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We
all have much to celebrate! The
following news was made public at the 10th March 2008
Ulverston Town Council Meeting: “PRESS
RELEASE: The
Heritage Lottery fund has awarded Ulverston Town Council in Cumbria £891,000
towards the restoration of the Sir John Barrow Monument on Hoad Hill in
Ulverston, Cumbria. The total project cost is £1,120,000." |
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See the Full
Press Release |
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| This site has been designed by the "Friends" of the Sir John Barrow Monument with the aim of raising general understanding of both the Monument and Sir John Barrow. We hope your site visit proves to be an enjoyable one and please do contact us (using the "Contact Us" button) with any queries or ideas for improving the site. Be sure to visit our gallery, where you will find a host of photographs, documents and historic newspaper articles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Sir John Barrow Monument (sometimes referred to as the Hoad Monument) was built in 1850 and stands proudly on Hoad Hill (436 ft/133 m) overlooking the market town of Ulverston. It was constructed to commemorate Ulverston’s famous son Sir John Barrow, who was born in Ulverston in Dragley Beck in 1764 and stands 100 ft (30.5 m) tall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For
key dates, please click here |
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| The Monument was constructed in the style of a former Eddystone Lighthouse to celebrate Sir John’s illustrious career as the Second Secretary to the Admiralty. It is an iconic symbol for the town and is famous throughout the Northwest. It is a grade 2* (star) listed building and is owned by the Sir John Barrow Trust which is part of Ulverston Town Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Over the years the Monument's condition has deteriorated to the point where it has now been closed to the public on safety grounds. The Friends of the Sir John Barrow Monument and the Ulverston Partnership are working together to raise the funds required to return the monument to a sound and safe condition so that it can be enjoyed, inside and out by all. In 2005 we received a grant of £43,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to allow the Phase 1 investigative work to be undertaken . This allowed our nominated architect to make an assessment of the building's condition during 2006. The Phase 1 findings and recommendations were presented to the Ulverston Town Council on Monday 29th January 2007 - complete with the draft Conservation Management Plan to cover the restoration and ongoing maintenance of the Monument. On March 30th the architect's Phase 1 report was passed to the Heritage Lottery Fund to bring Phase 1 to its conclusion. This was followed, on 7th September 2007, by the submission of the Phase 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund in Manchester. The HLF decision regarding agreeing the Phase 2 Monument restoration grant was announced on 10th March 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Click
here to see the Phase 1 Report |
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| The restoration work will primarily be directed at preventing damp ingress to the building which is considered to be the main cause of the deterioration. The aim is for Phase 2 to be completed by the end of 2009 and to reopen the building to the public in Spring of 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We hope that, one day, we may have the pleasure of meeting you at one of the Fund Raising Events, Monument Open Days or upon the reopening of the renovated Monument in Spring 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Friends meet at the Kings Arms, Ulverston, on the first Monday of most months of the year to progress the fund raising activities. We are very much indebted to Stuart and Lynne Ward, Landlord & Landlady, for the generous ongoing loan of their main meeting room for these purposes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Please see the
events for 2007 by clicking here |
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