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Funding
- National Churches Trust
020 7600 6090
http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org
An independent source of advice and grants. Their website includes a directory of professional advisers, building contractors and craftsmen.
Maintenance Schemes
General Advice
- Building Conservation Directory
01747 871717
http://www.buildingconservation.com
An annual publication and also an online database of suppliers and professional advisers.
- Churchcare
020 7898 1866
http://www.churchcare.co.uk
The Churchcare website offers advice for Anglican parishes on the care and development of their buildings. Much of the advice is applicable to any place of worship.
- Faith in Maintenance
020 7456 0913
http://www.spabfim.org.uk
Guidance on how to maintain your building and information on maintenance training courses.
Registers of Conservation Accredited Professionals
Denominational Bodies
Statutory Amenity Societies
Preservation Trusts
The following trusts take ownership of redundant places of worship and maintain them.
Insurance
Welcoming Visitors
Other
- Chapels Society
01283 558 169
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/chapelsoc
Promotes interest in the architectural and historical importance of all nonconformist places of worship and their associated structures
- Ecclesiological Society
c/o 38 Rosebery Avenue, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4JS
http://www.ecclsoc.org
For the study of church architecture, furnishings and liturgy. Their website gives access to the society's own publications but also to a wide range of other material on historic churches
- Health and Safety Executive
0845 345 0055
http://www.hse.gov.uk
- Jewish Heritage UK
Jewish Heritage UK, PO Box 193, Manchester M13 9PL
http://www.jewish-heritage-uk.org
Dedicated to caring for the historic buildings, sites and collections of Britain's Jewish community
- NADFAS
020 7430 0730
http://www.nadfas.org.uk
National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. NADFAS Church Recorders are volunteers who make comprehensive records of the contents of churches. They also make church trails for children
- One Church 100 Uses
020 7785 6202
http://www.onechurch100uses.org
Promoting and assisting the effective regeneration of churches for wider community use
- Shrinking the Footprint
020 7591 1865
http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.org.uk
