Restoration work has been completed at Ipswich s Unitarian Meeting House.
- Credit: Historic England
The £750,000 restoration of one of Ipswich s most historic buildings has been completed - thanks to local fundraising and a grant of £600k.
Volunteers and the congregation at the Unitarian Meeting House in Ipswich are looking forward to welcoming the local community once again following the restoration work which has saved the historic Grade I listed building.
The year-long restoration project was made possible by grant funding of £602,152 from Historic England and tireless fundraising efforts by volunteers and community members who raised almost £140,000 in funding.
Extensive structural repairs to the building were needed, including the re-covering of the entire roof, an overhaul of all drainage, and works to remove unsuitable and corroding steel repairs and rectify structural movement in the timber frame. Cracked composite cement render covering the exterior was replaced w
Restoration work has been completed at Ipswich s Unitarian Meeting House.
- Credit: Historic England
The £750,000 restoration of one of Ipswich s most historic buildings has been completed - thanks to local fundraising and a grant of £600k.
Volunteers and the congregation at the Unitarian Meeting House in Ipswich are looking forward to welcoming the local community once again following the restoration work which has saved the historic Grade I listed building.
The year-long restoration project was made possible by grant funding of £602,152 from Historic England and tireless fundraising efforts by volunteers and community members who raised almost £140,000 in funding.
Extensive structural repairs to the building were needed, including the re-covering of the entire roof, an overhaul of all drainage, and works to remove unsuitable and corroding steel repairs and rectify structural movement in the timber frame. Cracked composite cement render covering the exterior was replaced w