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Campaigners striving to re­ store and preserve a unique piece of Clitheroe’s heritage arethisweekcelebrating news of a vital cash injection.


A specially formed project team from within Clitheroe Civic Society was thrilled to receive eagery awaited news of a £55,909 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Itis the' vital component which will al­ low them to press ahead with plans to save the “Clitheroe


' Castle Gardens Pinnacle”. As previously reported in


The Clitheroe Advertiser, the intricate and ornate mounu- ment, set on a stone plinth in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle, is a pinnacle - or tur­ ret - which once adorned the roofline of the Houses of Parc


Project leader Steve Burke talking to MSc students about the restoration. Photo: R MartinSeddon.


liament in London, one of the nation’s most architecturally significant buildings. The pinnacle dates from


the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament in 1834 after a se­ rious fire. Unfortunately part


• of the rebuild was affected by London’s pollution - which was much worse in the 1800s - and the pinnacle had to be


dismantled and taken down. If AamotnPlifhemptVlQnlfS


1922 to his death in 1945. He thought the historic pinnacle would make a fitting feature to mark the coronation of King George VI in 1937, so he duly presented it to the people of Clitheroe to “Give something


! tothisancientboroughwhich came from the Mother of Par­ liaments”. Sir William paid for the


. pinnacle’s expensive trans- nnrf and ersctinn and also


ting. Sadly, after almost 80 years, the Clitheroe Pinnacle


• is in need of significant work to preserve it for generations to come. Ironwork within it


J is corroding, damaging the stonework, and without res­ toration it will crumble. Now thanks to the success­


ful Lottery bid by the project team, comprising Pauline Wood, Len Middleton and Steve Burke, that work can press ahead. They are also im- menselygratefulto thepeople ofClitheroeforgettingbehind the project, attending a public meeting and signing a petition in their thousands. The Lot-


. tery bid could not have suc­ ceeded without that show of public support for the project. . Financial support


• has also come from the Duchy of Lancaster, Clitheroe Town Council.


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