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Historic England grants millions to restore and expand old buildings and religious sites across the country

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.

Historic England is distributing funding across England to rescue heritage buildings at risk of being lost, with churches, synagogues and a Versailles-inspired mansion among the beneficiaries. Lincolnshire's only surviving purpose-built synagogue, Sir Moses Montefiore Memorial Synagogue on Heneage Road in Grimsby, will receive restoration funds to repair its 19th-century ark after flooding damage. In the South West, 17 listed buildings and places of worship are sharing a £5m pot, including the neo-Gothic Church of St Matthias in Plymouth and the vacant Grade II-listed Oldway Mansion in Torbay.

John Bowers, president of Grimsby Hebrew Congregation, said the grant will restore 'this beautiful place of historic significance back to its former glory.'

Oldway Mansion in Torbay, designed to imitate the Palace of Versailles but now vacant, will receive stabilisation works and site-wide protective repairs.

Hampstead Synagogue's £5m community centre redevelopment has also been given the green light after a major donation from the Manny and Brigitta Davidson Foundation secured its future.

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