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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
I wonder what the exact reply was from English Heritage to HBC when the council applied for Lottery Funding for the preservation and restoration of this Grade II listed building. It would be interesting to know why no funds were forthcoming. Of course, I am assuming that HBC did make a submission....not even HBC, in all it's glorious incompetance, could miss out on that application....or could they?
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I think they applied, but were told that as the market hall is such a money spinner for the Council (it clears about £300k a year), the Council could afford to do the renovations themselves.