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Church in the park is one of the top 100
in Britain in need of conservation

Paul Gardner describing the St John Triptych to the Archbishop of
Canterbury Justin Welby when he visited St Mary’s in September 2014.
The Reredos can be seen in the background behind the alter

The fundraising team at St Marys This will address long standing
Church in Lydiard Park has re- damage and water penetration.
submitted an application to the It will also help to inform the
Heritage Lottery Fund for financial approach to the conservation of the
help to preserve the historic interior. historic interior and the extensive
The HLF turned down the first medieval wall paintings.
grant application in October 2014 This work will take place during
and the new bid refocuses the ap- the Autumn.
plication on the conservation of the Appeal chairman Paul Gardner
extensive medieval wall paintings. said: “We believe carrying out the
These have been identified by the work to the Reredos in advance of
Church of England as some of the the Heritage Lottery decision means
artworks currently most in need of that the public are able to see
conservation in their 100 Church that their donations to our appeal
Treasures Appeal which aims to fund are being used to continue to
preserve an important part of the restore and conserve the beautiful
nation’s heritage and make it avail- interior of the church.”
able to be enjoyed by the public. The appeal has now secured over
The St Mary’s fundraising appeal £185,000 towards a locally raised
has recently been successful in target of £298,000 to support the
Rendezvous Special For Two securing a grant from the Wiltshire bid to Heritage Lottery Fund for
Historic Churches Trust & All-
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Reredos and East Chancel wall. This lation of the St John Triptych, the
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