{"id":18,"date":"2023-02-27T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spoonerrowvillagehall.co.uk\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-02-24T12:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:43:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spoonerrowvillagehall.co.uk\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About the Village Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(With thanks to the Community Council page, located at: http:\/\/www.spoonerrow.f2s.com\/village_hall.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The village hall buidling was originally built for use as a Granary in the 18th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An example of an 18th century Granary – Built on Staddlestones to protect the contents from damp and vermin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The walls are very thick as they were constructed from clay lump (known also as ‘cob’), a traditional East Anglian building material made from compacted clay\/chalk with straw cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example of a Clay Lump Wall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


The building was used for various purposes over the years, including a chicken hut, a workshop, a caravan business and a storage place for ammunitions during WWII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was converted to a village hall in 1949 and was given registered charity status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The native English trees at the front of the village hall were donated by South Norfolk Council’s Tree Warden in 2002 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee, these were planted out by village volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trees outside the Hall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, some major refurbishments were undertaken including laying cement foundations, and the floor of the main hall replaced with modern laminated planking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laying cement foundations under the main hall floor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There is gallery of images of the refurbishment work located HERE<\/a>
As well as the flooring, the hall has undergone further improvements including new toilets, a new kitchen facility and the installation of modern LED lighting panels in both rooms.

For more information about the facilities that the Village Hall can offer, see the following page: FACILITIES<\/a>
For a map or to contact members of the Village Hall committee, see this page: CONTACT US<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About the Village Hall (With thanks to the Community Council page, located at: http:\/\/www.spoonerrow.f2s.com\/village_hall.htm) The village hall buidling was originally built for use as a Granary in the 18th century. The walls are very thick as they were constructed from clay lump (known also as ‘cob’), a traditional East Anglian building material made from compacted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t