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Why not use some perforated strip steel, like the piece shown in your photo, to strap the timbers together?

To replace the fill valve you would need access to the underside of the cistern, unless the valve is a type which enables the in-cistern part to be removed by some twist-and-lift mechanism (which I doubt; but I'm no plumber and I'm not familiar with the fill valve type shown).

Then it looks as though the fill valve is at fault and the water level rises until it reaches the overflow 'window' in the flush valve.

Why not? There are seals available for screw/nail heads.

Do you have any surgical tape in your medicine cabinet? It's microporous, so should provide a key for plastering over.

If the water isn't overflowing then presumably the flush valve is leaking. Post a well-focussed pic of the inside of the cistern and someone here will likely recognise the flush valve brand and advise on its treatment/replacement.

Flush valve leaking; or water level too high and internal overflow operating.

Microwave cooker; but it's not suitable for all foodstuffs.

When the PRD is in normal use it should be blocked. The blocking part gets blown out when a safe pressure is exceeded. Presumably the blocking part (ball, disk, whatever) was located in the tube attachment at the base of the tank. [Edit] In your shower the PRD is likely to be the same as the one...

Sounds like the pressure relief device has blown. "A Pressure Relief Device (PRD) is a safety feature installed in Electric Showers. If heated water fails to escape through the shower head (due to a blockage such as a kinked hose or blocked shower head), the PRD will blow, thereby allowing the...

A good dose of penetrating oil would get them moving; then perhaps some waterproof grease for longer term treatment? But replacement with galvanised hinges would be better.

Neither leaf of the lower hinge is tightly screwed down. Are the frame and the door both hollow?

Any wood scraps would do. Chisel some bits off a garden fence?

Shove some bits of cocktail stick or matchstick in the holes, then use the original screws.

I reckon that rainwater down-pipe could act like an organ pipe when wind blows across the lower end..

Is that a length of rainwater down-pipe to the right of the clay pipe? If so, where will the water from that go if you close off the clay pipe?

Are those the correct units?

I notice the Beeb has lately been announcing that it's 'owned' by the licence-payers, so presumably we/they'll be asked to cough up the damages/costs if the Beeb loses the legal battle or settles out of court?

Angle grinder through nut/bolt?

Since the waste liquid is likely still caustic, perhaps it could be neutralised by combining it with carbonic acid produced by carbon dioxide capture, thus making the whole thing more environmentally friendly.