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The mayor, Diego José Mateos, has announced that the necessary financing will be sought for the second phase of the works, with the aim of “being one of the axes of the recovery of the historic centerâ€�

The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, visited, this morning, together with the Councilor for Culture, María Ángeles Mazuecos and the architect in charge of the project, Ana Jiménez Morillas, the building of the High-Ancient Public Building of the prison, located in the historic center of the city and where you work for the recovery and structural consolidation of roofs and floors.

The mayor of Lorca has stressed that “it is one of the great unknown buildings of the city that has almost 4,000 m2, whose structure is in good condition, now what is being done is an emergency action on the roofs that it is what is worse and you have to recover them, especially cleaning the small works that had been done during the years that the municipal shelter was installed in these rooms �.

On the possible use, the First Edil has indicated that “what is wanted is to give life to this building with an integral restoration so that it can host cultural events and to be the seat of cultural and educational institutions of the municipality.

For this we are going to make a serious project with which to request the necessary funds so that this building can become that meeting point of culture and education in Lorca and that helps to give life to this part of the historic center of the city and that this need to provide infrastructure and revitalization of this nerve area of ​​Lorca �.

Mateos has insisted on the need to "act in the historic center with urgent actions such as the enhancement of this old building, which will be one of the axes of the recovery of our historic center."

For its part, the architect in charge of this project, Ana Jiménez, stressed that “the prison building is a jewel that is still to be discovered, in which one of the main actions is the recovery and structural consolidation of the roofs that they will be totally demolished, preserving the geometry for its subsequent rehabilitation â€�.

Jiménez added that "another of the very interesting actions that will be carried out is the total recovery of several tapestries, which are a hydraulic floor that is completely and that are unique pieces, which we have been fortunate that they have not been spoiled and we have the complete drawing in several rooms.

In addition, in the basement area, in the area of ​​the vaults with vaults that are very worthwhile. �

The architect has acknowledged that “the building despite these already closed eight years has not deteriorated much, only the birds that have entered through different windows creating dirt.

Jiménez has specified that the primitive construction dates from the end of the 17th century to the beginning of the 18th century, according to the documentation that we have been able to consult in the archives.

The intervention for the structural consolidation of said building includes between six and seven months of work �.

The Building called Poster High, is located on Calle Cárcel and Calle Laberinto de Lorca and served as a jail for the Judicial Party, was ordered to be renovated in December 1862 when the Architect Juan José Belmonte was notified to be the architect who will carry out the Reform and Conditioning Project that would later be carried out in said building.

Among the various reforms that the architect was commissioned was to move the women's department from the basement to the first floor, making several interior divisions and so that the basement would be rendered useless.

Another modification was to transfer the prisoners of pending cause to the second floor by making several interior divisions creating three dungeons, also on this same floor.

Initially this building was formed on its ground floor by three bodies of arcaded galleries, its main use being that of barley barn, just as the basement floor was formed by an irregular geometry, which only has a staircase as the only communication core.

Now working for the complete disassembly of the curved tile roof because it is in poor condition throughout its surface, it will include the disassembly of the area of ​​the eaves, cribs and meetings with vertical walls, elements of existing fillings, such as debris and hurdles

Disassembly work on roofs of eaves and cribs, of wooden reinforcement in pairs, braces and sleepers, whether they are made of logs or straight squares.

In addition to the recovery of roof cornice, dismantling of the false ceiling and its supporting structure, including anchors, well of wood and hurdle and the intervention in existing cracks and fissures.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca