Any remedial work could result in a multi-million-pound bill , says the council Chief Executive
It is impossible to estimate when Preston ’s Guild Hall will be fully operational again – because the extent of the structural problems facing the venue is still unknown. That was the sobering message from Preston City Council’s chief executive as he was quizzed over the future of the landmark attraction, which has lain largely unused for more than five years.
The hall was constructed in the early 1970s – right in the middle of the two-decade period during which the material was most commonly used. That timeline also meant that if RAAC was present, it would have long since ceased to be considered safe. However, the scrutiny committee heard that, almost a year on, it had still not been confirmed for certain that the roofs did contain RAAC.
“That’s what we would like, but we haven’t got that yet, because we’re relying on detailed report.”Should the roof panels above the main, 2,000-capacity Grand Hall ultimately require removal, Mr Phillips said it was likely the “external cladding” would also have to go – and he warned committee members that “£1m of scaffolding is not unusual on major construction projects these days”.
However, deputy city council leader Martyn Rawlinson said that timeframe was not too dissimilar to the period over which money could be borrowed against buildings – and added that it was “not beyond the realms of possibility” that finance for the Guild Hall would be forthcoming. However, he said that long-term closure of the Guild Hall – coupled with changes in leisure habits over recent years – meant the authority had put “conservative targets on…ticket sales”.
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