- Ripon Workhouse Museum has applied to reopen a cellar closed since 1930 by reinstating a staircase to allow essential conservation work and eventual public access.
- The underground room has many original Victorian features—like stone furniture used for food preparation and salting—and needs masonry repairs and a deteriorating steel beam fixed.
- The Grade II listed workhouse (built 1854) has been undergoing restoration, boosted last year by a £2.5m National Lottery grant that repaired its leaky roof.
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