{"id":43172,"date":"2025-06-10T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43172"},"modified":"2025-06-08T18:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:09:23","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-business-doorstep-leicesters-historic-rialto-bridge-faces-six-month-specialist-repair-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43172","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (business) doorstep\u2019: Leicester\u2019s historic Rialto Bridge faces six-month specialist repair project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leicester City Council has submitted a planning application to restore the deteriorating Rialto Bridge, a Grade II-listed structure dating back to the 1850s and closed to the public for over a year due to structural safety concerns, reports Business Link East Midlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Business Link East Midlands writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent condition survey by Churchill Specialist Contracting confirmed urgent repair work is needed\u2026 restoration will require specialist contractors and is expected to be funded&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey recommends implementing a 10-year maintenance plan to ensure long-term preservation\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council\u2019s planning portal is hosting a public consultation on the repair proposal\u2026<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk\/mag\/featured\/leicesters-historic-rialto-bridge-faces-six-month-specialist-repair-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester City Council has submitted a planning application to restore the deteriorating Rialto Bridge, a Grade II-listed structure dating back to the 1850s and closed to the public for over a year due to structural safety concerns, reports Business Link &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43172\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/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":[6,40,18,92,23,29,199,261,22],"class_list":["post-43172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-community","tag-conservation","tag-consultation","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-restoration","tag-safety","tag-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43172","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=43172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43173,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43172\/revisions\/43173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}