Heritage Works
Welcome to Heritage Works
Murrays' Mills,
Ancoats, Manchester
Heritage Works is a registered charity that regenerates historic buildings whose cost of repair is uneconomic for the private sector. Working with a range of partners, Heritage Works, formerly Ancoats Buildings Preservation Trust (ABPT), is able to acquire, refurbish and resell (or lease) property, operating as a 'developer motivated by heritage rather than profit'.
The Trust was established in 1995 to rescue buildings at risk in the Ancoats area of Manchester, reputedly the world's first industrial suburb. In 2006, the Trust completed the restoration of two significant buildings as part of the regeneration of Ancoats: the former St Peter's Church and Murrays' Mills, Manchester's oldest surviving cotton spinning mill. In parallel with the Murrays' Mills project, the Trust implemented an innovative education and outreach project, Skills Schools and Stories, to involve the community in the regeneration of the Ancoats area. Grants of over £14m were secured for these projects from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Northwest Regional Development Agency.
With the consent of the Charity Commission and the support of English Heritage, Heritage Works has now formally extended its geographical remit to 'England and Wales', although its focus is on projects within about 50 miles of Manchester and on schemes that contribute to local regeneration initiatives.
Whaley Bridge
Transhipment Warehouse
Heritage Works has been commissioned by British Waterways to undertake a feasibility study for the Transhipment Warehouse in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire. Visit the Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse website to see information about the Proposals and give your Feedback. The study will be completed by August 2008.
Having undertaken options appraisals studies for two projects in Halifax, Heritage Works was able to secure funding for emergency works to Causey Hall in Halifax, which were completed earlier this year. Meanwhile, emergency works are ongoing at Hopwood Lane Gateway site in Halifax, due for completion in June 2008. The Trust is always on the lookout for potential new projects, and is currently exploring possibilities in Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Leeds and Liverpool.
Heritage Works receives revenue funding to support its office and staff costs from charitable trusts. In 2007/08 these have included the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and the Pilgrim Trust. Heritage Works can also secure income from its projects, consultancy commissions and private sponsorship.
See our News page for the latest on Heritage Works' activities.