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Once the exterior works are complete, the council will
need to undertake any necessary internal works required
to bring the building fully back into a suitable end use.
Funding has been secured to undertake more detailed
building surveys and to commission a Conservation
Management Plan (CMP). These surveys and the CMP
will be undertaken during 2024 in parallel to the essential
external works, before a recommended end-use(s) and
business case is brought back to Cabinet in the second
half of 2024. The Conservation Management Plan was
completed in 2024 and we are now working on more
detailed plans for the internal use of the building and a
business case will be brought back to the Council’s
Cabinet in 2025.
The building is a high-status Victorian building
constructed largely of brick and with an ornate row of
corbels forming part of the soffit under the eaves. The
corbels are specifically referenced in the Listing by
Historic England and are a key feature of the building.
Above, replacement Corbels were moulded out of Jesmonite
Below, masonry repairs in progress
Below, original condition of masonry, showing site of fallen Corbels
Above, stone plinth on Roadside damaged by road spray to be repaired
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