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Dedicated to maintaining and improving Stirling’s heritage

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Shopfronts, Townscape & Beyond

Dr Lindsay Lennie Project Officer

• Stirling was awarded city status in 2002 as part of

the Jubilee Year.

• Recommendations of the heritage trust model were

made in the Scottish Executive’s ‘Review of Scotland’s Cities’ (2002) and the success of the model elsewhere: Edinburgh World Heritage Trust

• Scottish Ministers announced the establishment of

City Heritage Trusts in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling in February 2003.

• Stirling City Heritage Trust began operations in

December 2004.

Establishment of Stirling City Heritage Trust

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Establishment of Stirling City Heritage Trust

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Stirling City Heritage Trust:

• An independent company limited by guarantee
• A Scottish charity
• Governed by a Board of 9 Directors who are volunteers
• Funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Stirling

Council

• Run by the Trust Managers (2 on a job share basis)
• 1 external consultant
• 2-3 staff on Traditional Buildings Health Check

Recent and Current Projects

• Pilot Façade Enhancement Scheme (FES):

Conservation and repair of 6 shopfronts

• King Street Funding Initiative

Major project to conserve and repair key buildings in heart of City Centre

• Traditional Buildings Health Check

A proactive maintenance pilot scheme for building owners

• Stirling War Memorial

Conservation and repair of the 1922 memorial

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Pilot Facade Enhancement Scheme

Aims:

• To tackle disrepair and appearance of

shopfronts

• To aid economic regeneration through

enhancement

• To conserve historic fabric
• To improve security in a sympathetic way

Project:

• Commissioned specialist conservation

advice on shopfronts

• Engaged architect to design new

shopfronts and/ or enhancement and conservation and to oversee works

• Offered grants of up to 80% to shop
• wners

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Design for 3-15 King Street by Pollock Hammond Partnership

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3 King Street: New shopfront retaining original fascia

Before: modern aluminium shopfront Poor signage but original Victorian fascia survives Design for new shopfront in timber After: new shopfront in timber with hand-painted signage

(Cycle Touring Club sign above also repainted)

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Before: 1950s shopfront with showcase Poor signage and in poor repair Design for new shopfront with stone cladding After: new shopfront retaining showcase and terrazzo stallriser with new stone cladding and terrazzo step

9 King Street: 1950s shopfront repaired and enhanced

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Before: 1930s former butchers with timber cladding. Probably

• riginally Vitrolite. Chrome

windows survive but painted. Design for new shopfront with stone cladding retaining original 1930s features After: new shopfront retaining chrome window frames & etched glass but with new stone cladding and new signage

15 King Street: Conservation & repair of 1930s shopfront

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Before: 1930s marble and bronze shopfront in poor repair Design for new shopfront with new marble cladding and new security gate to close entrance After: both shopfronts re-clad in green marble, blinds repaired and bronze cleaned

36-40 King Street: 1930s shopfront repaired and enhanced

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Pilot Façade Enhancement Scheme: Challenges and Outcomes

Outcomes:

• 6 shopfronts conserved and repaired
• Improved security with sympathetic approaches
• Grant funding of £131k with significant contribution from

Stirling Council

• Review of owners experiences showed they were very

positive about the scheme and pleased with their shopfronts

• The fact that shops were adjacent to each other resulted

in a significant effect on the appearance of the street

During works to 3 King Street

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Pilot Façade Enhancement Scheme: Challenges and Outcomes

Challenges:

• Work to shopfronts can be very disruptive for retail

businesses making them reluctant to participate

• Getting owners to take up the grant requires a very

high level of grant and a great deal of support (planning etc)

• Shopfronts change hands frequently and good

works can be undone surprisingly quickly

• Enhancement rather than conservation can be

more difficult to fund

Alterations to window frames during re-glazing

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King Street Funding Initiative

• A 6 year project 2012-2018
• Funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Stirling

Council

• Aims to tackle vacancy, poor repair and to support

economic regeneration

• Initial engagement with owners of 7 buildings and 2

shopfronts

• Total available fund circa £700k
• Looking to offer grants of around 70% for eligible

works

Eligible works:

• Roof repairs (slate and leadworks)
• Masonry repairs
• Repairs to rainwater goods (cast iron)
• Window repairs and replacement (timber sash & case)
• Shopfront repair and enhancement

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King Street Funding Initiative

Process:

• Initial evaluation to identify suitable buildings
• Establishment of ownership
• Engagement with owners
• High level survey
• Detailed reports and budget costs
• Owners to agree to tender phase
• Set up owners bank account through solicitor
• Standard securities (if required)
• Planning permission (if required)
• Owners deposit funds in shared bank account
• Appointment of contractor
• On site

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King Street Funding Initiative

High level survey, October 2013 High level survey- Challenges

• Road permits needed for road

closure

• Getting a suitable mobile

elevated working platform

• The weather!
• Keeping owners and retailers

informed

• Costly

High level survey- Outcomes

• Cleared gutters and masonry of

plants

• Essential views of roofs and

chimneys for architect to assess extent of repair needed- prevents surprises later!

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King Street Funding Initiative: 42-46 King Street

42-46 King Street

• 3 owners including retailer Wilkies
• Listed Category B
• In Stirling Town Conservation Area
• Roof and chimney repairs
• Enhancement to façade and shopfront
• Project costs circa £100k
• Grants of 70%

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King Street Funding Initiative: 42-46 King Street

Challenges

• Getting owners to commit to

the project

• Standard security required
• Timing to suit retailer
• Alterations to scope of works
• Planning permission
• The weather!
• Keeping everyone informed

and happy

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King Street Funding Initiative: 14-18 King Street

14-18 King Street

• Not listed but in Stirling Town

Conservation Area

• Built for Stirling Co-operative Society in

1897 by McLuckie and Walker

• 7 owners including 2 shops (1 tenanted)
• Major works needed to roof, chimney

and windows

• Project costs c£136k
• Grants of 75%
• Due on site May 2016

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King Street Funding Initiative: 14-18 King Street

Challenges

• Getting all owners to participate

(1 did not)

• Delay from tender stage to

securing owners agreements

• Keeping contractor and owners

informed and happy

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The ones that got away- despite best efforts not everyone wants or can take advantage of an offer of grant

Learning to let go….

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Successful grant funded projects require:

• Patience
• Perseverance
• Diplomacy
• Number crunching skills (spreadsheets)
• Willing owners
• Understanding and flexible funders
• Time (lots!)

Detail of a lion- 2 King Street

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King Street, 1930s

But..… the rewards are securing the future of these buildings

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