COLLAPSED battlement walling at the heart of Wentworth Castle Gardens is set to be rebuilt after plans to work on the almost 300-year-old structure were approved.

The battlements are a prominent feature of the Stainborough site, spread over 300m from the gardens of Stainborough Hall through to Stainborough Castle.

Thomas Wentworth built the wall with bastions and archways during the winter of 1738 but died a few months later.

It means the battlements were possibly his last building project.

Unfortunately it collapsed in November 2023 and plans were submitted to Barnsley Council’s planning board in March to repair it.

A report states: “The proposals involve rebuilding and consolidating the section of the battlements that collapsed in November 2023.

“It is proposed that the area of collapse will be rebuilt utilising as much of the existing stone as possible.

“Previous structural reports indicated that the battlements are in a poor structural condition and urgent works are required to stabilise them, with the collapse occurring due to adverse weather following other areas of repair previously approved.

“It is also proposed to rebuild and reinstate several crenelations, which fell during the collapse.

“Missing coping stones will be reinstated and all biological growth will be removed.”

The plans were officially given the green light by Barnsley Council’s planning board this week and work is now gearing up to take place.