Kenilworth Abbey Advisory Committee
Kenilworth Abbey Advisory Committee:
Secretary:
Geoff Hilton
28, Rouncil Lane
Kenilworth
CV8 1FF
Tel: 01926 512406
This Committee consists of representatives of stakeholders in the Abbey and its fields. It meets two or three times a year to examine the state of the ruins and make recommendations to Warwick District Council about their upkeep. The Annual General Meeting at the beginning of the year is open to the public.
Committee Composition:-
Warwick District Council (2 Officers)
The Parochial Church Council (2 members)
Kenilworth Town Council (2 Councillors)
Friends of Abbey Fields (2 members)
The Kenilworth Society (2 members)
Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society (2 members)
Kenilworth Schools/other educational (2 representatives)
The Member of Parliament (ex-officio)
Co-opted members as needed.
The Committee has raised money:-
in the 1970s £20 000 to consolidate the Abbey Gatehouse, and in the 1990s funds to install a first floor in The Barn.
In 2005 it produced a Conservation Plan for Abbey Fields, which can be consulted in Kenilworth Library, or purchased on CD-rom from the Secretary (tel.01926-512406). The Plan is first being implemented by measures to open the Gatehouse to the public, requiring a sound waterproof roof and installation of a north door in a blocked doorway. Funds are being sought to do this.
