Whitehaven Conservation Area renewal project
Partly extensive restoration, partly demolition and re-building to keep costs low. Large-scale rehabilitation of a Georgian Town Centre - in the Whitehaven Conservation Area to provide 60 housing units and 2 commercial units. Local authority and private industry - British Nuclear ...
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Project details
| Title: | Whitehaven Conservation Area renewal project |
|---|---|
| Entr. year: | 1986 |
| Result: | Diploma |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Town: | Whitehaven, Cumbria (England) |
| Category type: | architectural heritage |
| Building type/ Project type: | Urban renewal/design - Village renewal/design |
| Former use: | Inner urban area |
| Actual use: | Historic urban quarter |
| Built: | 18th century |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | Johnston and Wright, Architects (Carlisle - GB) |
| The Jury's citation: | "For the major rehabilitation of a Georgian town centre through the joint action of a private industry and the local authority" |
Description:
Partly extensive restoration, partly demolition and re-building to keep costs low. Large-scale rehabilitation of a Georgian Town Centre - in the Whitehaven Conservation Area to provide 60 housing units and 2 commercial units. Local authority and private industry - British Nuclear Fuels - joined forces for this restoration scheme, concentrating on whole blocks of property. One of the most interesting buildings in this scheme the Golden Lion House, dating from 1740, a former hotel, comprises now 6 flats and a ground floor office.
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