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First, financially, designation as a listed building is negative
rather than positive - preventing demolition not helping restoration
and thus both preventing the Diocese reconstructing as it did at
Thwaites Brow, and throwing a financial burden on the local parishioners.
Second, if active enquiry is made and a schedule of works submitted
to the Historic Buildings Council, then a 50 per cent grant may be
forthcoming; and that the Church could reasonably expect substantial
financial support from the non-Church community in finding the other
50 per cent.
Third, there is commercial prospect in utilising the listed
status to stimulate tourist revenues, but the Church has inhibitions
about so doing.
