The final stage of a £1.5 million repair and restoration project of Whittington Castle and its surrounding buildings in North Shropshire will be carried out on the 14th July.
Reopened to the public by the Duke of Gloucester last year, the project was designed to conserve and restore the 12th century, Grade I Listed Castle. The works carried out involved repairs to the medieval gatehouse and the 17th century cottage, as well as the construction of a new accessible timber bridge over the moat to gain access to the inner castle bailey. Other works included building a new teahouse and creating an education and interpretation facility inside the cottage for visitors.
Appointed by Whittington Castle Preservation Trust, Purcell Miller Tritton, together with Building Contractors, Frank Galliers Ltd, began the original work on the 18 month repair and restoration scheme in November 2005. The project was made possible with the assistance of a £950,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Gary Sparrow, Architectural Technologist at Purcell Miller Tritton, commenting on the project said, “We are extremely proud to have been part of the restoration of such an important, historic building in the area. This was an ideal project for us as we specialise in the integration of modern facilities into listed buildings and we are delighted to have been able to use our extensive experience and sensitive design skills to bring this key historic building back to life.”
Whittington Castle Preservation Trust is a local community-based charitable trust established in 1998 with the aim to preserve the castle for future generations.