One of York’s finest medieval buildings needs mending to stop water leaking through the roof.
Repairs are required at the Grade I-listed Merchant Taylor’s Hall.
Gutter linings and plywood gutter boards in the roof of the building’s toilet block need to be removed and replaced with a new membrane.
Plans approved by City of York Council said the existing 30-year-old lining was failing and letting in water, including where the modern toilet block joins onto the original building.
The Merchant Taylors’ Hall, in Aldwark, is a timber-framed building which dates back to the early 15th century.
A small hall was built off its original great hall in the late 1400s and its outside walls were rebuilt in brick in the late 17th century.
It is still used for meetings of York’s Company of Merchant Taylors and for events including weddings.
Plans stated the gutter lining of the toilet block, which was built in the 1990s along with a cloakroom, had begun to deteriorate.
They added it was lifting at the joints which was letting water into the toilet block and the cloakroom.
Repairs are set to see the gutters and joints between the modern toilet block and the original building made watertight to stop further leaks.
The plans stated the repairs would help stop potential damage to the Merchant Taylors’ Hall.
They added careful consideration had been given to avoid disturbing the building’s historical timber frame and masonry.