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Renaissance projects

Townscape Heritage Initiative

This is a Heritage Lottery-Funded (HLF) scheme aimed at repairing under-used historic buildings, to help restore their economic viability.

A scheme focused on key buildings around the Minster and High Street is starting in November and promises to do all this

• Provide grant funding to eligible property owners for the repair and restoration of specific building frontages, including new shop fronts and traditional sash windows.
• Make £1.4 million worth of improvements to the public space in the High Street and Minster Yard
• Target specific listed buildings at risk of disappearing, including the Three Cranes Inn at 25-27 High Street, and the George Wright building on Snail Hill.

• Deliver sustainable conservation in the town centre by raising the standards of repair and by bringing new uses and life back into the High Street area