Above: Restoration completed include the Tower, North Porch, North Nave Aisle and the North Transept.

Below: Restoration on the north side of the Priory.

Christchurch Priory Building Conservation Trust
Registered Charity Number: 1107139

As with all historic buildings there is a cost involved in maintaining its fabric. In the past few years over one million pounds has been spent restoring and conserving the Tower, North Porch, the exterior of the North Nave Aisle and North Transept, transforming it to its former glory. The work that has been completed was very necessary, coming some one hundred and fifty years after the last restoration was carried out. We are grateful to the generosity of past worshippers and parishioners whose financial gifts have enabled us to complete this work. View the Phased Exterior Conservation Programme which shows the work that has been completed and the programme for future conservation.

But more restoration work is urgently required on the exterior of the North Quire Aisle, flying buttresses, windows and Lady Chapel so that the stone work on the north elevation of the Priory may be completed.

We do not receive any money from the Government or the Church Commissioners. It is, therefore, the community’s responsibility to make sure that this sacred space in the centre of our community remains a beacon of hope to our residents and all who visit Christchurch. Our challenge is to pass on to future generations a building that is in a better state of repair than when we received it. We have done a great deal, but much more is needed.

If you wish to make a donation to the Trust, please contact the Priory on 01202 485804 or pick up our leaflet (shown below) in the Priory.