New contractors brought in to complete £3.5m castle works

Wakefield Council has confirmed that a new conservation specialist contractor, Stone Edge North East Ltd, has started this week at Pontefract Castle.
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Pontefract Castle

They replace Heritage Building & Conservation (North) Ltd who were removed from the job in the summer for not completing the work on the £3.5m Key to the North project.

READ: Struggling cafe closes at Pontefract CastleCoun Jacquie Speight, cabinet member for culture, sport and leisure, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stone Edge. They come highly recommended and I’m confident they have the ability to complete the project.”

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She says other work has also been carried out at the castle to ‘keep the project moving’ including building a path and installing railings above the Sally Port and installing a viewing platform above the Swillington Tower.

It is hoped the work from Stone Edge will be completed and the full site open to the public for next summer.

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