Repairs to start on historic Highgate wall
Thursday 27 November 2008
Repairs to a historic Highgate Wall found at risk of collapse will begin on Monday 1 December, Haringey Council has announced.
The council has been waiting for approval from English Heritage for its plans to part demolish and rebuild the wall in The Bank, N6, above Highgate High Street.
The Bank was closed to traffic in August this year after an inspection by the council found the wall was suffering from structural damage and was at risk of collapse.
A 30m stretch of pavement in Highgate High Street was also closed off to protect pedestrians in the area from any collapse of the wall, which dates back from at least the 18th century and is a Grade II listed structure.
English Heritage confirmed on Wednesday 25 November that it was happy with the sample brickwork provided by the council for the partial rebuilding of up to 20m of the wall. This will be combined with reusable bricks from the deteriorating wall during the repairs.
Cabinet Member for Environment and Conservation, Cllr Brian Haley, said:
“I am pleased that we are now in a position to repair the wall and safeguard against any collapse.
“I appreciate that there’s been a frustrating wait for residents, but because of the wall’s historic character and listed status we needed to ensure that English Heritage were happy with our plans.
“We will carry out the work as sympathetically as possible, and I hope our repairs will prevent any further structural problems.”
The work is expected to take two to three weeks to complete.
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