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13
Mar
Refurbishment planned for listed buildings in Ripon city centre
Four grade-II listed buildings on Ripon Market Square are in line for refurbishment works after the city council issued invitations to tender.
The rare Cabmen's Shelter, dating back to 1911 and three telephone kiosks of 1930s vintage, are in the council's ownership and are among the heritage structures on the square, which also includes the 323-year-old grade-I listed obelisk.
The Cabmen's Shelter tender is for re-painting, while the tenders for the kiosks relate to glazing and the installation of locks.
One of the telephone boxes will remain operational and will be maintained by BT.
Three of the four kiosks that belong to Ripon City Council will be refurbished
The shelter, which in its heyday was used by drivers of horse-drawn cabs waiting for customers, is one of the few remaining in the UK.
It was donated to the city by Sarah Carter, whose father Thomas was a former mayor of Ripon.
Costing £200, the prefabricated structure was built by Boulton and Paul, of Norwich, which also provided huts for Captain Robert Scott’s 1910-13 Antarctic expedition.
The classically designed telephone kiosks, with their signature domed roofs, have been located on the eastern side of Market Square for decades and were listed in June 1987 by English Heritage.
Designed by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935, the K6 kiosks are iconic structures still seen in many places across the UK.
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