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CATHEDRAL & CHURCH BUILDINGS DIVISION GRANTS REPORT 2018/2019 Supporting 16,000 cathedral and church buildings of the Church of England CONTENTS Introduction 3 Our Funders 4 Grants to Parish Churches in 2018 and 2019 5 Grants Awarded 2018/2019 6 Grants for the Conservation of Bells 6 Grants for the Conservation of Books 8 Grants for the Conservation of Churchyard Structures 9 Grants for the Conservation of Clocks 11 Grants for the Conservation of Metalwork 13 Grants for the Conservation of Monuments 14 Grants for the Conservation of Organs 16 Grants for the Conservation of Paintings and Wall Paintings 19 Grants for the Conservation of Stained Glass 21 Grants for the Conservation of Wooden Objects 23 Conservation Report Grants Awarded 2018/2019 24 Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants Awarded 2018/2019 28 Conservation Committee Membership 2018/19 35 COVER Upper Hale, St Mark (Diocese of Guildford) Wall painting scheme by Kitty Milroy (1872–1923) Image courtesy of Rickerby & Shekede 2 INTRODUCTION ChurchCare, the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England, is a national resource offering a comprehensive source of information and conservation support, including funding grants for nearly 16,000 parish churches (12,500 of which are listed) and 42 cathedrals. We work with external heritage and professional organisations to maintain best practice and improve standards of care and conservation. The conservation grants programme supports parishes in the conservation of ecclesiastical furnishings and artworks of historic and artistic significance. These grants are targeted at the main categories of objects and materials found in Anglican parish churches: bells, books and manuscripts, clocks, decorative plasterwork, metalwork and church plate, monuments, organs, paintings on canvas and wood, stained glass, textiles, timberwork, wall paintings and historic structures in churchyards. Our grants for urgent fabric repairs help parishes maintain their buildings and protect the historic contents within them. The aim of this programme is to support the care and conservation of church buildings and their contents, balancing it with the needs of worship and mission. In addition to the conservation works, our grants also help with costs associated with preliminary surveys and preparation of conservation reports. The aim of these grants is to allow for the detailed study of the condition of objects and analysis of the causes of their deterioration, in order to establish an informed conservation strategy. The assessment of applications is carried out by seven committees that draw together 58 professionals who are experts in their particular fields and ensure that grants promote best conservation practice. A list of membership is presented at the end of this report. Over the following pages, we provide an overview of our grant awards for conservation and fabric repairs in 2018 and 2019. These are not the statutory accounts for the grants programme. ChurchCare’s operating and staff costs are funded by the Archbishops’ Council. However, the conservation grants programme is financially independent and does not receive any central church funds. It relies on donations from external charitable bodies and individuals. Grant-related funds administered by the division are audited and reported in The Archbishops’ Council Annual Report and Financial Statements. 3 OUR FUNDERS The Conservation Grants Programme (for the conservation of artworks and historic furnishings) was funded by donations from The Pilgrim Trust, The Radcliffe Trust, The Anglican Parish Churches Fund (APCF), The Oswald Allen Fund and The Gunnis Fund. In addition, the Church Buildings Council allocated £37,000 in 2018 and £19,118 in 2019 from its own Founders’ Fund. The Fabric Repairs Grants Programme was funded by donations from The Wolfson Foundation Trustees for the repair of fabric of listed church buildings amounted to £400,000 in 2018 and £403,000 in 2019. Without the generous support of our funding partners we would not be able to help the thousands of volunteers that look after some of England’s most treasured heritage, found in our parish churches. Funding partner 2018 2019 The Wolfson Foundation £400,000 £403,000 The Pilgrim Trust £211,600 £213,000 The Radcliffe Trust £20,000 £25,000 Founders Fund £37,000 £19,118 APCF £10,000 Gunnis Fund £625 £1250 Oswald Allen Bequest £6245 To find out more on how you can partner with ChurchCare to support the conservation of church heritage please contact Janet Berry [email protected] 020 798 1889. 4 GRANTS TO PARISH CHURCHES IN 2018 AND 2019 In 2018, £669,225 was awarded to 173 projects in in 40 dioceses In 2019, £675,113 was awarded to 189 projects in 40 dioceses 5 GRANTS AWARDED 2018/2019 GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BELLS 2018 Grants from The Pilgrim Trust Beaford, Saint George and All Saints (Diocese of Exeter) £1,700 Restoration of bells - ring of 6, 1 listed Denbury, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of Exeter) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 3, 3 listed Findon, St John the Baptist (Diocese of Chichester) £1,800 Restoration of bells - ring of 6, 2 listed Grappenhall, St Wilfrid (Diocese of Chester) £2,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 8, 4 listed Kempston, All Saints (Diocese of St Albans) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 10, 0 listed Lamplugh, St Michael and All Angels (Diocese of Carlisle) £2,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 1 listed Little Driffield, St Mary (Diocese of York) £1,500 Restoration of bells – Sanctus bell Moresby, St Bridget (Diocese of Carlisle) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 2 listed Nately Scures, St Swithun (Diocese of Winchester) £1,500 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 2 listed Seaborough, St John (Diocese of Salisbury) £1,500 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 0 listed West Hanningfield, St Mary & St Edward (Diocese of Chelmsford) £4,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 4, 4 listed Zennor, St Senara (Diocese of Truro) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 6, 1 listed Grants from the Founders’ Fund Denbury, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of Exeter) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 3, 3 listed Grappenhall, St Wilfrid (Diocese of Chester) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 8, 4 listed Lamplugh, St Michael and All Angels (Diocese of Carlisle) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 1 listed Moresby, St Bridget (Diocese of Carlisle) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 2, 2 listed West Hanningfield, St Mary & St Edward (Diocese of Chelmsford) £1,000 Restoration of bells - ring of 4, 4 listed Total for 2018 £25,000 6 GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BELLS 2019 Grants from The Pilgrim Trust Codford, St Peter (Diocese of Salisbury) £2,900 Restoration of bells – ring of 6, 2 listed Elm, All Saints (Diocese of Ely) £500 Restoration of bells Ilderton, St Michael and All Angels (Diocese of Newcastle) £1,300 Restoration of Sanctus bell Ipsden, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of Oxford) £900 Restoration of bells – ring of 2, 1 listed Kinnersley, St James (Diocese of Hereford) £1,000 Restoration of bells – ring of 4, 2 listed Lambourn, St Michael and All Angels (Diocese of Oxford) £2,700 Restoration of bells – ring of 8, 3 listed Letcombe Bassett, St Michael and All Angels (Diocese of Oxford) £2,500 Restoration of bells– ring of 3, 2 listed Lytchett Matravers, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of Salisbury) £2,100 Restoration of bells– ring of 6, 2 listed Over Wallop, St Peter (Diocese of Winchester) £2,700 Restoration of bells– ring of 5, 2 listed Portslade, St Nicolas (Diocese of Chichester) £1,700 Restoration of bells– ring of 3, 2 listed Woolhampton, St Peter (Diocese of Oxford) £2,200 Restoration of bells– ring of 3, 2 listed Grants from Anglican Parish Churches Fund Kinnersley, St James (Diocese of Hereford) £3,000 Restoration of bells – ring of 4, 2 listed Portslade, St Nicolas (Diocese of Chichester) £2,000 Restoration of bells– ring of 3, 2 listed Total for 2019 £25,500 7 GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BOOKS 2019 Grants from the Oswald Allen Bequest Avington, St Mary’s (Diocese of Winchester) £6,000 Conservation treatment of a ’Vinegar’ Bible, 1717 and two copies of the Book of Common Prayer, 1720 Total for 2019 £6,000 8 GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF CHURCHYARD STRUCTURES 2018 Grants from The Pilgrim Trust Bitton, St Mary (Diocese of Bristol) £3,000 Chest tombs Brampton Abbots, St Michael and All (Diocese of Hereford) £1,500 Angels 18C tomb Finchley, St Mary (Diocese of London) £7,000 Cartwright monument, 1835 North Mymms, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of St Albans) £2,000 Early 19C tomb Sparkhill, St John the Evangelist (Diocese of Birmingham) £6,000 Early 20C boundary wall and railings Thornbury, St Peter (Diocese of Exeter) £3,000 Tomb, 1702 Total for 2018 £22,500 9 GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF CHURCHYARD STRUCTURES 2019 Grants from The Pilgrim Trust Fulbrook, St James the Great (Diocese of Oxford) £3,000 Four chest tombs, GII* Hardenhuish, St Nicholas (Diocese of Bristol) £3,000 Ricardo monument, c.1823, GII* Heytesbury, St Peter and St Paul (Diocese of Salisbury) £1,800 Three gate piers, early 19C, GII Holy Island, St Mary (Diocese of Newcastle) £2,200 St Aidan by Kathleen Parbury, 1958 Horley, St Bartholomew (Diocese of Southwark) £1,000 Boer War memorial lychgate Leamington Hastings, All Saints (Diocese of Coventry) £3,000 Boundary wall, GII Meonstoke, St Andrew (Diocese of Portsmouth) £2,000 Tomb of Dorothy Marshall Lawrence by Mary Seton Watts, 1920 Merriott, All Saints (Diocese of Bath & Wells) £1,000 Boundary wall, GII Swainswick, St Mary the Virgin (Diocese of Bath