'Gateway' Methodology - Stages of heritage-led regeneration

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6. MONITORING / EVALUATION i. Regular Monitoring of the Regeneration Process against the ‘Themes of Heritage-Led Regeneration – Identification of Goals and Outputs’ Identified in Stage 3 ii. Independent Evaluation of the Success of the Regeneration Process iii. Promotion of the Success of the Project 7. FORWARD STRATEGY AND MAINTENANCE – SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION i. Forward Strategy Following Completion of the Regeneration Process ii. Maintenance Charter APPENDIX 1 LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE GRAINGER TOWN PROJECT – IDENTIFICATION OF GOOD PRACTICE IN HERITAGE-LED REGENERATION
INHERIT GATEWAY METHODOLOGY / STAGES OF HERITAGE-LED REGENERATION IN GRAINGER TOWN, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. 1 BACKGROUND “Two things which the eye can see and the aesthetic sense appreciate, distinguish Newcastle from Leeds or Bradford or Sheffield or any other industrial city of the North, one is the river the other Richard Grainger…In what way Grainger’s work forms a special distinction needs nowadays hardly be emphasised. He gave the whole centre of the town a dignity and orderliness which even the twentieth century has not succeeded in destroying” (Grundy et al, 1992, p 408). Grainger Town covers approximately 90 acres and comprises a complex mix of buildings and spaces for office, retail, residential, leisure and cultural uses. It takes its name from a series of elegant streets of ‘Tyneside Classical’ architecture, including Grey Street, which was described by Pevsner as ‘one of the finest streets in England’, that were conceived as a whole and built by Richard Grainger between 1834 and 1839. The area also includes a Mediaeval 13 th century Dominican Friary, remnants of the old Town Walls and many fine Victorian Buildings. The area possesses a richness of character and is an asset of international importance that is quite unique. Virtually all of it is included within Newcastle’s Central Conservation Area, one of the first to be designated in England (1968). Within the area 244 (40%) of its 640 buildings are listed as being of special architectural or historic interest, of which 20% are grade I and 12.5% are grade II*. The majority of the buildings are in private ownership. Although innovative in its day, by the 1990’s Richard Grainger’s legacy was in poor shape. A study carried out in 1992 concluded that the area was exhibiting all the classic symptoms of urban decay and calls for selective clearance of listed properties and whole streets were widespread. A programme of conservation-led property development and environmental enhancement had been introduced in 1993 involving Newcastle City Council and English Heritage. This had tackled many of the worst buildings at risk and had started to halt the spiral of decline by utilsing the area’s rich architectural assets. However, in 1996 both parties, along with English Partnerships, agreed that the area could no longer be left to take care of itself and must develop a new role in the context of the changing structure of Newcastle as a European Regional Capital. Although it was generally acknowledged that Grainger Town possessed the potential to power the engine for the City’s economic growth, the real issue was how to manage the regeneration in such a way which respected the past but secured its long term future. In 1996 consultants EDAW were commissioned to produce a regeneration strategy for Grainger Town and to prepare a bid for Government funding. An ‘in depth’ analysis of the area’s problems was immediately undertaken which included a detailed building audit. The consultants recognised that Grainger Town represented a complex urban system and that its revival must be tackled in a ‘holistic’ way which respected its fine grain nature. They produced a ‘civic vision’, which reflected the aspirations for Grainger Town.
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