Friendless Churches

Two remarkable churches are at risk of being lost forever. Support our match-funding now, and every £ given will be matched by our generous donor.

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We need your help to save two remarkable Victorian churches that are at risk of being lost forever.

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@Portsmouth_gal @SaveukChurches Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Regrettably, we cannot help in every case. We keep in close contact with the relevant church bodies who manage the disposal of church buildings, and try to do as much as we can.

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@andrewjlockley @hellohistoria Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Regrettably, we cannot help in every case. We keep in close contact with the relevant church bodies who manage the disposal of church buildings, and try to do as much as we can.

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This campaign runs until 31st March 2027, or until we reach our target.

Every donation, legacy and grant we receive will be doubled. Whatever you can manage will be put to work the day it arrives.

Follow this link to find out more and support our work: https://t.co/7vzYjUDPy6

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St Helen’s, Biscathorpe is one of England’s most endangered Victorian buildings and, this year, we are trying to raise the money to save it from dereliction.

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Our last match funding campaign in 2024 helped us rescue four churches: St Deiniol’s, Worthenbury; St Twrog’s, Bodwrog; St Andrew’s, South Runcton; and St Doged’s, Llanddoged. With your help, St Helen’s and St Tyfi’s will be next.

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To see the full video about the repair project at Lightcliffe, please visit our website: https://t.co/nd9cUnlV4j

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Dr David Carrington talks about the conservation of the monument of the Walker family from Old St Matthew’s, Lightcliffe, Halifax.

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@mantisonastring Thank you so much for your support 🙏

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Skilfully produced by one woman over several years at the end of the 19th century, the woodwork inside St Beuno's, Penmorfa, Gwynedd is both intricately detailed and emotionally powerful.

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@TheFactCompiler Yes, that’s a very good point actually!

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For most of the medieval period there weren’t actually benches inside churches and a small detail at St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn on Anglesey alludes to this fact.

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@AudreyB59540 That’s wonderful to hear, thank you 🙏

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@EcceAnimaMea It’s a 15th century font, so not as old as most of the church building!

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@VFcomms @fakehistoryhunt Thank you for spreading the word about our organisation. Many of our churches have been photographed by Andy Marshall who took that lovely photo!

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@GigiStratton The oldest parts of the church date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, however, there would have been an older church on this site before that. Additionally, the church was expanded and remodelled from the 15th century onwards!

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@GerzonkWatkins Oh that’s wonderful to hear. We assume that not much has changed since you visited as a kid!