Heritage Lottery Fund grant and other funding's totalling £461,380 were received specifically for the repair of our Church Spire.
After One hundred and fifty years a huge about of essential restoration work was needed on our church spire. We received a very generous grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund which we are truly thankful.
Thank you to all those lottery players who have made it possible for us to repair our church spire, which could have become a danger to the public.
We are grateful to the National Churches Trust who gave us a magnificent grant in order to help us preserve our church Spire. The rest of the money was raised by members of our parish who were exceedingly generous in their contributions. We also have benefited from HMRC Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, for VAT repayments on the eligible building works.
With the final approval of the repair of the Church Spire near completion, we would like to thank all those who made it possible for this work to take place.
Our special thanks goes to the Heritage Lottery fund without whose support it could never have happened. The refurbishment of the spire was of great public interest and gave an opportunity for so many different groups of people to be involved.
For professional groups such as the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors, the AA Conservation students and the SPAB scholars and fellows it was an opportunity to observe the work as it was taking place. The conservation students also had the opportunity to be briefed by Mr. Ian Harper from English Heritage on the HLF grant process.
For St. Mary’s School it was a week of opportunity to do different projects on the church and church architecture. At our garden fete the children were able to meet some of the masons working on the spire and to try their hand at stone carving.
The Clapham Society also visited and were able to climb the Spire under the guidance of PAYE construction. The Churches Together in Clapham came for a special lecture on getting a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
Without the help of the HLF grant none of this would have been possible. To them we are truly grateful. We are also grateful for the donation of £40,000 from the National Churches Trust. This made it possible for our parish to raise the remaining required funds.
The Redemptorists and the Parish want to say a huge thank you to, The Heritage Lottery Fund, The National Churches Trust and the many generous donors who gave and supported us in so many ways.
Newspaper headline telling South London all about our spire!
Have a look at two of our confreres, Frs Richard Reid and Peter Morris CSsR posing on top of our roof in front of our spire!
