ALFORD Manor House was officially
opened on 2006 June 13 after two years of restoration work.
Very little furniture and artifacts are in place. It is
the House itself including the original roof structure, that is on show.
It is licensed for civil weddings.
The Manor House will open to the public on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Entry to the Manor House costs £3.50, £2.50
for concessions and £1.50 for children. A family ticket costs £10.
Michel Ducos, President of the Alford Civic Trust,
introduces the Grand Opening.
Cllr. Grant Allan, Chairman of the Alford Civic Trust,
gives a brief history of the Restoration process.
London Mozart Players played
Purcell, Bach and Mozart.
Site Foreman, presented with
a commemorative mug by Mr. Roger Douglas,
the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
Mrs.Mary Cawthorpe unveils the garden bench
which is in memory of Bill Cawthorpe, a former
chairman of the Alford Civic Trust.
David Brailsford, President
of the Alford and Mablethorpe Rotary Club,
unveils the garden bench donated by the Club
The ribbons are cut by Cllr. Colin Helstrip, Chairman of L.C.C.,
Cllr. Dr. Lawrence Taffender, chairman of ELDC and
Cllr. Sarah Devereux, Mayor of Alford.
The Manor House is open!
The Manor House is open
Tea and scones
Michel Ducos shows visitors
18th Century wallpaper
Michel Ducos shows visitors evidence
of a past fire that damaged the beams.
Philip Masters shows visitors the ancient beams.
.............. shows visitors the original lift mechanism.
............... shows visitors earlier thatching.
............... shows visitors the old roof structure.
Philip Masters (Secretary) and Cllr. Grant Allan (Chairman)
