Heritage and Regeneration in the UK - Report Example

Heritage and Regeneration in the UK The Adams Building Task Executive Summary The Adams Building located on Stoney Street is the biggest structure in the Lace market district. The structure now hosting one of the campuses of the New College Nottingham is rated as Grade II by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The structure opened in 1855 is named after Thomas Adams, the initial proprietor. This report provides an analysis of the building by outlining several details including brief background information about the structure, key stakeholders in the regeneration of the region around the building, the local and national, heritage, regeneration and planning policy relevant to the building and the limitations to development affecting the Adams Building. Introduction Adams Building is located in Stoney Street Nottingham. It is the finest and largest Victorian lace warehouse. Among those that survived in Nottingham it is listed as a Grade 11 building. Adams building is a brick-rock structure that covers around 113,000 square feet and has six floors. Thomas Adams of the Adams and Page Company initially owned the structure. He was an industrialist from Victoria with deep social conscience and strong quackery views. Architect Thomas Chambers Hine started the construction of the building in 1854 and finished construction process in 1874 (Ken 2003). The Adams Building, Stoney Street - Rear View St. Marys Gate ©  Ray Teece 26-04-2008 It was designed as a salesroom and a warehouse where lace products were brought from different factories for finishing and selling. It was gorgeously decorated in almost all places including doors and windows (Elain 2008). The building is supplied with lots of fascinating staircases. The heavy metal fire doors dominated the building. Inside there was a chapel where every worker was supposed to attend morning service every morning or else be fined. The royal air force used the place to hide parachutes during the second world. This lead to the building seriously damaged (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). Security Backgrounds The County Council of Nottingham, the Nottingham, and the Nottinghamshire county council have made new rules regarding waste management. Water that is used at factories and other buildings should be treated before it is released to the sewage system. It should be safe for human and wildlife consumption. Effluents can be treated chemically or biologically before it is released. The sewage treatment has many impacts to the people around. These impacts may include; Visual impacts- Even though many of the plants are located at lower areas, bigger sites require storage tanks and control buildings. Small sites do not have many visual effects like the large ones. When it is unavoidable to locate the plant at open landscapes, it should be put at a place where built development exists (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). Odor-it affects the people around badly. The control measure may include, use of bio filters like fibrous peat, enclosing the operational area, or using chemical scrubbers to contain the odor. Temporarily, odor masks can be used. To manage the problem, the site should be located far from residential areas (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). The larger sites should have more treatment lagoons and control equipments compared to the smaller ones. The road network should be good to avail tankers and other emergency services if need arises. For small cites it may only require them to have a few control system. The accessibility is also required to avail sludge tankers. For other effects such as visual effect and the odor, sites are not supposed to be located near places that are very sensitive like homes (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). The development control policies play a role of ensuring that in future there will be enough provision for sewage treatment demands to safe guard the environment. The future leaves the sewage management issue with fewer options than other waste management issues. Construct new sites To construct new sites plus the infrastructure is most likely to have bigger environmental outcomes. This should be put into action where the existing sites cannot be enlarged. Even though, relocating a site is a very expensive venture. Extension of the existing sites Designers experience environmental challenges when renovating existing work, compared to constructing new sites. Many industries prefer this option for it is less expensive and the usage of the existing structures is allowed (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). The Regeneration of the Adams Building The Lace market’s conservation started in 1969 as a conservational area. Its status as an outstanding conservational area of national importance was upgraded in 1974. This made it eligible to receive grants to improve it under section 10 of the 1972 amendment act of the country and the town’s planning. Now it contains the largest concentration of buildings listed in the country (Ken 2003). By around 1990s, a large part of Lace market not excluding the Adams Building was seriously damaged. The Adams Building needed a lump sum amount of expensive refurbishment and restoration. Later in 1996, it was taken by Lace Market Heritage Trust which is a non-profit making body controlled by a local property developer, one Mich Stevenson. His agenda was to conserve the area’s special character (Ken 2003). The restoration of the building was championed by the city of Nottingham with a wide range of partners as well as the Lace Market Development Company (LMDC). LMDC owned 50% 0f the city council shares while private developers owned the rest. A funding initiative incorporated funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund, Europe and English partnerships. A mixture of plaster was made to match Victorian mortar; bricks were made by hands while the violet and red beautification has been devotedly restored. The building now hosts one of the campuses of New College Nottingham. It is an evidence for urban transformation in the Lace Market district, which has become a desirable place to stay or work (Ken 2003). Limitations on development The Lace market was a Victorian industry’s workshop and it was run on innovation and energy. During the second half of the nineteenth century extensively redeveloped to convene the high demand for clothes. The hosiers’ houses were knocked down to pave way for fascinating Gothic warehouses that was used by the baron to show off their stock (Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009). The Adams building was constructed by a very prominent architect hence it was referred to as ‘the most outstanding erection in the midlands’ for many years. By the late 20th century, the Adams Building together with other building in the region had fallen into a grave disrepair. With the collapse of lace, small textile firms began to share large buildings around, repeatedly competing with imports from third worlds. A suggestion was made that the whole area to be demolished but fortunately the Lace Market got the conservation status and protected the area (Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009). The serious regeneration process in the area began by around 1980s. Under a variety of giant schemes, by 1964 quit a number of buildings had been refurbished. This was because of the conservation by the Lace Market. However, this physical modification of the buildings added so little impact on the economy of the area (Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009). The status of Lace market as a conservational area of national importance was upgraded in 1974. It was made eligible to get grants to help in the regenaration process. This was under the constitutional ammendment act, chapter 10 of the country and the town’s planning. After the damage of the Lace market which included the Adams Buiding, the Adams Building needed a lot of money to bring it back to its normal condition. The restoration and refurbishment was too expensive (Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009). Key Stakeholders in the Regeneration Many partners took part in restoring the Adams Building. Nottingham city championed the restoration process. Other partners included the Lace Market Development Company (LMDC) which comprised 50% of the towns shares (Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009). The following table contains a list of partners took part in the restoration of the Adams Building and their respective role they played (Elain 2008). Name Main activity/role English Partnerships Funder Heritage Lottery Fund Funder LMDC Initiation, coordination Morrison Construction Ltd Developers ERDF Funder The development of the town had faced a lot of set backs. During the time when it was used to keep the royal air force parachutes, it attracted the enemy’s attention who destroyed the place including the Lace market. Though it was refurbished (Elain 2008). Conclusion Adams building is one of the biggest Victorian lace warehouse. It covers up to around 113000 square feet and goes up to the sixth floor. Its construction started in 1854 and ended in 1974. It was designed to act as a warehouse and as a selling room. The building was gorgeously decorated from the doors to windows. Heavy metal olso minated the building. Inside there is a chapel where every worker was required to attend morning service everyday (The National Heritage List for England 2009). The building adheared to the security requirement of the authorities which were meant to protect the people living around the building. This include the health effect it potentially can cause. Both the local government and the central government had their policy regarding polution in the area (Planning Policy Statement 6: 2009). Bibliography Elain H. 2008, Nottingham (Pevsner Architecture Guide). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Heritage Lottery Fund, 2009, Nottingham Lace Market, Retrieved April 29, 2012 from http://www.hlf.org.uk/English/InYourArea/EastMidlands/CaseStudies/Nottingham.htm Ken B. 2003, Thomas Chambers Hine: Architect of Victorian Nottingham. Nottingham: Nottingham Civic Society. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest City of Nottingham, 12-JUL-1972. Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning, Archaeology, and the Built Heritage". Planning Service. March 1999. Available at PPs 06 Archaeology Built Heritage pdf "The National Heritage List for England" 2009. English Heritage. Retrieved April 29, 2012 from http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/ Read More