“We are extremely enthusiastic about this scheme,” said Maddy Jago, Chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Historic Environment Forum. “Not only will it help secure the future of an important historic building, but it will also contribute to reducing the nation’s reliance on fossil fuel generation – a source of greenhouse gas emissions.”
“Climate change is a major challenge for everyone and that includes the heritage sector. We need to re-learn the old wisdom of self-sufficiency and sustainability, which includes imaginatively re-using our historic buildings and finding local solutions to global problems.”
The Linton site is a scheduled monument. It was built in 1909 and is considered to be an important relic from the early development of electricity supply when oil lamps slowly gave way to light bulbs in rural areas.
