Essex's Hedingham Castle awarded £117,000 for urgent repairs

Started by Imperial Dave, Dec 04, 2021, 09:02 AM

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Imperial Dave

Dec 04, 2021, 09:02 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-59488320

probably quite a few of these in need....
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Jim Webster

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Dec 04, 2021, 10:02 AM
Quote from: Holly on Dec 04, 2021, 09:02 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-59488320

probably quite a few of these in need....

Ask any churchwarden, the costs of maintaining a large old building can be a nightmare  :'(

Erpingham

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Dec 04, 2021, 10:11 AM
£117k won't go far for conservation grade work, especially as they plan some kind of archaeological survey too.

Imperial Dave

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Dec 04, 2021, 10:20 AM
true....probably shoring up crumbling masonry is about it
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Jim Webster

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Dec 04, 2021, 10:24 AM
That's what struck me, a bit of decent shoring up to give them time to raise the serious money the job will take
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