Salisbury Crematorium to close during August and September
It's for repair work to the damaged roof
Salisbury Crematorium will be out of action during two months after City leaders approved repairs to the buildings damaged roof.
The City Council gave the green-light to the use of up £175,000 of capital funds to replace the current failing roof covering the administrative and support areas of the building.
The cost of the works will be met from some of the capital receipt of £338k received from the sale of 47 Blue Boar Row.
It's been proposed by architect's that the existing mineral-felt roof be replaced by a more durable material, Alwitra Evalon VSK Membrane, which has an expected service life of 40 years, compared to mineral-felt’s lifespan of 10-15 years.
The work means the crematorium will be closed in August and September with the specific closure dates being published soon.
During this time, no services will take place on site, however, cremators will still be operational.
Services will instead be held at the Guildhall on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesdays are to be excluded because of the inability to safely and easily access the site on Market Day.
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