(Specifically for the Autumn 2006 Edition of the CTC’s ‘Connect Corsham’.)
Mayo Memorial Restoration Project gets Underway
Corsham Civic Society has launched an ambitious project which will see the monument erected to the memory of C T Mayo, a local Victorian industrialist, restored to something like its former glory.
Earlier this year, with encouragement and support from the Corsham Town Council, the Society made an application to the Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) and was awarded a grant of £21,721. The Local Heritage Initiative is part of the Heritage Lottery Fund. HLF grants enable communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about their diverse heritage
While the restoration will prevent further decay of the monument itself and will record its original features, one of the main aims of the project is also to inform people about C T Mayo and other aspects of Victorian Corsham. Volunteers will help to record the original features of the monument. Information and interpretation at the site of the monument will also be provided. The project will also include workshops, talks, leaflets and exhibitions, as well as a photographic and video record of the works. The Civic Society plans to involve local schools, the Youth Development Service, as well as various voluntary organisations in these aspects of the project. CMS Bath Limited has been engaged to provide its specialist management skills for the actual restoration work.
The project is due to be completed by November 2008. Its progress can be monitored via the Society’s website www.corsham-civic-society.co.uk
Peter Tapscott, Project Manager, Corsham Civic Society
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