London Historic Buildings Trust welcomes you to a special training opportunity as part of our popular 'Building Futures' community training programme.

Led by London Historic Buildings Trust this training session explores the specific topic of heritage significance within the context of developing a built heritage project. It focuses on how to go about researching and understanding heritage significance, and what its implications are for repairing and adapting buildings. It also highlights the additional benefits that come from understanding heritage significance, including how the information can be shared to help a range of new audiences learn, engage and enjoy what makes your building special.

The workshop is aimed at those new to heritage projects, whether that be community or volunteer groups, charities, local authority staff, or anyone else interested in bringing a historic building back to life for the benefit of local people in London.

We will be covering:

Part 1 - 70mins
What is Heritage and our Historic Environment - current statutory context
What do we mean by Heritage Significance and how to determine it?
Heritage Statements - purposes and process
Researching - key sources, techniques and best practice
The Technical Details: Planning Policy and Consents

Refreshment Break - 20mins

Part 2 - 30mins
Heritage Project vs Repair Project - what's the difference? Examples.
Heritage Engagement and Interpretation - what is it, what might it involve, and what opportunities can it bring?
Making heritage accessible
The Heritage Funding Landscape - current priorities, processes and best practice (including The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Historic England)
Heritage Engagement Case Studies

Tickets are £10 per person. Refreshments will be provided.