HC Deb 02 March 1931 vol 249 cc38-42W
Mr. MANDER

asked the First Commissioner of Works if he will give a list of the buildings, ancient monuments, etc., under the Office of Works which are being restored, cleared, or excavated at the present time or which it is intended to deal with in the near future, and the number of men for whom employment has been found on this work?

Mr. LANSBURY

The following statement contains the required information as regards monuments already under the control of the Commissioners of Works. Certain other monuments will probably be taken over within the next few months, but it is not possible to say when work will start on their preservation, since this depends on the availability of funds.

ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
Week Ending 14th February, 1931.
Building. Number of Men employed on:
Normal Work. Unemployment Relief Work.
Labourers. Tradesmen. Labourers.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND.
Egglestone Abbey 2 2
Helmsley Castle 3 51
Whitby Abbey 8
Byland Abbey 3 24
Kirkham Abbey 2 19
Middleham Castle 4 2 17
Richmond Castle 3 3 22
Pickering Castle 2 2 20
Rievaulx Abbey 1 2 23
Roche Abbey 26
Easby Abbey 2 4 18
Scarborough Castle 4
Berkhamsted Castle 3 222
Blackbury Castle 2
Carisbrooke Castle 1 1 11
Castle Acre Priory 1 2 16
Dover Castle 2 3 42
Farleigh Castle 1 4 19
Old Sarum Castle 35
Pendennis Castle 1 2 13
Pevensey Castle 4 3 44
Porchester Castle 1 50
Richborough Castle 1 89
St. Mawes Castle 8
Titchfield Abbey 9
Framlingham Castle 12
Reculver Roman Fort 3 1
The Rollright Stones and Whispering Knights 2
Silbury Hill 3
Nunney Castle 3 3
Muchelney Abbey 2
Westbury White Horse 3
Restormel Castle 1
Jewry Wall, Leicester 2 2
Burgh Castle 5 1
Chysauster Hut Circles 3
Norham Castle 5 9
Tynemouth Priory 3 19
Finchale Priory 3 11
Warkworth Castle 1 4 5
Carlisle Castle 5
Totals 38 64 868
SOUTH WALES.
Coity Castle 1 2 7
Goodrich Castle 3 2 7
Grosmont Castle 1 1 4
Kidwelly Castle 3 9
Llawhaden Castle 22
Ogmore Castle 1 2 14
Tintern Abbey 14

Building. Number of Men employed on:
Normal Work. Unemployment Relief Work.
Labourers. Tradesmen. Labourers.
SOUTH WALES—continued.
White Castle 23
Caerleon Amphitheatre 2 2
Tretower Court 2 2
Totals 10 14 100
NORTH WALES.
Furness Abbey 3 1 19
Harlech Castle 2 2 8
Beaumaris Castle 4 4 42
Denbigh Town Walls 2 3 9
Flint Castle 5
Basingwerk Abbey 6
Buildwas Abbey 2 2 2
Belas Knap 12
Brougham Castle 1 2 11
Cymmer Abbey 8
Dolwyddelan Castle 2
Acton Burnell Castle 8
Caeruarvon Castle and Town Walls 3 2
Totals 19 16 130
SCOTLAND.
Hermitage Castle 2 32
Hermitage Chapel
Arbroath Abbey 3 2 10
Torphichen Kirk 2
Huntly Castle 6 3
Blackness Castle 1 3 12
Rosyth Castle 8
Tantallon Castle 3 20
Dirleton Castle 5 10
Dunstanburgh Castle 2 6 27
Tolquhon Castle 11
Balvenie Castle 3 12
Incbcolm Abbey 4 25
Cricbton Castle 2 3 7
Elcho Castle 4 5
Cambuskenneth Castle 12
Kind's Knott, Stirling 12
Linlithgow Palace 1 4 22
Dunfermline Abbey 1 2
Dumbarton Castle 2 2
Dunkeld Cathedral 3 1
Glasgow Cathedral 1 2
Bishop s Palace, Kirkwall 2 4
Haddington Church 5 1
Hailes Castle 2 1
Inchmahone Priory 3 1
Jarlshof, Shetland 3 1
Lanercost Priory 5 2
Melrose Abbey 3 5
Sweetheart Abbey 2 4
Skara Dwellings, Orkneys 4 2
Totals 44 72 232