Plans are being prepared for maintenance work on a listed building in Barton-Upon-Humber.

Proposals have been put forward to carry out works on the outside of the Assembly Rooms building in Queen Street to keep it in good condition.

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   MAINTENANCE: Monty Martin outside the Assembly Rooms, on Queen Street, Barton, where repair work is being planned

The plans, which are at an initial stage, would involve minor repairs such as splicing wood in doorways and replacing lead flashing.

The issue was discussed by Barton Town Council at its latest meeting, where it was agreed councillors would look into quotes from contractors for the work to the front of the building.

Monty Martin, a Barton town councillor who also owns Frankie’s bar on the High Street, said a revamp of the site was long overdue.

“The first step is to find out how much it will cost and who is going to pay for it .” he said.

“There has been no approach made to the council yet.

“The work is very much needed to the paintwork and to the woodwork.

“But these decisions cannot be made yet.

“We are hoping that arrangements can be made as it is very much a piece of Barton, a real community hub and concert area and something that the people of Barton can be really proud of.”

Barton Town Council will have the final say on which, if any, of the proposed repairs can be funded.

The plans were on the agenda after being brought to the attention of the town council by Councillor Wendy Witter.

She said: “We are saying it is like other buildings, it is ready for some minor repairs and it wants re-painting.

“You have to raise things now because, if we do get them approved, they have to be precepted for and it is a very long timescale.

“Somebody brought it to my attention and you often don’t see these things, but I went down there and had a look and it is ready for repairing. It is the town council’s responsibility and it is ready for a tidy-up.”

Mrs Witter said the plans were at a very early stage and was not able to say exactly what work would be undertaken or how much it would cost.

But she added it was important for the town council to keep the building in good order.

She said: “The proposal is a bit of a catch-all in order to get it into next year’s programme.

“We have a responsibility to keep the building in order. “Notwithstanding the overall street scene, it is a listed building and it is under the ownership of the town council.

“CHAMP (Community Heritage, Arts and Media Project) leases it, but the town council is responsible for the outside of the building.”