Restoration Projects

1966 - 69 Priory Barn 

Previously a derelict estate barn, a gift from Miss M E Stephenson, restored and converted for the Trust’s future use.

1970 - 74 Lynchetts

A gift from Mrs O M Walker; sold on a long lease.

1971 - 72 Priory Cottage

Restored and converted

1977 - 79 Silver Street House

Bought and converted into flats; sold on long leases

1980 - 82 Pippet Buildings

A derelict row of shops, restored; sold on long leases.

1985 - 2003 Landscape

Planted 65,000 bulbs, 2000 trees and shrubs; Moulton beeches 1997

1990 - 91 Market Street

Numbers 9, 10 and 11 restored; sold on long leases.

1998 - 2003 Barton Grange Farm

Medieval farmyard acquired; West Barn rebuilt; opened by HRH the Prince of Wales; other buildings and walls repaired.

1999 - 2000 Newtown Spout

Flow restored to new spout with Millennial symbols

2003 - 07 Roman Bathhouse Wall Plaster

Thousands of painted fragments, excavated c.1970, sorted, conserved, interpreted and displayed.

2014 Hen's Orchard and lean-to at Barton farmyard 

Planting of a community orchard of traditional fruit trees and rebuilding of a lean-to in Barton farmyard to store kit for use in the Tithe barn and tools for use in the orchard.

2016 The Iron Duke

Restoring for public display the Iron Duke. A 19th century calendering (rubber rolling) machine made for the Kingston Mills rubber factory and preserved in bits since the factory closed. This project was pursued jointly with the Museum Society.

2019 The Pillbox at Barton Bridge

A generous gift from Mrs Elizabeth Cartwright-Hignett of Iford Manor made it possible for us to surface the path approaching the pillbox and provide an information board.