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Norfolk Churches Awarded Heritage Repair Funding

Thursday, 15 October 2026 09:47

Six Norfolk places of worship will receive government funding for urgent repairs as part of a £41 million heritage package.

Six historic places of worship in Norfolk are to receive government funding towards repairs and restoration work.

They are among 51 buildings sharing more than £18 million through the first round of the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

The Norfolk recipients are Cromer Methodist Church, King’s Lynn Minster, St Peter’s Church in Great Yarmouth, St Andrew’s Church in Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas’ Chapel in King’s Lynn and St Nicholas’ Church in Dereham.

The Grade I-listed St Nicholas’ Church in Dereham is among the largest Norfolk recipients and has been awarded more than £730,000.

St Andrew’s has received more than £285,000, while St Nicholas’ Chapel in King’s Lynn has been awarded more than £93,000.

King’s Lynn Minster will receive more than £28,000.

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund supports urgent repairs and essential improvements designed to keep historic religious buildings safe, open and in community use.

It forms part of a wider government heritage package worth more than £41 million.

Across England, 74 places of worship and other historic sites will benefit through the Places of Worship Renewal Fund and Heritage at Risk Capital Fund.

The schemes are administered by Historic England and further rounds of funding are planned.

 

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