31/07/2026
We are very grateful to everyone who supported our appeal for the repair of the ground floor Victorian windows. We would like to give particular thanks for some very generous donations. These windows have now been refurbished by ABL Painting in line with instructions from Historic England.
Sadly we now need your support to refurbish the first one of our Oak windows on the first floor in the John Abel room. This is suffering from wet rot and now needs much more extensive work than the Victorian windows, requiring skilled renovation by a heritage joiner.
Our target sum is an enormous £15,000 as this work will require scaffolding and the window to be removed to be worked on. This is all part of the continuous renovation needs of such a historic building that we all love and enjoy.