Works underway to restore cemetery buildings ahead of proposed launch of council-run funeral service

                                                                  

Long-waited restoration project will lead to buildings being reused

HISTORIC  buildings at Scartho Cemetery are undergoing restoration.

The works are focusing on the Cemetery Lodge, which has been empty and semi-derelict for 15 years, as well as the Cemetery Chapels and Waiting Rooms.

First priority is restoration and conservation of the internal and external structure and fabric elements of the buildings including masonry, roofing, windows and doors and rainwater goods.

The buildings will then be able to dry out and acclimatise prior to the next phase of works which will finally bring the buildings back into use after having stood semi-derelict for more than 15 years.

Says Cllr Stewart Swinburn, of North East Lincolnshire Council: "I am very pleased to see this important project  get underway.  

"Bringing these historically important and attractive buildings back into use is a significant next step in improving services for bereaved families.

"Once complete, the Cemetery Lodge will become the venue for our new Simple Funeral Services which will provide an affordable funeral service for bereaved families."

The works will be undertaken by Burnley-based UK Restoration Services, a specialist conservation contractor.

The project is part of the final stages of a five-year plan to bring the council’s heritage assets up to a reasonable state of repair and preservation