Repairs to the roof at Bramall Hall are expected to be complete in August 2026.

The Grade I listed structure is currently covered in scaffolding while workers from Restoration Projects carry out essential repairs to future-proof the building.

The focus of the works is to restore the roof to make it more waterproof, and therefore better able to preserve the treasures within the hall itself.

In a tour of the repairs on Wednesday 4 February, site manager Luke Barlow and representatives from Bramall Hall explained what has been done so far.

The original slates have been carefully removed and put to one side, ready to be re-instated.

It's left the roof timbers exposed for the first time in years, with workers now able to install waterproofing measures, under the cover of a massive temporary awning.

Much of the current Bramall Hall roof was built in Victorian times, as part of an extensive redesign initiated by the hall's owner Charles Nevill in the late 19th century.

Still, as site manager Luke explained, the Victorian workers who installed the roof well over a century ago did a 'fantastic job'.

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"It's worked for a good few years", he said. "You can still see a lot of the original markings and numbering systems that they used to install it."

Luke described working on the project as a whole as a 'real challenge', but also 'very exciting'.

He also said the aim was to preserve as much of the original roof as possible.

The project has been made possible by £1.6m in funding from the Arts Council England's Museums Estates Development Fund.

While the roof is Victorian, there has been a Hall on the site since the Middle Ages.

While the oldest parts of the building date from the 14th century, other part survive from the 16th, with other additions from the 19th.

Cllr Dan Oliver, cabinet member for communities, culture and public protection at Stockport Council, said the works would ensure the hall can be enjoyed by generations to come.

Speaking with the Local Democracy Reporting Service, he said: "Bramhall Hall is nearly 800 years old, it's gone through Tudor times, it's outlasted the likes of Henry VIII, William Shakespeare, Queen Victoria, all those times this space has lived through.

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"The fact we're able to do this now with Arts council funding and funding from the council, it's just our commitment to our wider cultural sector across Stockport and gives that opportunity for younger generations to celebrate this for years to come."

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