Filey Museum: Plans to address woodworm and rot submitted

Filey Museum on Queen Street is a Grade II listed building which became a museum in 1971

Plans for a raft of restoration and repair works to a museum have been submitted.

The proposals for Filey Museum would address woodworm, damp and rot at the Grade II listed 17th Century building, according to the town council.

It said woodworm has affected "all wood" in the building on Queen Street, which became a museum in 1971.

The authority has submitted an application for the work to North Yorkshire Council.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plans would see the removal of indoor paint by a specialist company.

This would allow the wood to be treated with a chemical to kill off any woodworm.

Exterior paint would also be removed "using the least severe method of removal possible", and the need for repainting would be assessed later on, the council said.

Dampness and rot are set to be addressed by improving ventilation and installing new heating systems, while rotten wood would be replaced, secondary glazing removed.

A gas-powered heating system is planned from the rear of an adjacent property.

The boiler would be located on the first floor and the system would "heat the building via underfloor heating to the ground floor".

"This will provide a good constant and controllable low level of heat which is excellent for the drying out of the building and maintaining good conditions for the building to remain so," the council's application states.

"The interior where required will be redecorated using materials appropriate to the age of the building." it adds.

No date has been set for the application to be considered.

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