Grimsby's latest visitor attraction - the magnificently restored Victorian buildings in Scartho

 

Glory restored - the beautiful Scartho buildings

PARK ward voters in today's North East Lincolnshire local elections have been among the first  to see inside the recently restored Scartho Cemetery chapels.

Last week, specialist contractors finished work on the impressive Victorian buildings in time for polling day on 4 May.

The restoration has been part of an ongoing project to bring a group of buildings at the cemetery’s Scartho Road entrance back into use, starting as a polling station between 7am and 10pm today.

Since starting work in August last year, stonemasons have repointed the prominent chapel spire, repaired the stonework such as the angle turrets and flying buttresses and replaced deteriorating brickwork.

Inside, floor tiles have either been restored or replaced.

The Chapel and nearby Gatekeeper’s Lodge and cemetery waiting room were built in 1888 and the cemetery was opened in 1889.

The Scartho Chapel buildings are located directly to the east of the main and the inner Gateways and provide a focal point to anyone entering the site from Scartho Road.

The Chapels are in a gothic revival style and are constructed of red brick in an English bond with limestone dressings with a Westmoreland green slate roof.

Hats off to North East Lincolnshire Council, Equans and Burnley-based UK Restoration Services for their combined efforts.

                                              

The magnificent stained glass windows

                                                                                      

The re-tiled floor is immaculate once more