Plans submitted to restore Georgian site

Baysgarth House was gifted to the public in 1930 and a museum opened in the property in 1981

Plans to breathe fresh life into a Grade II* listed property in Barton-upon-Humber have been submitted.

Baysgarth House Museum has been closed to the public since 2019 but there are plans to reopen it next year.

In August, the council agreed to lease the site to The Ropewalk, an arts centre, for 15 years.

The Ropewalk has submitted an application for the first phase of work, which would see former toilet and stable blocks turned into a refreshment area, to North Lincolnshire Council.

The restoration work includes repairs to the museum's brickwork

It would also include repairs to boundary walls and lodges.

Liz Bennett, The Ropewalk’s chief executive, said: “It’s important that Baysgarth House can provide such facilities for visitors to the park and the museum as soon as possible after it reopens, to establish an income stream that will help towards the cost of running this historic building.”

The application states later phases of the restoration would focus on Baysgarth House Museum itself.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the council has welcomed plans to create a viable future for the site.

Baysgarth House was gifted to the public in 1930 and a museum opened in the property in 1981.

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