In pictures: England's crumbling cathedrals to be repaired
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A £20m government fund will allow repairs to take place at some of England's crumbling cathedrals. The £60,000 awarded to Exeter Cathedral will allow it to carry out repairs on its medieval roof where sections are breaking away
Liverpool Cathedral received £100,000 to fund repairs to the first bays of the nave aisles and the Welsford and Rankin porches. The cathedral is the largest in the UK and the fifth largest in Europe
Work to repair Rochester Cathedral's vestry roof and pre-Reformation Library has received £200,000. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid said it was important to "preserve these magnificent buildings for future generations"
Truro Cathedral was badly damaged in the February storms when a stone mullion was dislodged and fell to the ground. It has received £50,000 for repair work
The £140,000 received by Leicester Cathedral will allow it to clean its windows, including the art deco Great Window that commemorates the fallen in WW1. Claire Recordon, from the cathedral, said she hoped the work would start in August
The cathedral at St Albans will receive £438,000 for repairs to its west front and main entrance
Lincoln will receive £395,000 to allow it to restore masonry on the West Front turret. The government considers the work to be important for WW1 commemorations
Coventry received £100,000 to complete urgent stabilisation and repair work on its cathedral ruins. The cathedral was heavily bombed in World War Two
Gloucester Cathedral will be able to carry out conservation work on its 15th Century Lady Chapel, thanks to a £233,500 grant. Stephen Lake, the cathedral dean, said: "It's great the government has recognised they have a part to play in cathedral work."
Worcester Cathedral received £80,000 to weatherproof its library. The cathedral was founded it in 680 and, during Anglo-Saxon times, became one of the most important cathedrals in the country
Carlisle Cathedral received £195,000 for repairs to the masonry on its south porch
- Published10 July 2014
