2 C O N T E X T 1 3 3 : M A R C H 2 0 1 4 Editor Rob Cowan Editorial Coordinator Fiona Newton, 01507 602567 editorial@ihbc.org.uk Editorial Board Nigel Crowe Peter de Figueiredo (book reviews) Rebecca Madgin Fiona Newton (chair) Michael Taylor Cartoons by Rob Cowan Context is distributed to all members of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. © Institute of Historic Building Conservation 2014 ISSN 0958-2746 Publisher Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury,Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA 01747 871717 context@cathcomm.co.uk www.buildingconservation.com Non-member subscriptions to Context Context is available to corporate bodies at an annual subscription rate, including postage, of: United Kingdom £60.00 Elsewhere £90.00 The views expressed in Context are not necessarily held by the IHBC or the publisher. Neither the publisher nor the IHBC shall be under any liability whatsoever in respect of contributed articles. We gratefully acknowledge the support of firms whose advertisements appear throughout this publication.While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this issue of Context is current and correct, neither the IHBC nor the publisher can be held responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur. Briefing Context Copy deadlines Context is published five times a year, in March, May, July, September and November. The next five copy deadlines are: May, Issue 134 14 March July, Issue 135 16 May September Issue, 136 18 July November, Issue 137 12 September March, Issue 138 16 January Musical heritage The Malt Cross Music Hall in Nottingham has secured over £1.38 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This is part of a £1.7 million Heritage Outreach and Engagement Project to bring to life two unused floors and caves under the current Malt Cross so that they can be used for heritage education, tourism, arts, crafts and music. The Grade II listed Malt Cross, built in 1877, incorporates caves dating back to the 11th century Carmelite monastery that once stood on the site. Nottingham’s Malt Cross is the only surviving saloon music hall still functioning outside of London. Scottish leverage Investment in the historic environment by Historic Scotland over the past five years has levered in over £166 million of additional funding. An independent analysis commissioned by Historic Scotland and carried out by Jura Consultants assessed the impact of a range of investments from 2007-12. These include conservation area regeneration schemes, historic building repair grants, city heritage trusts, archaeology grants, ancient monument grants and voluntary sector grants. The highly oversubscribed conservation area regeneration schemes invested £27 million in communities across Scotland in the past five years. £6.7 million was invested in 2007, delivering improvements to 28,000 square metres of public realm, and the rejuvenation and reuse of 15,000 square metres of vacant floor space. This investment attracted a further £18.6 million from other sources. In addition, from 2007–12, more than 259 buildings benefited from a building repair grant, with funding for a broad range of conservation and restoration projects totalling £33 million. Many of the properties which received monies to carry out works are visitor attractions or are open to the public on a regular basis. The report concluded that for every pound invested through the programme, £4.50 (a total of £147.5 million) is generated from other sources. Resources for communities The Prince’s Regeneration Trust (PRT) has been awarded a £421,500 Heritage Lottery Fund Catalyst Umbrella grant for its new national learning and support programme, Building Resources, Investment and Community Knowledge (BRICK). The three-year programme will start in 2014. Part of the PRT’s work has always been to equip individuals and community groups to carry out their own heritage regeneration projects. BRICK will allow the charity to make its expertise available to a much wider audience, and to promote the sustainable reuse and regeneration of heritage sites across the UK. The BRICK programme will include national talks, regional workshops and targeted mentoring support. It will be supported by an innovative digital TheVictorian conservatory at Grade I listedWentworth Castle in Stainborough near Barnsley has been restored.The 300-square-metre conservatory, thought to be have been the first to have been electrically lit, was constructed in 1885 by Crompton and Fawkes of Chelmsford.William Anelay was the contractor.
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