您对Dover最重要的公共建筑的未来有看法? 一个工作组, 包括多佛镇议会, 多佛镇议会, and the Dover Society and Dover District Council, is preparing a major bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to secure the future of our Town Hall at the heart of our community life.
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The earliest parts of the Maison Dieu date back to around 1203 when it was constructed as a place for pilgrims to stop, rest and worship whilst travelling from mainland Europe to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. 在 1834 Dover Corporation bought the building and began to renovate and extend it, resulting in the building we know and love today. 今天，二年级*列出的建筑物归多佛区议会所有，并租给了您的休闲活动，他们将Maison Dieu作为社区活动的流行场所。, 音乐会, 会议和婚礼.
在 2014 设立了一个工作组来探索Maison Dieu的未来的选择. 这项工作最终导致了一项可行性研究的生产，该研究测试了一系列不同的想法. 旁边, 关于该建筑物意义的一份综合报告，阐明了有关Maison Dieu的悠久历史的新灯. 这项工作的建议之一是追求对Maison Dieu的全面恢复，并寻求遗产彩票基金的投资来为此付费. 这两个文档均可在DDC网站上查看.
A number of specialists have now been commissioned to assist the working group develop ideas in more detail and prepare a ‘round one’ application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for submission at the end of the year. The intention is to create a project that can ensure the Maison Dieu continues to play a central role in the community life of Dover whilst making sure it is financially sustainable.
Community use of the Maison Dieu will continue to be the main focus with the grandeur of the Connaught Hall, Stone Hall, Council Chamber and Court Room hosting events, functions and meetings. The plan is simply about making them work better with new entrances, WCs, disabled access routes, cloak rooms and storage.
The project will also explore how other parts of the building can be made to work better for the community with sensitive new uses. Initial ideas include a visitor centre explaining the history of the building and providing community meeting rooms, a new café and self-catering accommodation.
A consultation event planned for later in the summer at the Maison Dieu and information on the project is available now on the Heritage pages on the DDC website along with an online questionnaire to find out what you know about the history of the Maison Dieu and how you use it.