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Government awards £41m to restore 74 historic churches, synagogues and castles across England

Dover Castle, whose defensive fortifications are among the historic sites set to benefit from a £41 million government fund channelled through Historic England for repairs across England.
Dover Castle, whose defensive fortifications are among the historic sites set to benefit from a £41 million government fund channelled through Historic England for repairs across England.
Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, one of the heritage sites in line for a share of the £41 million, with priority given to areas where fundraising is hardest.
Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, one of the heritage sites in line for a share of the £41 million, with priority given to areas where fundraising is hardest.

Historic England is distributing £41 million across 74 heritage sites in England, covering crumbling churches, synagogues, town halls and castles through two separate funds. The money forms part of the government's wider £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund, with priority given to areas where local fundraising is hardest. Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross said the grants would ensure "much loved buildings" remained accessible to communities for the foreseeable future.

Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Memorial Synagogue — the last purpose-built shul in Lincolnshire and South Humberside — receives £232,500 after persistent flooding rendered sections of the building unfit for use.

Dover Castle, Brodsworth Hall in Doncaster and Osborne, Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight residence, will share a separate £10 million pot across the rest of this parliament.

Over £18 million goes to 51 places of worship, with Birmingham Cathedral, St Mary de Castro in Leicester and five Yorkshire churches among those set to benefit.

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