RESTORATION
Restoration Updates
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October 2006: Dendrochronology Survey.
English Heritage kindly
agreed to pay for a Dendrochronology survey to
confirm the age
of our Gildhouse. The result of this was that
the building was dated back to 1540
•March 2007: Dendrochronology Survey
• May 2007:
Restoration work begins
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The last restoration was very sympathetically done in 1907,
which has saved the building from complete ruin. The current
restoration project has involved removing rotten timbers,
replacing the guttering and repairing the damaged cob walls.
We
have completely refurbished the kitchen and installed a disabled
toilet on each floor, along with disabled access. There is also
a new and much needed car park. So after 450 years the Gildhouse
is entering the next phase of its life and will be hopefully
used by the people of Poundstock and further afield for many
more years to come.
May
2008: The finished project.
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