbolising eternity and continuity. When completed, it will become the largest piece of Christian art in the UK.
The monument is being built near Coleshill, between the M6 and M42, an area where thousands of commuters pass each day. When finished in 2028, the 51.5-metre-tall structure will be visible to drivers, HS2 passengers and even travellers landing at Birmingham Airport. Project leaders expect the visibility alone to spark curiosity, while the site itself is projected to draw around 250,000 visitors annually.
The scale of the construction is as ambitious as its symbolism. The structure will be assembled from 188 precast concrete elements, each engineered in different shapes to achieve the looped form. These elements will be clad in one million white bricks, with each brick representing an answered prayer submitted by people from across the world. Visitors will be able to scan individual bricks through a mobile app to read the stories behind them, making the wall both a physical landmark and a digital archive of personal experiences.
Surrounding the structure will be landscaped walkways and green zones across nearly 10 acres. A visitor centre and a round-the-clock prayer room are also planned, giving the site a mix of public, contemplative and community spaces. The design positions the monument as both an architectural statement and a destination for spiritual tourism — a place where faith, memory and public space intersect.
The project has been nearly a decade in the making. Snug Architects won the international design competition organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2016, beating entrants from around the world. Since then, the effort has centred around planning permissions and, most importantly, fundraising. The financial target of £40 million was recently achieved, triggering the formal start of construction. A ground-breaking ceremony marked the moment, bringing together supporters, local representatives and members of the Eternal Wall charity that is driving the initiative.
Despite reaching the major fundraising milestone, the charity continues to raise another £5.7 million to ensure the wider site can operate at full capacity once the wall is completed. That includes facilities, visitor management systems and long-term maintenance plans.
For Warwickshire, the landmark introduces an unexpected blend of contemporary design and spiritual narrative. For the charity behind it, the wall is intended as a public expression of hope — something visible from a distance, yet rooted in thousands of individual stories. For Snug Architects, it represents one of their most technically demanding works, a large-scale Möbius form that brings engineering, art and faith into a single loop.
By 2028, the sweeping concrete curve is expected to stand as one of the country’s most distinctive new monuments. As the first bricks go into place, the Eternal Wall is already beginning to reshape the landscape — not only as an architectural experiment, but as a modern symbol meant to resonate with anyone who passes by.
