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EVERY FRIDAY
Last Update:
Friday 20th
May, 2005 |
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| Neighbours transform churchyard’s
‘eyesore’ railings |
Peter Gorb in front of the railings, part of which have
been repainted thanks to residents |
NEIGHBOURS have taken matters into their own hands and paid
for railings at a Hampstead church to be spruced up, writes
Sunita Rappai.
A section of the railings surrounding Hampstead Parish Church’s
listed graveyard in Church Row has received a fresh lick of
paint, thanks to a residents’ association.
Topsy Arlidge, a member of the Church Row association, said:
“This is one of the nicest 18th-century streets in Hampstead
and the railings were an eyesore, which is why we felt impelled
to do something.
“We could not do all the railings but we did as much
as we could. The council is putting in for Lottery funding,
which will hopefully fund the rest of the work. If not, perhaps
other residents may contribute.”
Former chairman of Heath and Hampstead Society Peter Gorb
said he hoped the repairs would now spur Camden Council into
painting the rest of the railings.
Mr Gorb, of Redington Road, said: “After 40 years of
neglect, they now look marvellous. The council should paint
the railings now, borrowing the money from ring-fenced parking
fines and meter collections. What they collect in Church Row
alone should pay for it.”
A church spokeswoman said it was grateful for the repairs
and had already written to thank residents. The graveyard
– on English Heritage’s “at-risk”
register – has a history stretching back more than 100
years.
It is the last resting place of painter John Constable, writer
Daniel Defoe, navigation expert John Harrison, Labour politician
Hugh Gaitskell and actor Gerald Du Maurier.
A Town Hall spokeswoman said: “We are grateful that
residents have taken forward work to paint the railings. However,
we need funding to be able to preserve the churchyard as a
whole so we are currently putting together a comprehensive
conservation plan which we hope will get us a grant from the
English Heritage Lottery Fund.” |
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