Sandon All Saints Heritage
Our 12th Century Staffordshire church has been awarded £94,000 to develop a business case for further funding to restore rare artefacts.
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 from Tudor times onwards.
We also hope to restore our Charles I 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 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to carry out the Development Phase of a project to restore the rare heritage artifacts within the church and make the heritage available to a wider audience.
The funding of up to £94,056 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 Elizabeth I 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.
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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.