Market House handed back to Town Council following renovation works
4 October 2024
The restoration and conservation work of the Market House in Ross-on-Wye, which has been taking place over the summer months, has now been completed with the official handover from the contractors back to the Town Council taking place on Friday 4th October.
Works, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and additional funders, have addressed the primary areas of concern, including much needed repairs to the stone window surrounds to the west, north and east elevations and sill repairs to the south windows, low level stone repairs along the south elevation, repairs to the roof, lead gutters and ridges, plus other minor repairs and decorations.
The Town Council, architects and contractors worked closely with Historic England throughout the project, who have inspected the works as it progressed on site to ensure it complied with their policy for the management of this important historic site.
The Town Council are delighted with the works and appreciate the beautiful craftsmanship carried out by all the contractors involved.
Interpretation boards will be added to the Market House is the coming weeks.
A relaunch event will take place on Saturday 9thNovember which will include a market and street entertainment during the day and a Civic Event late afternoon. More details will be released on this event in due course.
The Town Council have put together a list of Frequently Asked Questions which can be found at www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk
Ross-on-Wye Town Council would like to thank the additional funders of the project; National Lottery Players via National Lottery Heritage Fund who provided a grant of £112,000, The Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.
Pictured above from left to right: Cllr Julian Utting – Ross Town Council, Trevor Edwards – Hawkes Edwards, Duncan Rowe – Operations Manager Ross Town Council, Carla Boyles – Town Clerk Ross Town Council, Ryan Harris Treasure and Son Ltd, Chris Boddy – Hawkes Edwards and Nick Hill – Treasure and Son Ltd.
