Sandon All Saints Heritage
Our 12th Century Staffordshire church has just been awarded over half a million pounds to conserve the rare artifacts in the church. Following our award of £82,930 in 2022 to develop our business case for further funding to restore rare artefacts, we are delighted to confirm that we have been awarded further funding of £558,268.
The full funding will be used to restore an integrated display of post-reformation genealogical paintings on the walls and the Erdeswicke family monuments and tombs spanning five generations through Tudor times and onwards.
We also hope to restore our 17th Century Stuart Royal Coat of Arms and our 19th Century stained glass windows.
Great News!
We are delighted to share that All Saints Sandon, has been awarded a further grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to carry out the Delivery Phase of our project to restore the rare heritage artifacts within the church and make the heritage available to a wider audience.
The funding of up to £558,268 has been made possible through the generosity of National Lottery players who pay the Lottery each week and without whom the funds would not exist.
The church is very grateful to both the Heritage Fund and the Lottery Players.
About The Project
Sandon All Saints is a Grade I Listed church dating from the 12th Century and is Listed for a rare survival in this country, of an integrated display of post-reformation genealogical paintings on the walls, heraldic glass above the altar and the Erdeswicke family monuments and tombs spanning five generations from the time of Henry viii and onwards.
There is also a large Royal Coat of Arms thought to be of Charles I and two 19th century stained-glass windows by William Wailles in the style of Augustus Pugin, who designed the Houses of Parliament. The restoration of all of these is included in the Heritage Fund bid.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has made the grant to allow the heritage team at the church to widen the audiences that can share this heritage and remove barriers to access through more regular opening times, events and the development of a website to record the heritage and follow the conservation processes in due course.
The ambition is to support local schools with teaching materials based on the many centuries the church has existed and its own stories that are unique to All Saints and to encourage those who love to explore the history of buildings and their places to come along and support the development of our Delivery bid.
If you, or anyone you know, is interested in getting involved or have connections to local schools or clubs who might like to visit the church, please contact us.
About The National Lottery Heritage Fund
As the largest dedicated funder of the UK’s heritage, The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future as set out in our strategic plan, Heritage 2033.
Over the next ten years, it aims to invest £3.6billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players to bring about benefits for people, places and the natural environment.
They help protect, transform and share the things from the past that people care about, from popular museums and historic places, our natural environment and fragile species, to the languages and cultural traditions that celebrate who we are.
They are passionate about heritage and committed to driving innovation and collaboration to make a positive difference to people’s lives today, while leaving a lasting legacy for future generations to enjoy. money raised by the National Lottery, we inspire, lead and resource the UK’s heritage to create positive and lasting change for people and communities, now and in the future.
Since the National Lottery began in 1994, National Lottery players have raised over £43 billion for projects and more than 635,000 grants have been awarded across the UK.
Each week, thanks to National Lottery players, £30 million is raised for good causes across the UK.
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Sandon All Saints has been preserved through the hard work of our congregation and vital support of our patrons over centuries. Help us keep this rich piece of history alive for the next century with a small donation.