Parts of St Peter’s Church in Horninghold have been closed off after devastating water damage and falling plaster. The Grade II* Listed church, whose earliest parts date back to the 12th century, is on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register and is set to share in a £735,326 funding payout from the National Churches Trust. Advertisement Advertisement Sign up to our weekly newsletter , sent on Wednesdays Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Harborough Mail, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The £10,000 grant will help to pay for repairs to the chancel roof to help make the church watertight again. On the recommendation of the National Churches Trust, the church will also receive a £5,000 Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant from the Wolfson Foundation and a £10,000 grant from the Headley Trust. The repair project will also incorporate skills development and training into the project, to help give opportunities for local people to learn about maintaining heritage.
There will be specific opportunities for people wanting to get a foot on the ladder in the heritage sector and wider events that will help engage the local community with the work. This includes visiting the mine where the slate tiles will be sourced from, as well as chance to make a slate marking stick. Church treasurer Sandra Griffin explained the dangerous problems of falling debris came to light in 2019 but repairs were put on hold due to Covid.
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