The Restoration Project
Condition Before Restoration
- A temporary roof-cover was put in place over the demolished
roof, but the considerable water ingress had caused
serious internal damage to the building.
- All doors and windows had at one time been secured, but
constant vandalism had resulted in only the ground
floor protection remaining in place.
- The inside fittings had been completely gutted.
- All of the cast-iron fireplaces had been removed together
with the very attractive stair balusters and oak handrail.
- Fortunately the removal of the upstairs windows allowed
adequate ventilation to prevent any visible fungus growth.
- The floors were covered,
in places to a depth of 10cm, with various forms of
detritus. This was cleared before restoration work
began by volunteer groups organised by the West
Midlands Historic Buildings Trust.
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Considerable
water damage had occurred
All
of the fireplaces had been stolen
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