06 March 2014
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New Lanark millworkers' tenement to be restored
A conservation project to restore the last millworkers' tenement in New Lanark's Double Row is to go ahead after receiving Heritage Lottery funding. ...
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A conservation project to restore the last millworkers' tenement in New Lanark's Double Row is to go ahead after receiving Heritage Lottery funding.
New Lanark World Heritage Site has received initial support for a £1.6 million Townscape Heritage bid from Heritage Lottery Fund for a project which will see Double Row, the last remaining millworkers' tenement in the New Lanark Village, restored for residential use.
Seven of the tenements will be restored for residential use, whilst the eighth, Museum Stair, will feature in a new 3D virtual tour which takes visitors on a tour through different points in its history. This building was recently digitally scanned as part of the Scottish Ten Project.
A new heritage project
Lorna Davidson, Director of New Lanark Trust, said: 'We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting our ambitious project to complete the restoration and interpretation of historic millworkers’ housing in New Lanark. This is a big step forward for New Lanark Trust in finally achieving the restoration of Double Row, the last tenement block which remains to be brought back into use.
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'New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and conservation standards require to be world-class. Some of the earliest restoration work carried out in the village in the 1960s is now in need of upgrading, and it is extremely encouraging that HLF recognises and supports the significance of the works that we are planning to carry out.
'In addition we will be using an innovative mixture of 21st century digital technology and oral history to help people understand how New Lanark families lived in the past, and the social change that has taken place over the lifetime of this authentic and enduring community.'
For more on New Lanark World Heritage Site, visit the website.
(Images copyright New Lanark Trust)
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New Lanark World Heritage Site has received initial support for a £1.6 million Townscape Heritage bid from Heritage Lottery Fund for a project which will see Double Row, the last remaining millworkers' tenement in the New Lanark Village, restored for residential use.
Seven of the tenements will be restored for residential use, whilst the eighth, Museum Stair, will feature in a new 3D virtual tour which takes visitors on a tour through different points in its history. This building was recently digitally scanned as part of the Scottish Ten Project.
A new heritage project
Lorna Davidson, Director of New Lanark Trust, said: 'We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting our ambitious project to complete the restoration and interpretation of historic millworkers’ housing in New Lanark. This is a big step forward for New Lanark Trust in finally achieving the restoration of Double Row, the last tenement block which remains to be brought back into use.
'In addition we will be using an innovative mixture of 21st century digital technology and oral history to help people understand how New Lanark families lived in the past, and the social change that has taken place over the lifetime of this authentic and enduring community.'
For more on New Lanark World Heritage Site, visit the website.
(Images copyright New Lanark Trust)
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