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Protecting the Scheduled Historic Buildings and Monuments of Pembridge. A Registered Charity No 1060265

Pembridge the Village - Pembridge has clearly seen many changes since its inception. The village pre-dates the Domesday book. A community has existed at this place for over 1000 years. At one point in its history the village exceeded Leominster in size and was an important centre of commerce during the mediaeval period. Following the Industrial Revolution, Pembridge appeared to "fall off the map" and economic activity declined. The village was left alone to continue its rural traditions in relative isolation and, as a consequence, much of its medieval character remained unspoiled.

Conservation of The Market Hall, Pembridge, Herefordshire.

Work to be carried out.

The roof will be stripped and any sound tiles re-used. New tiles, sourced from a local delph, will make up the shortfall and new and existing tiles will be mixed and fixed using new, air dried, tapered, cleft oak pegs.

Lime mortar will be introduced at the ridge to extend the life of the roof. Rafters will be repaired or replaced as appropriate with replacement rafters shaped to retain undulations in the existing roof structure. New oak finials will be made using the surviving elements to establish profile and scale.

Rafters, purlins and tie beams will be fully inspected when the roof is stripped. Some of the existing 1927 strapwork may be retained to show part of the historic development of the structure and repaired or replaced where necessary.

The timber posts which make up the structural frame will not be re-aligned. Any repairs will be restricted to the areas which threaten the structural integrity of the hall.

As identified in the 2003 archaeological dig, the earth floor is original. The aim is to retain the original floor and repair/reinstate where necessary. A cobbled zone at the perimeter will be introduced to encourage rainwater run off.

  1. A brief history of the Market Hall.
  2. Current state of the Market Hall.
  3. Work to be carried out.

For more information please contact the secretary of the Pembridge Amenity Trust info@pembridgeamenitytrust.co.uk
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