CONSERVING THE PAST – BUILDING THE FUTURE

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Greenlaw Town Hall
Auchinleck House Ayrshire
Fine Interior Decorations at Law's Cloase

Projects

The projects that we undertake to rescue significant historic buildings typically fall into two categories: Those projects that we undertake directly ourselves and those that we work with others to deliver.

Our Projects

SHBT usually takes ownership or a long lease of a historic building to secure its re-development and sustainable future, taking the project from inception to completion and retaining the building to ensure that it is properly cared for and managed in the long term.

We have rescued over 30 significant historic buildings in Scotland.  You can find details of our current and past projects over the following pages. 

Fine interiors at Blackburn House saved and restored by SHBTHippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness saved for the community by SHBTStrathpeffer Spa Pavilion in the Highlands rescued as a thriving community venue by SHBT.

Working in Partnership with others

SHBT provides project facilitation skills to other trusts, community groups or building owners to help them develop their own historic building projects in the following ways:

  • Advice and General Support
  • Options Appraisals/Feasibility Studies – finding the appropriate new use for a building
  • Fundraising – helping to prepare funding applications to major grant funders
  • Project Management – helping through the lifetime of a project or just a part of it.

Project management of the Dunbar Townscape Heritage Intiative for East Lothian CouncilProject management, support and fundraising for the Knockando Woolmill TrustOption appraisal and project management for the Haining Charitable Trust

SHBT also works with Local Authorities and Historic Scotland to meet National Outcome 12 (Environment) to remove buildings from the Buildings at Risk register.

You can find details of our Working in Partnership projects over the following pages. 

Greenlaw Town HallRiddles CourtHam Girnal