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The Feoffees of St Michael's, Spurriergate support the Minster Campaign
Published Tuesday 30th May 2006 by Eleanor Course
The Feoffees of St Michaels, Spurriergate, have given £150,000 to support the York Minster Development Campaign. In March 2005 they made an initial donation of £50,000, and have now followed that with a gift of £100,000.
Feoffee is a medieval term for the trustee of a charity with interests in land, and the Feoffees of St Michaels, Spurriergate is a charity which helps the restoration of churches in York.
The York Minster Development Campaign is aiming to raise £30,000,000 to fund the restoration of the East Front of the Minster. The centrepiece of the East Front is the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. The medieval glass and stonework of the East Front are badly in need of restoration and structural repair.
Dr Richard Shephard, the Minster’s Director of Development said, “This is an extremely significant sum. We are all enormously grateful to the Feoffees for their involvement in the Campaign. Work has now started on replacing worn-out stonework, and this generous gift will help us as we proceed with the restoration and conservation of the East Front.”
The Chairman of the Feoffees, Mr Edward Waterson, said, “The Feoffees were delighted to be able to make this substantial donation to the Development Campaign as they see the restoration of the East Front as being the most important church refurbishment in York in decades. The primary purpose of our charity is to help the maintenance and restoration of churches in York, and there is no finer example of this than the East Front project. We are pleased to have been able to give a total of £150,000 to date, and hope that we may be able to help further in the future.“
If you are able to help keep York Minster in its full glory, please send a cheques, made payable to ‘York Minster Fund’ to The Development Office, Church House, Ogleforth, York, Y01 7JN, or email Richards@yorkminster.org.