Heritage Enterprise
Ian Morrison
Head of Historic Environment
Heritage Lottery Fund
“Historic buildings are the very places where
new ideas and new economic activity are most likely to happen”
• Substantial loss of public sector funding for heritage
• Full impact of cuts yet to be felt
• Heritage sector model needs to change
Heritage in a cold climate
Heritage
Enterprise
Community-led projects
saving ‘at-risk’ heritage
End-use must generate
viable commercial
income
Partnerships between
community groups and
commercial sector
Evidence of need / market appraisal
Globe Theatre, Stockton HLF grant £3.9m
Gap funding – “the last piece in the puzzle”
Globe Theatre, Stockton £3.9m
Old Black Lion, Northampton £1.6m
Harland and Wolff Hotel, Belfast £5m
Northern Counties, Derry £784k
Merkinch Welfare Hall, Inverness £706k
Spanish City, Whitley Bay £3.5m
The Old Baths, Ashton £1.6m
Davidson Cottage Hospital £1m
Harvey's Foundry, Hayle £4m
Rubber Company, Edinburgh £4.9m
Back Green Bunkhouse, Portsoy £878k
Ancoats Dispensary, Manchester £4.5m
Blatches Farm Bakery/café, Essex £626k
£33m success
stories
Viable end-use
Vacant, inaccessible, derelict -
‘eyesores’ stifling growth
Private-sector end user
Transformational – impact
beyond historic fabric
Well-loved landmark buildings