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All Saints Church of Croydon cum Clopton.
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The Church of All Saints Croydon cum Clopton has received a financial boost from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help fund emergency repairs and restoration during the coronavirus pandemic.
These lifeline grants from the fund are designed to protect heritage sites and ensure that jobs and access to culture and heritage in local communities are protected during the months ahead.
All Saints’ has been awarded £24,925 towards the cost of emergency repairs which will enable the whole building to re-open.
Severe cracks in the chancel floor have meant that the chancel has been closed off for some considerable time and, following a structural investigation, this grant will enable making the chancel floor and the burial crypt beneath it safe. In addition, this award will enable the repair of several windows, which are already propped to avert collapse and where severe loss of ancient