Northam Town Hall has finished its first stage of renovations.
The state heritage listed building recently underwent works by a specialist heritage contractor to help restore it to original condition.
The first stage was works on the Gordon Street side of the Town Hall.
The work included securing crumbling cement mouldings back to the buildings, filling cracks and missing render.
Clear water proofing membrane has been applied to the newly repaired areas and the degraded mortar in between brickwork has been re-pointed.
Constructed from 1898 to 1901, the Hall is required to stay as close to original condition has possible.
The same works are scheduled be done to the Lesser Hall side of the building.
Acting Shire CEO Chadd Hunt said the works were needed to avoid future damage.
“The works are being undertaken to help preserve the integrity of the building and has been identified in the Town Hall Conservation Plan that was previously prepared,” he said.
“In essence pieces of the decorative render and potentially potions of bricks were falling from the hall and the deterioration of the render was allowing storm water to enter parts of the building and causing further deterioration of other parts of the structure.
“Council sourced funding through the Lotterywest Grant process to assist with the cost of the restoration works.”
Works on the Lesser side of the building are currently being completed and are are due to be finished in mid-February.
Mr Hunt said the works to this section of the hall are similar to that on the Gordon Street side.
“The works are basically the same as the Gordon Street side, pinning corbels and trims back to the building, removing flaking paint back to original render then filling cracks and rebuilding missing sections then finally a skim coat of the grout product,” he said.
“A water repelling product is applied to prevent issues. There is some re-pointing of fretted brickwork.”
