Tholsel granted €300,000 for restoration- Callan
Deputy Mayor welcomes the first steps in attracting tourism
Deputy Mayor of Drogheda, Kevin Callan has said that he is delighted that the Tholsel has been granted €300,000 from the councils capital works programme to be spent in 2010. At the recent council meeting the figure was announced along with a further investment in tourism of €50,000 into tourism signage for the Drogheda area.
Cllr. Callan first raised the possibility of opening the building as a tourist office and a venue for council meetings at the monthly meeting in October, 2009. Since October the building has continued to deteriorate and the Deputy Mayor is extremely anxious that progress is made before the tourist season.
Speaking at the Council meeting, the County Manager stated that he had been in talks with Failte Ireland about the possibility of the building being opened as a tourist office and that these talks included the possibility of the building being the first stop in the Boyne Valley trail.
The Tholsel is a huge asset to our town, it is a piece of our history that can help our towns future. It is obvious that this building can help regenerate the centre of the town and boost tourist numbers if opened as our tourist office. With the summer season approaching, we stand to gain a great deal by having this gem of our towns architectural stock opened to visiting tourists and local people who have an interest in the towns history.
Cllr. Callan asked the Town Clerk, Ms. Joan Martin if it would be possible to have the ground floor level opened during the upcoming tourist season and Ms. Martin stated that the councils aim was to get the building opened as soon as possible. The meeting was informed that the councils engineers had already been inspecting the building.
“Last October when I raised this issue at council, it received huge support from all of my fellow councillors and I am very grateful to our officials are taking all the steps necessary to have this building opened as soon as possible.
The Tholsel and Mayoralty House are two Georgian buildings of huge local and architectural significance built between 1765 and 1770 and were designed by George and Hugh Darley.
According to Cllr. Callan, In recent times the Tholsel building has started to look run down and there has been damage done to one ground floor window. This building is very important in town and stands on the site of the original wooden Tholsel that stood on this site before 1770. Every year that it is not tended to causes the possible costs of repair to increase so it is in everybody’s interests that we breathe life into it as soon as possible and to throw open the doors to everybody, especially in these extremely difficult times for all local people.
Deputy Mayor welcomes the first steps in attracting tourism
Deputy Mayor of Drogheda, Kevin Callan has said that he is delighted that the Tholsel has been granted €300,000 from the councils capital works programme to be spent in 2010. At the recent council meeting the figure was announced along with a further investment in tourism of €50,000 into tourism signage for the Drogheda area.
Cllr. Callan first raised the possibility of opening the building as a tourist office and a venue for council meetings at the monthly meeting in October, 2009. Since October the building has continued to deteriorate and the Deputy Mayor is extremely anxious that progress is made before the tourist season.
Speaking at the Council meeting, the County Manager stated that he had been in talks with Failte Ireland about the possibility of the building being opened as a tourist office and that these talks included the possibility of the building being the first stop in the Boyne Valley trail.
The Tholsel is a huge asset to our town, it is a piece of our history that can help our towns future. It is obvious that this building can help regenerate the centre of the town and boost tourist numbers if opened as our tourist office. With the summer season approaching, we stand to gain a great deal by having this gem of our towns architectural stock opened to visiting tourists and local people who have an interest in the towns history.
Cllr. Callan asked the Town Clerk, Ms. Joan Martin if it would be possible to have the ground floor level opened during the upcoming tourist season and Ms. Martin stated that the councils aim was to get the building opened as soon as possible. The meeting was informed that the councils engineers had already been inspecting the building.
“Last October when I raised this issue at council, it received huge support from all of my fellow councillors and I am very grateful to our officials are taking all the steps necessary to have this building opened as soon as possible.
The Tholsel and Mayoralty House are two Georgian buildings of huge local and architectural significance built between 1765 and 1770 and were designed by George and Hugh Darley.
According to Cllr. Callan, In recent times the Tholsel building has started to look run down and there has been damage done to one ground floor window. This building is very important in town and stands on the site of the original wooden Tholsel that stood on this site before 1770. Every year that it is not tended to causes the possible costs of repair to increase so it is in everybody’s interests that we breathe life into it as soon as possible and to throw open the doors to everybody, especially in these extremely difficult times for all local people.
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