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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.

The government has allocated £41m to repair and restore 74 heritage sites across England, including Birmingham Cathedral, Dover Castle and Osborne, Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight residence. The funding is split between the Places of Worship Renewal Fund, worth more than £18m for 51 sites, and the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, covering 20 further projects. Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross said leaking roofs and crumbling stonework were leaving beloved buildings "a far cry from their former glory." The package forms part of the government's wider £1.5bn Arts Everywhere Fund.

Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Memorial Synagogue, the last remaining shul in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, is to receive £232,500 for restoration after years of flooding and deterioration.

Dover Castle, Brodsworth Hall in Doncaster and Osborne on the Isle of Wight will share a further £10m allocated across the remainder of this parliament.

Burslem's Grade II listed indoor market in Stoke-on-Trent, shut since 2003 after masonry fell from the ceiling, is set to receive £1m to bring it back into community use.

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