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A BBC story about the purchase of #BroughamHall:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great news that the future of Brougham Hall is being saved by the formation of a Community Interest Company which has been set up by the Artisan Tenants. They need our support. #BroughamHall #Genealogy

youtu.be/oz6WxmGACgk

“These gates, which were made of Oak, in the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), and which are still used every day, have been repaired, in finest quality English Oak, by a master craftsman, in memory of our Clerk of Works, Don Mawdsley, who sadly died in 2003 The nails, bolts and hinges attached. to this door also date from the Tudor period” Brougham Hall

These gates, which were made of Oak, in the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), and which are still used every day, have been repaired, in finest quality English Oak, by a master craftsman, in memory of our Clerk of Works, Don Mawdsley, who sadly died in 2003 The nails, bolts and hinges attached. to this door also date from the Tudor period

These gates, which were made of Oak, in the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), and which are still used every day, have been repaired, in finest quality English Oak, by a master craftsman, in memory of our Clerk of Works, Don Mawdsley, who sadly died in 2003 The nails, bolts and hinges attached. to this door also date from the Tudor period

These gates, which were made of Oak, in the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), and which are still used every day, have been repaired, in finest quality English Oak, by a master craftsman, in memory of our Clerk of Works, Don Mawdsley, who sadly died in 2003 The nails, bolts and hinges attached. to this door also date from the Tudor period

And the Elizabethan-era gates, with their original bolts, hinges and nails, at #BroughamHall.

Crowdfunder link: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

The iconic door knocker at #BroughamHall (my pics)…

Crowdfunder link:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

Help Save Brougham Hall Help us save this historically important 14th Century Fortified House for the local and wider community and for future generations.

A @crowdfunder.bsky.social to help restore 14th-century #BroughamHall in Westmorland & Furness in #Cumbria, which has been saved from commercial redevelopment by its tenant artists - they’re looking to raise £80k to make essential repairs (see next post too):

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...