By Cleethorpes’ conservation to continue
As conservation work continues in Cleethorpes, a second survey of the resort’s iconic Victorian balconies is set to begin next week.
Specialists will examine the structures outside six properties along the retail side of Alexandra Road later this month.
They will assess the six different balcony designs that exist on the full run.
Particular attention will be paid to the way in which the structures meet the buildings’ brickwork.
Six columns will then have a small excavation around them to establish the type and condition of the foundations.
The planned re-paving works in this area, as part of the resort’s wider regeneration, have been postponed to allow this further survey work to be undertaken.
Along with the Conservation Condition Survey conducted last autumn, the results of this latest investigation will help North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner ENGIE shape a positive way forward for the balconies, which are owned by the individual business proprietors.
Dating back to the early 1900s, they consist of cast iron columns and decorative balustrades fixed to what is believed to be a mild steel decking frame in most instances.
The castings were fabricated by different Scottish foundries and front 26 properties.
Grant-funding from the Townscape Heritage Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, has been used to kickstart a multi-million-pound heritage facelift of the resort.
Work is set to start on June 22 and expected to take four days.
North East Lincolnshire Council have also launched an online survey focusing on Sea View Street and Alexandra Road.
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