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Bothal church secures ã33,000 grant for repairs
An 800-year-old church has been given ã33,000 to carry out urgent repairs.
The cash from English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund goes to St Andrew's Church in Bothal, Northumberland.
The grade I listed structure dates from the 13th Century and retains Jacobean and Elizabethan features.
It also has the alabaster tomb of Ralph, Third Lord Ogle, who died in 1513, and his wife Margaret Gascoigne.
The Rev W C Ellis was rector of Bothal for 62 years until 1923. He was rector when 35 men of the parish were lost during the First World War, including his son, Capt Francis Ellis.
They are recorded - along with those who served in the Second World War - on a cross which stands in front of the church.
Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, said: "These grants will fund urgent repairs so that these wonderful buildings which are so central to this country's heritage and identity can remain in use."
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