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# Group working to restore historic Shenstone tower boosted by £395,000 grant
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/group-working-to-restore-historic-shenstone-tower-boosted-by-395000-grant/
- Published: 2021-09-29T22:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-27T13:58:52.000Z
- Description: A project aiming to restore a former church tower in Shenstone has been boosted by a grant of more than £395,000.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Community, Heritage, Shenstone, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

A project aiming to restore a former church tower in Shenstone has been boosted by a grant of more than £395,000.

![The tower in Shenstone](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dp276495.jpg)

The tower in Shenstone

Historic England has awarded the Heritage at Risk funding to support work taking place at Shenstone Tower.

Local residents has already raised more than £116,000 through The Friends of Shenstone Tower group to rescue the Grade II\* listed structure, which dates back to the 13th Century.

Jeremy Cotton, chairman of The Friends of Shenstone Tower, said:

![The inside of the tower in Shenstone](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dp276500.jpg)

The inside of the tower in Shenstone

> “Historic England has not only granted us the majority of the funds to repair Shenstone’s old church tower, but has also provided invaluable expertise and guidance to the whole project.  
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> “This project will literally save this historic tower from falling down – it has holes in the roof, invasive vegetation, and had to be rescued now.  
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> “This tower is iconic for the community.”  
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> Jeremy Cotton, The Friends of Shenstone Tower

The group hopes to build a viewing platform a the top of the tower as part of plans to preserve the building.

John Tiernan, Historic England’s lead on the project, said:

> “The tower has not been used for any purpose in living memory and so we’re pleased there is a plan in place for community use of this important building.  
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> “This is all thanks to an incredible amount of work done by a small determined group of public-spirited individuals in a very short space of time.  
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> “This is an excellent example of how with public interest and willingness to help, historic buildings can be brought into use for the benefit of local communities.”  
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> John Tiernan, Historic England