Crumbling medieval wall in Ludlow still dangerous
People in Ludlow were today warned to steer clear of the crumbling medieval town wall after sections of it collapsed.
Investigations are now under way into how the 800-year-old structure can be repaired, but in the meantime dangerous stretches of it have been fenced off.
Shropshire Council spokesman Simon Alton said people were being advised to stay away from the wall near The Linney, which has been declared unsafe.
He said a small number of people living in properties that back on to the wall were advised last Friday to leave their homes as a precaution.
A small number of people who took up that advice have been offered alternative accommodation by the council while urgent discussions take place with the Diocese of Hereford which owns the affected sections of wall.
Mr Alton said the diocese this week appointed a structural engineer who will now carry out the detailed design and survey work needed to stabilise the wall.
He said the council had informed everyone who is directly affected, and any other residents who live near Ludlow Town Walls and who have not been contacted should not be concerned.
Ludlow councillors Rosanna and Martin Taylor-Smith visited people living in properties deemed to be at risk on Friday evening to advise them to leave if they could as a precautionary measure.
Councillor Rosanna Taylor-Smith, Shropshire Council member for Ludlow North, said: "We would like to thank the residents who we spoke to on Friday for their understanding in what were difficult circumstances."
