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Regeneration, 'heritage' and things connected with cash

PostPosted: 16 Mar 2009, 11:06
by EAS
I appreciate that this topic is in part Dreamland related, but it may also have wider interest for other people involved with community projects connected with the rescue of historic buildings and sites, or for those who want to point a local authority towards the benefits of heritage-led regeneration rather than knocking all down and building a new shopping centre (see my post on Lancaster…) which may make developers happy, but isn’t usually terribly popular with many who actually prefer a bit of history to the bland and new.

Iconic and tall is soooo last century too, in this era of sustainability.

Anyhow, the Architectural Heritage Fund is one very useful source of initial funding, support and advice, more here:

http://nemesisrepublic.blogspot.com/200 ... itage.html

It additionally publishes information and reports, and a recent one is a study which could be waved under the noses of many a reluctant councillor who thinks ‘looking to the past’ is the way ahead:

Report on the impacts of heritage-led regeneration on communities commissioned by the Agencies Co-ordinating Group (The Architectural Heritage Fund, The Civic Trust, Institute of Historic Building Conservation, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust and the UK Association of Preservation Trusts) launched at the recent 'Place, Space and Conservation' conference in Manchester. This report, written by Ela Palmer, looks at the impacts of heritage-led regeneration on communities, and highlights some significant findings from examples throughout the UK.


Report:

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/docs/Report%20 ... ration.pdf

Executive summary:

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/docs/Executive ... ration.pdf


The report's author, Ela Palmer:
http://elapalmerheritage.co.uk/default.aspx