We have had a few wall collapses in Ludlow, as would befit any ancient town. The collapse of the town wall behind St Laurence’s church is in a league of its own for the procrastination over responsibility and costs. The collapse of the lower section of the boundary wall for Dinham House is a far […]
Category: Heritage
Town Council town walls statement tells us little other than the delays to repairs will continue
On 18 February, it will be eleven years since a section of the town walls bounding St Laurence’s churchyard collapsed. Some maintenance has been done to prevent further decay. Consultants have reported on the work needed to repair the scheduled monument to a heritage standard. Archaeological surveys have been conducted. Beyond that, years have passed […]
Church Street to be closed to traffic due to unstable building
Chimney Pots is the building on Church Street between the Church Inn and the alleyway to St Lawrence’s Church. It has been covered in scaffolding for months. In recent days, Chimney Pots has inspected by engineers. They found the building to be at risk and potentially unstable. To ensure public safety, the scaffolding is to […]
Town walls debate in camera at Ludlow Town Council tomorrow
Tomorrow evening (17 March), Ludlow Town Council will meet to “consider confidential legal advice from a barrister relating to Ludlow Town Walls”. Members of the public and unitary councillors will be allowed to speak at the beginning of the meeting, then the council will go into private session. I am not a member of the […]
Update on Ludlow Town Wall repairs
Last night’s Annual Town Meeting was fairly well attended with more than 20 residents. The usual question and answer session followed presentations by councillors. Jennifer Gill asked about progress on repairing the town walls behind St Laurence’s Church, which fell nine years ago. Mayor Robin Pote gave the reply. He said the work could cost […]