Country Houses Foundation

The Country Houses Foundation:

The Cragend Silo has been under the close scrutiny of The Country Houses Foundation for the past year, with a visit from their committee last July where we showed them around the farm, and gave them information on the buildings and machinery.

We are thrilled to announce that they have offered us a grant to help us repair the stairs and floors of the tower within the building.

Work starts in March 2019 with a view to having the floors and stairs replaced in time for Heritage Open Day in September 2019.

There will be regular updates on the blog and on social media.

If you are interested in donating to projects that they support please read on:

The Country Houses Foundation is a charitable grant giving foundation.

​Legacies and donations are vital, enabling CHF to continue its work and preserve our architectural heritage. If you are interested in donating to this Foundation please contact them directly. Enquiries: [email protected]

The main aims of the Foundation are to support the preservation of buildings of historic or architectural significance. For the repair and conservation of rural historic buildings and structures located in England and Wales, including where appropriate their gardens, grounds and outbuildings. The buildings or structures funded are mainly listed, scheduled, or in the case of a garden included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. However, there are exceptions for sufficient historic or architectural significance or importance.

Their definition of "rural" includes all buildings and structures in the countryside and other rural buildings which have subsequently been overtaken by, and embedded in, urban and suburban development.