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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:
SUCCESSFUL BID TO HERITAGE LOTTERY
FUND FOR ULVERSTON’S SIR JOHN BARROW MONUMENT
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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| 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. |
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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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key dates, please click here  |
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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 |
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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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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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Latest
News |
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On
March 10th 2008 the Heritage Lottery Fund announced its £891,000
support for the Monument restoration project  |
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Relative
of Sir John Barrow donates a very generous £5,000 towards the
Restoration Fund |
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Following
the 7th July Carnival, £1,242 was awarded to the restoration fund by
the 2007 Ulverton Carnival Committee on 19th September gives a further
boost to the funds. Enjoy the pictures  |
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The
Phase 2 Monument restoration bid was submitted to the Heritage Lottery
Fund in Manchester on September 7th. The final HLF decision is now
due by end March 2008 |
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Very
generous local donation of £1,500 ( the second largest private
contribution) made in August helps to keep the fund raising on
course  |
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The
Friends are delighted to advise that Sir Richard Barrow, 6th Baronet of
Ulverston, has kindly agreed
to be patron of the Friends. |
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Complete Phase 1
Conservation Management Plan (less cost estimates) now available on
line. Click here to
view  |
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Direct
descendant of Sir John Barrow , Anthony Barrow,
visited the Monument on 25th June. Anthony is the son of Sir
Richard Barrow, 6th Baronet of Ulverston. He offered his full
support to the Monument restoration programme. |
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Phase
1 of Monument Restoration Programme was concluded with the submission of
the Architect's Phase 1 report to the Heritage Lottery Fund on 30th
March 2007. |
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Rt
Hon John Hutton MP gave his full support to the restoration project when
he visited the Monument on Friday 2nd February 2007 |
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Local
Trust Gives a Massive £10,000 Boost To Restoration Funds
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Copyright Note:
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| Unless stated
otherwise, all information, photos and illustrations contained on the site were
provided from the archives of the Sir John Barrow Trust.
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| Ulverston Town Councillors, as
Trustees of the Sir John Barrow Trust, claim ownership of copyright of much of
the material contained herein, but have no objection to site visitors copying
from the website for non commercial use only. If copied items are reused, the Sir John Barrow Trustees
would appreciate the following acknowledgement included with each copy:-
"This copy is kindly permitted by the Sir John Barrow Trust, copyright
owners."
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