Historic Buildings

High Five for Heritage

Through this project, we aim to connect the people of Burnley with its civic history focussing on the built and social heritage of the town’s Civic Core. This is an area of central Burnley which encompasses some noteworthy buildings and spaces which are used every day by local people. However, this is an area under threat, as some of the buildings are in decline and it is felt the heritage is not well known about or understood, which we want to change. To achieve this, we have identified our ‘high five’ objectives - 1) addressing the threats to built heritage through building repair and restoration works, while; 2) making our heritage assets sustainable and manageable; 3) engaging the community with the intriguing historic events, people and stories that have shaped our town; 4) enhancing public realm to improve visitor experience, and the setting of heritage assets, and; 5) integrating spaces for arts, culture and wellbeing within an urban setting. Ultimately, we want to protect our heritage, make it sustainable for the future, connect with our community and make Burnley a more attractive and vibrant place to live, work and visit.