{"id":34234,"date":"2022-09-02T17:05:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34234"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:28:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:28:24","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-historic-england-steps-in-to-help-save-towns-crumbling-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34234","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Historic England steps in to help save town&#8217;s crumbling treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34235\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BecketsChapel-Wymondham_HE_archive_020922.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>A project to save a crumbling medieval chapel has been given a \u00a3400,000 funding boost by Historic England, reports <em>The Mercury.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: HE Archive<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 essential restorations to its structure and fabric set to be carried out\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Mercury<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026The Grade I listed Becket&#8217;s Chapel in Wymondham has been awarded the six-figure grant from Historic England to finance vital repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Dating back to the 1300s, the chapel has also served as a school, a library and a lock-up.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 it was added to Historic England&#8217;s Heritage at Risk register, due to urgent repairs needed to its roof, gutters, drainage and masonry.<\/p>\n<p>But now, new life is set to be breathed into the building, with essential restorations to its structure and fabric set to be carried out.<\/p>\n<p>Trudi Hughes, a surveyor from Historic England, said: \u201cI&#8217;m delighted we&#8217;ve found a way to save and repair this remarkable chapel using traditional repairs and techniques combined with measures to reduce dampness and improve its carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis striking building has such a story to tell\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk\/news\/st-beckets-chapel-awarded-400k-grant-9188478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A project to save a crumbling medieval chapel has been given a \u00a3400,000 funding boost by Historic England, reports The Mercury. image: HE Archive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34234"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34247,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34234\/revisions\/34247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}