heritage works bpt: working with local authorities to turn heritage liabilities into assets...
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Heritage Works BPT: working with local authorities to turn heritage liabilities into assets
Liverpool Vision 09 December 2009
Heritage Works BPT: working with local authorities to turn heritage liabilities into assets
Liverpool Vision 09 December 2009
How do you turn this……
Beith, North Ayrshire 1997
….into this?…..
Beith, North Ayrshire 2004
And this……
Half Moon & Star, Ipswich 1996
….into this?…..
Half Moon & Star, Ipswich 1999
Building Preservation Trusts
• Charitable property developers• Motivated by heritage rather than profit• Can access grants to bridge the
‘conservation deficit’, especially Lottery & Trust funds
• Traditionally tackle historic buildings at risk that are ‘beyond market forces’
• Often described as ‘developers of last resort’
Revolving fund BPTs
• Generally dispose of assets on completion• Roll surpluses forward to next project• Can retain buildings and secure rent to
provide a revenue stream• Need to make a surplus to cover
operational costs between projects• Increasingly developing ‘services’ to reduce
grant dependency
AncoatsBuildings Preservation Trust
Established 1995…..
Ancoats, Manchester
Rescuing ruins….
St Peter’s, Ancoats, Manchester: 1996
...creating assets....
St Peter’s, Ancoats, Manchester: 2006
Murrays’ Mills – early 19th century
Murrays’ Mills
Murrays’ Mills
Courtyard view in 1995
Murrays’ Mills
Typical interior – (Old Mill building)
Structure & fabric: condition issues (1)
Structure & fabric: condition issues (2)
Murrays’ Mills on site in 2005 (1)
Murrays’ Mills on site in 2005 (2)
Murrays’ Mills on site in 2005 (3)
Murrays’ Mills in 2006
Plans for the future
Images supplied by Inpartnership Ltd
Engaging with the community
Skills, Schools & Stories (1)
Skills, Schools & Stories (2)
Skills, Schools & Stories (3)
All Work and No Play?
An Ancoats Scrapbook, published June 2007
Research & interpretation
Heritage WorksBuildings Preservation Trust
Re-launched January 2007…..
Making heritage work …
physically
socially
economically
environmentally
Heritage Works’ priorities
• Projects anywhere in England & Wales!• Focus on projects within 50 miles of
Manchester• Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside,
Staffordshire (Stoke), Yorkshire (Sheffield & Leeds)
• Conservation, regeneration, education……• Projects with potential to contribute to the
Trust’s long-term sustainability
Causey Hall, Halifax
Former Parish School, built 1856
Causey Hall, Halifax
Typical debris of recent use & signs of lack of maintenance
Causey Hall, Halifax
‘Text book’ damp penetration and dry rot
Causey Hall, Halifax
THI and SRB-funded emergency works, Spring 2008
6-8 King Cross Street, Halifax
Yorkshire Forward’s Hopwood Lane
Gateway
6-8 King Cross Street, Halifax
THI-funded emergency & conservation works
Burleigh Pottery, Burslem, Stoke
England’s last Victorian working pottery
Burleigh Pottery
Vacant space in poor condition
Burleigh Pottery
Site plan showing potential vacant space for new uses
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse: 1801 - 1837
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse: 1801 - 1837
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse: 1801 - 1837
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Community consultation
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Community consultation
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Initial ideas for building uses
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Initial sketch schemes
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Further consultation at Whaley Water Weekend
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
Preferred option
Transhipment Warehouse, Derbyshire
• Heritage Works to buy long lease of site for £1• HWBPT to undertake repair works as developer
– draw down funding & ‘deliver’ project• Possible private sector partner in JV for new
building• Development Trust Association to take 25 year
lease of Warehouse & run programme of events
• Heritage Works to be landlord for commercial space
So what about Merseyside?
Buildings at Risk
English Heritage BAR study
• EH capacity building grant: phase 1 £10,500• Reviewed 70 BARs in Greater Manchester,
Cheshire & Merseyside (excluding ruins & monuments)
• Long-listed 12 buildings for further appraisal• EH in-principle grant of £10k for each of five
options appraisals studies• Possible candidates in Merseyside……
English Heritage BAR study
Laundry Cottage, Croxteth Park
Sugar Silo, Regent Road
Options appraisal (1): Wellington Rooms
Options appraisal(2): Durning Rd Fire Stn
Options appraisal(3): Everton Library
Challenges and opportunities (1)
• Lottery funds are being diverted to fund the London Olympic games
• Heritage is not a government priority; capital grants (and funds for studies) are hard to secure
• ‘Credit crunch’ & economic recession means increased need for BPTs to undertake projects
• Local Authorities can’t assume sales receipts; disposal of historic buildings on the open market may not be an option
• Reduced interest in ‘enabling development’
Challenges and opportunities (2)
• Core funding is not available to support Trusts in between projects : we have to be income-generating and self-sustaining
• BPTs can offer a range of services to local authorities, for fees or on a ‘retainer’
• Procurement rules can present a challenge• Track record of commissions and project
delivery• Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Use us…..Or lose us….!
We make heritage work …
Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust Ltd1st floor, 61 Bloom StreetManchester, M1 3LY
Telephone: 0161 237 3210 Fax: 0161 236 8581E-mail: [email protected]
www.heritageworks.co.uk
Thank you!