A 250-year-old wall at Warrington Town Hall is to be partly demolished and re-built brick-by-brick.
The wall, attached to the Grade 1 Listed Town Hall on its western flank, forms part of the enclosure to the west annexe courtyard.
But it has been found to be in danger of collapse – and planning chiefs have given the go-ahead for the re-building scheme.
The wall is believed to have been built at the same time as the Town Hall itself and a structural survey has revealed it has a significant lean in its mid-section, extending to about 10 metres in length.
There is evidence of lime mortar which is of extremely low strength, but although there is weathering of brick facings there are no major cracks and no movement joints.
Members of the borough council’s development management committee were told Historic England has no objection to the scheme, subject to the works being carried out on a like-for-like basis
250-year-old wall to be re-built brick-by-brick
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