Four of our churches have been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register, thanks to the hard work and dedication of their church members.
The Heritage at Risk Register is maintained by Historic England; it uses a variety of factors to assess whether heritage buildings at risk.
The four churches removed are Holy Trinity Huddersfield in the Huddersfield area; St Paul’s King Cross in the Huddersfield area; St. James’ Cross Roads cum Lees in the Bradford area; and St Thomas’ Thurstonland in the Huddersfield area.
St Thomas’ Thurstonland recently completed important work to repair their 150-year-old stained glass window, while St Paul’s King Cross has recently been re-roofed.
St James’ Cross Roads cum Lees have also completed work on their roof, along with minor repairs, and Holy Trinity Huddersfield have conducted belfry louvre and tower repairs, internal redecoration and a new accessible entrance around the west end of the church.
Alena-Rose Douglas, diocesan Church Buildings Support Officer, said: “Through the hard work and dedication of volunteers, four parish churches in the Diocese of Leeds have been removed from the register this year, as substantial repair works have taken place.
“While three more churches have been added to the list, several more are also working towards removal, with two churches moving from very bad or poor condition to fair.
“If PCCs are worried about their church and its status on the register, please do get in touch with the Church Buildings Team, as we can signpost them to support.”
Inclusion on the register is not a criticism of the PCC, but rather a tool to identify when additional support might be needed.
The register categorises buildings by condition, very bad, poor and fair.
To find out more about the support the Church Buildings Team can offer, please click here.