The National Churches Trust, the UK’s church support charity, has awarded 54 churches £310,059.
Eleven of the churches being helped are on the Historic England ‘At Risk Register’.
Churches receiving grants from the National Churches Trust includes St Buryan, in Cornwall which got £10,000 to help fund urgent tower roof and stonework repairs.
St Buryan, in the village of St Buryan, Cornwall
The National Churches Trust said the church has a rare four stage tower, the heaviest ring of six bells in world, possibly the most impressive medieval rood screen in Cornwall and more wayside crosses than any other parish in Cornwall.
Rev Canon Vanda Perrett, Rector of St Buryan said: “This is part one of a larger scheme of refurbishing and repairs to our unique building to make it safe and secure for the future, but also to make it fit for purpose today.
“In addition to the tower works, we have recently renewed the heating system and sound system and are beginning the process of putting a toilet and kitchen into the building.”
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet church in Toxteth Park, Liverpool
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet church in Liverpool, St Bartholomew, in Shropshire and Brighton Unitarian Church are also among the churches that received awards.
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