Norfolk church tower ‘saved’ by emergency £280,000 grant
A medieval church tower has been saved from threatened collapse after being awarded £280,000 in emergency funding. The 14th Century St Mary’s Church in North Tuddenham, near Dereham, Norfolk, has been granted the money by Historic England in an “exceptional case”. The Grade I listed building was put on its “at risk” register in 2017. Mike Smith, the church’s fabric officer, said the structure was “steeped in 650 years of history” that he had feared would be “lost forever”. Places of worship are not normally entitled to apply for Historic England grants, but the government body said it stepped...
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