{"id":36662,"date":"2023-06-02T17:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36662"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:19:13","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-somerset-council-steps-in-to-save-16th-century-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36662","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Somerset Council steps in to save 16th century courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=119837998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36663\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main_Street_Chard_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3627079_Mike_Smith-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a>A 16th century courthouse in Chard, Somerset, has been saved for posterity after the county council stepped in to buy it, reports <em>Localgov.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=119837998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main Street, Chard<\/a> by Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Localgov<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The Grade I listed building retains most of its original features including a first-floor courtroom with a barrel-vaulted ceiling and plasterwork with figures depicting Justice and Wisdom and scenes from the Judgement of Solomon.<\/p>\n<p>The Old Courthouse in town centre Fore Street was owned privately and has been on Historic England\u2019s Heritage at Risk Register for some time.<\/p>\n<p>But with support from Historic England and Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust, the council has ensured its future\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Somerset Building Preservation Trust will lease the building to enable it to complete a range of surveys and studies to explore the long-term future of the premises with a view to completing repairs and restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Ros Wyke, Somerset Council\u2019s lead member for prosperity, assets and development, said: \u2018This building is an important part of our shared past.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All those involved have worked so hard to make sure this heritage gem is protected for future generations to admire.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localgov.co.uk\/Council-steps-in-to-save-16th-century-courthouse-\/56119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 16th century courthouse in Chard, Somerset, has been saved for posterity after the county council stepped in to buy it, reports Localgov. image: for illustration &#8211; Main Street, Chard by Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/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-36662","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\/36662","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=36662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36664,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36662\/revisions\/36664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}