There's no good news on the restoration of Ludlow's town walls

There's no sign of restoration beginning on the stretch of Ludlow's remaining medieval town walls that collapsed more than 13 years ago.

The latest new comes from the Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertiser:

Seven firms have declined to help the town council replace scaffolding at a partially collapsed section of Ludlow's historic town wall. ...

Last December, Longmynd Consultants produced a report examining whether the scaffolding provided structural support.

The firm concluded it "did not appear to offer any buttressing or structural support" and said it could potentially be removed if loose stonework was taken down or an alternative method of containing debris, such as netting, was installed.

However, members of Ludlow Town Council's policy and finance committee were recently told seven companies approached about replacing the scaffolding with netting had declined to assist.

As I understand it, this stretch of wall bordering the churchyard of St Laurence's collapsed because over the centuries soil (and dead Ludlovians) have been heaped up behind it. 

Responsibility for funding repairs is disputed by the Church of England and Ludlow Town Council.