once you have climbed all the way to the top of the 86 steps. the monument is perched on top of shooters hill, one of the highest points in greater london, but nearly a year of on and off covid lockdowns has meant very few people have been able to enjoy these spectacular views. the pandemic means severndroog has remained closed for a large part of the past year. ian has volunteered at the castle most days since it first reopened to the public eight years ago. it has really got me down not having contact with people because i live alone. it s kind of been my life, really. the castle relies on people coming through its doors to stay afloat. as that s not been happening, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the months ahead. it s quite a precarious time for us. so we don t get admissions, we don t get money from events. we don t get money from weddings and our hires, so a lot of our income streams have disappeared. there s no other grant funding for the castle now, so it all depend