East of England
The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust raises and manages funds to help the restoration and repair of churches and chapels in the counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and the London Borough of Barnet. The Trust also acts as a distributive agent for church grants made by the Wixamtree Trust in Bedfordshire.
The Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust provides financial assistance to churches in Cambridgeshire.
The Friends of Essex Churches Trust raises money for grants to repair and restore Christian churches and chapels in Essex and the five London boroughs formerly part of the county: Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
The Norfolk Churches Trust supports Norfolk’s churches with financial aid and advice.
The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust raises funds and provides grant to churches and chapels in Suffolk.
The Norwich Historic Churches Trust and the Ipswich Historic Churches Trust care for redundant churches in their locations.
In the Church of England, Diocesan Advisory Committees advise on work to their churches and this region is covered by the dioceses of Chelmsford, Ely , St Edmundsbury and Ipswich , Norwich , Peterborough , and St Albans.
In the Catholic Church, Art and Architecture and Historic Churches Committees advise on work to their churches and this region is covered by the dioceses of Brentwood , East Anglia , Northampton, and Westminster.
In the Methodist Church, local managing trustees apply for district consent for proposed property projects, with proposed work to listed buildings referred to the connexional team. This region is covered by the Districts of East Anglia, Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire and Northampton.
In the Baptist Church, significant works or alterations are considered by the Baptist Union Corporation or the relevant Baptist Trust Company, and where appropriate the Listed Buildings Advisory Committee. This region is covered by the Eastern Baptist Association and the Central Baptist Association.
In the United Reformed Church, relevant works to building are approved by the Synod Property Committee and, where appropriate the Synod Listed Buildings Advisory Committee. This region is covered by the Eastern Synod, the East Midlands Synod and the Thames North Synod.
The East of England Regional Offices of English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund cover this region, and can advise on work to historic places of worship and repair grants.
Cambridgeshire Churches has photographs and descriptions of around 200 churches in Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.
Peterborough Churchcrawler has over 1,600 photographs of churches in around and Peterborough.
Essex Churches contains photographs of more than 400 noteworthy churches in Essex, with a primary focus on medieval architecture.
Suffolk Churches, and its sister website Norfolk Churches, are independent guides to the Anglican and Catholic churches in these counties, with a wealth of pictures and descriptions.
The Round Tower Churches Society works to preserve and investigate England’s 185 round tower churches, almost all of which are located in East Anglia.
Bedfordshire Church Photos contains pictures of hundreds of churches in the Bedfordshire.
Click on the ‘local churches trusts’ tab for your region to find out details of funding that those organisations can offer.
The funds listed here are geographically-specific – for those that are not, go to the Finding Funding section.
The East of England Regional Offices of English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund cover this region, and can advise on work to historic places of worship and repair grants.
Marshall’s Charity makes grants for the repair or improvement of Anglican parish churches or cathedrals in the counties of Kent, Surrey and Lincolnshire as constituted in 1855.
The Francis Coales Charitable Foundation provide grants for the structural repair of buildings built before 1875 in the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire which are open to the public, with preference given to churches.
The John Warren Foundation provides small grants for the improvement of small churches, with a focus on Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. It can be contacted c/o Lamb & Holmes, Solicitors, West Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 0AZ
The Pennycress Trust awards grants for the preservation of historic buildings in Cheshire and Norfolk and can be contacted at 15d Millman Street, London, WC1N 3EP.
The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust provides grant for the preservation of historic buildings of architectural interest, including religious buildings. It covers South Wales, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire and can be contacted at the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust, Hill House, 1 Little New Street, London, EC4A 3TR.
The Simon Whitbread Charitable Trust has made grant available for churches, with a preference for Bedfordshire. It can be contacted c/o Hunters, 9 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3RZ.
The William Delafield Charitable Trust provides grants for church restoration, with a focus on Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire. It can be contacted c/o MacIntyre Hudson, 31 Castle Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6RU.
