CA18575 - RFQ 2026/42 - Conservation Engineer for St Paul's Church The Crag Cemetery Rostrevor
Description: Newry, Mourne & Down District Council looking for a Conservation Engineer who shall undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs and prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy addressing short-, medium- and long-term actions. St Paul's Church (ruins) is located within Crag Cemetery in the Rostrevor Conservation Area. The cemetery is accessed via a lane off Mary Street/The Square and is bounded by St Bronagh's GAA Clubrooms to the west, with residential development to the south and east. While the church is neither listed in its own right nor a scheduled monument, it is considered curtilage listed due to its proximity to a Grade B listed memorial (HB16/06/050). The church ruins are in a deteriorated and unstable condition, which has led to the closure of (read more...)
Summary: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a conservation engineer to assess the structure of St Paul’s Church ruins and the surrounding site at Crag Cemetery in Rostrevor. The commission is to produce a phased, costed conservation strategy covering short-, medium- and long-term actions. The church is in a deteriorated and unstable condition, and the graveyard has been closed on health and safety grounds, affecting public access, heritage value and community use. The ruins are within Rostrevor Conservation Area and are treated as curtilage listed because of their proximity to a Grade B listed memorial. This is a heritage conservation engineering and structural assessment service, within the broader architectural and engineering services category (CPV 71000000).