Building Preservation and Conservation Trusts in the UK
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The National Trust
and English Heritage
are the best known building conservation trusts in the United Kingdom for the protection of listed buildings and buildings of architectural importance. However, there are many buildings within the United Kingdom that are not under the care of either trust but are recognised for their importance by local conservation and preservation groups. These groups are listed below:
National Trust
National Trust most commonly refers to an organization dedicated to preserving the cultural or environmental treasures of a particular geographic region. They generally operate as private non-profit organizations, although some receive considerable support from their national government...
and English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
are the best known building conservation trusts in the United Kingdom for the protection of listed buildings and buildings of architectural importance. However, there are many buildings within the United Kingdom that are not under the care of either trust but are recognised for their importance by local conservation and preservation groups. These groups are listed below:
England
- Bank Hall Action GroupBank Hall Action GroupThe Bank Hall Action Group is a voluntary group which aims to raise public awareness and secure the future restoration of Bank Hall, a Jacobean mansion house near the banks of the River Douglas, in Bretherton, Lancashire....
- Birmingham Conservation TrustBirmingham Conservation TrustBirmingham Conservation Trust is a charity which saves and restores historic buildings in the city of Birmingham, England. In 2004 it completed the conservation and restoration of the last surviving court of Back to Back houses on Hurst Street in the city...
- Friends of Moulton MillMoulton WindmillMoulton Windmill in the Lincolnshire village of Moulton, between Spalding and Holbeach is a restored windmill claimed to be the tallest tower mill in the United Kingdom....
- Friends of Victoria BathsVictoria BathsVictoria Baths is a Grade II* listed building, situated in the Chorlton-upon-Medlock area of Manchester, in northwest England. The building is currently on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register....
- Friends of Williamson's Tunnels
- Heritage Trust for the North WestHeritage Trust for the North WestHeritage Trust for the North West / Heritage Trust North West is a registered Building Preservation Trust, established in 1978 as a charity and company....
- Lion Salt Works TrustLion Salt WorksThe Lion Salt Works is the last remaining open pan saltworks in Cheshire, England. It closed as a works in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum...
- Poltimore House TrustPoltimore HousePoltimore House is a sixteenth century listed Grade II* manor house just outside Exeter, Devon and originally the Bampfylde family seat. It was a finalist in the first series of BBC Television's Restoration series in 2003.-Visiting:...
- TodmordenTodmordenTodmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
Moor Restoration Trust - Wentworth Castle TrustWentworth CastleWentworth Castle is a stately home and estate near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. It was originally the seat of the Earls of Strafford. An older house existed on the estate, then called Stainborough, when it was purchased by Thomas Wentworth, Lord Raby , in 1711...
Scotland
- Kinloch Castle Friends AssociationKinloch CastleKinloch Castle is a late Victorian mansion located on the Isle of Rùm, one of the Small Isles off the west coast of Scotland. It was built as a private residence for Sir George Bullough, a textile tycoon from Lancashire whose father bought Rùm as his summer residence and shooting estate....
- Mavisbank TrustMavisbank HouseMavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by the architect William Adam, in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727. It is described by Historic Scotland as "one of...
Wales
- Ruperra Castle Preservation TrustRuperra CastleRuperra Castle is a Grade II* Listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated in Lower Machen in South East Wales. It is currently in a ruined condition, and up for sale....
- Friends of Newbridge MemoWorkingman's Institute and Memorial HallWorkingman's Institute and Memorial Hall is the multipurpose centre in Newbridge in South Wales which includes a memorial to those from the town who died in the two World Wars. It is also houses a library, reading rooms, an art deco cinema, a dance floor and a theatre. The Hall was built in 1908,...
See also
- Architectural Heritage FundArchitectural Heritage FundThe Architectural Heritage Fund is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of historic buildings in the United Kingdom. It provides information, advice and finance to Building Preservation Trusts and other charities in the U.K..-Scope:In order to apply for finance,...
- Building Preservation TrustBuilding Preservation TrustA Building Preservation Trust is an organisation whose main aims include the preservation and regeneration of historic buildings. BPTs normally have charitable status....
- U.K. Association of Building Preservation TrustsU.K. Association of Building Preservation TrustsThe United Kingdom Association of Building Preservation Trusts acts as the representative body for Building Preservation Trusts in the U.K. Membership is open to charities whose principal objective is to preserve historic buildings...