HC Deb 26 July 1968 vol 769 cc249-52W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will list the historic buildings for which he made a grant last year; and how often each is open to members of the public.

Mr. MacDermot

The following is a list of the historic buildings for which a grant was made and accepted in 1967 and details of access to them:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON REGULAR DAYS

Antony House, Cornwall—April to September; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Bank Holiday Mondays.

Attingham Park, Shropshire—Easter to September: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Bank Holiday Mondays.

Avington Park, Hampshire—May to September: Saturdays and Sundays.

Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire—Good Friday to 6th October: Good Friday, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and 6 other days including Bank Holidays.

Bramham Park, Yorkshire—Easter Sunday to 29th September: Sundays and also on Bank Holiday Mondays and Tuesdays.

Claremont, Surrey: The Belvedere—March to October: first Saturday and Sunday in the month and Wednesdays in August.

Down House, Downe, Kent—All the year except Fridays and Christmas Day.

Ely, Cambridgeshire: Prior's House, King's School—22nd July-16th August: Monday to Friday.

Exmouth, Devon: A la Ronde—June to September: Weekdays. October to May; Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Godolphin, Cornwall—May, June and July: Thursdays. August and September: Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Great Asby, Appleby, Westmorland—May to September: One day a week.

Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire—Easter Saturday to 31st October: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.

Heath Hall, Wakefield—6th-10th and 13th-17th May; 10th-14th June; 23rd-27th September.

Hinchingbrooke House, Huntingdonshire—On completion of repairs at least 20 advertised days.

Knole, Kent—March to December: Wednesdays to Saturdays and Bank Holidays.

Lockleys, Welwyn, Herts.—Weekdays in June.

Newbury, Berkshire: Shaw House—Weekdays in August (not yet ready for opening).

Northiam, Sussex: Brickwall—On completion of repairs 20 advertised days.

Norwich, Norfolk: St. Peter Hungate Church Museum, Elm Hill—Weekdays all the year.

Oxford:

  • Exeter College—Daily.
  • New College—Daily.
  • Queen's College—Daily.
  • Trinity College—Daily.
  • Wadham College—Daily.
  • Worcester College—Daily.

Powderham Castle, Devon—26th May to 22nd September: daily except Saturdays.

Salisbury, Wiltshire: The Round Room—Daily except Mondays.

Stourhead, Wilts.—Easter Saturday to September: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. March to Easter, October and November: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire—On completion of repairs: May to September; one day a week.

Westbury Court, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire: The Gardens—Will be open regularly when restored.

Wilton House, Wiltshire—April to September: Tuesday to Saturday, Bank Holidays and seven Sundays.

Worcester: The Commandery—All the year Monday to Friday.

York: Micklegate House, Micklegate—On completion of repairs, one day a week: May-September.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT

Abingdon, Berkshire: The Abbey Gateway.

Aldworth House, Tennyson's Lane, Haslemere, Surrey.

Axbridge, Somerset: The Old Drug Store.

Banbury, Oxfordshire: 85 High Street.

Beckington Abbey, Somerset.

Bidston Hall, near Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Bristol: 42 St. Michael's Hill.

Cambridgs: Chesterton Tower.

Coventry, Warwickshire: Whitefriars Gate.

Craster Tower, Alnwick, Northumberland.

Crofton Pumping Station: Wiltshire.

Faversham, Kent: 6 Market Place.

Hull, Yorkshire: Maister's House.

King's Lynn, Norfolk:

  • 11 St. Nicholas Street.
  • Thoresby College.

Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire.

Little Thakenham, Pullborough, Sussex.

Liverpool, Lancs: Bluecoat Chambers, School Lane.

London, W.14: Tower House, 9 Melbury Road, Kensington.

Mavesyn Ridware, near Rugeley, Staffs: The Gatehouse.

Mere, Wiltshire: The Chantry.

North Leverton Windmill, Notts.

Pakenham Tower Mill, Suffolk.

Stanhope House, Bromborough, Staffs.

Stanley Pontlarge, Gloucestershire: The Cottage.

Tattershall, Lincolnshire; The Bede Houses: Tiverton, Devon: The Great House, St. Peter's Street.

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire: Bank House, Church Street.

Waltham Tower Mill, Waltham, Lincs.

Warleigh House, Tamerton Foliot, Devon.

Wolferton House, Dorset.

Woollas Hall, Pershore, Worcestershire.

Worcester: The Old Palace.

INTERIORS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES ARE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET)

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire: The Crescent.

Audley End Village, Essex. Nos. 20, 22 and 28.

Bath, Somerset: 5, 13 and 28 The Circus.

Biddenden, Kent: "Tate Door", 7 High Street.

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire:

  • 16–17 Tory.
  • Grey Tiles, 31 Market Street.
  • 10B Newtown.
  • 34 St. Margaret's Hill.
  • 6 Church Street.

Faversham, Kent: 26 and 30 Abbey Street.

Frenchay, Gloucestershire: The Manor House.

King's Lynn, Norfolk: 10 Nelson Street.

Lacock, Wiltshire: 3–6 Chapel Row.

Lincoln: 33–34 The Strait.

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire: 34–38 Church Street.

Winchester, Hampshire: 24 The Square.

York:

  • Bar Convent.
  • 30–32 Goodramgate.
  • 4 High Petergate.
  • 61–63 Low Petergate.
  • 142 Micklegate.
  • 11 Ogleforth.
  • 79 Petergate.
  • 9 Precentor's Court.
  • 26 St. Saviourgate.
  • 15 Stonegate.
  • 48–60 Stonegate.

OPEN BY REASON OF USE

London: The Round House, Chalk Farm, N.W.1.

Rushden Hall, Northants.

Salford Hall, Abbot's Salford, Warwickshire.

Sudbury, Suffolk: The Corn Exchange.

Yarm, Yorkshire: Town Hall.

York: St. William's College, College Street.

NO PUBLIC ACCESS BECAUSE OF ITS USE

Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire: Used by Cheshire Foundation for the care of the chronic sick.