National Justice Museum Restoration 10 - Yard Wall

In Nottingham’s historic Lace Market stands the National Justice Museum, housed within the Grade II-listed Shire Hall — a building we have recently carried out restoration work on.

At the rear of the museum, within the historic exercise yard once used by inmates, the long boundary wall required significant repair. A 23‑metre band running through the centre of the wall had deteriorated, with brickwork and pointing crumbling away. We replaced the worst of the damaged bricks before raking out and repointing the weathered areas with lime mortar. Some of the original render remains on the wall; any loose sections were carefully removed to ensure safety, while sound areas were retained as an important historic feature.

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Find more about the building’s history and grounds in Part 1.