Lower Duke Street
A guided Walk and Talk in Lower Duke Street – the UK’s first Townscape Heritage Initiative
Join Steve Power, former Development Director of the Rope Walks Partnership for a stroll around the Lower Duke Street area.
This Townscape Heritage Initiative which ran from 1998 to 2002 was the first to be declared in the UK and covered approx. 2 hectares of the Lower Duke Street Conservation Area . It represents an 18 th and 19 th century urban form characterised by straight streets and dense building coverage.
It included the regeneration of 18 historic buildings including a large number of Georgian houses, old private three to five-and-a-half storey brick warehouses interspersed with commercial and large residential buildings and some modest terraced workers’ houses.
The project was a £25 million investment funded by THI, ERDF, UK Government Development Agency, and private investment.
One of the key reasons for success was that one development firm was primarily involved. There was therefore a unity of concept and a concentration of expertise. Success has led to further ongoing investment into this area and the Lower Duke Street THI received an award by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start
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Access Information:
The route is generally accessible but does include pavements, which may include steps and reduced pavement widths, which may not be suitable for some. Attendees should wear suitable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather conditions.
Attendees should provide their own refreshments or otherwise purchase locally before and/or after the event.
Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.
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Event Details:
17:45 - Meet outside the red brick building at bottom of Lower Duke Street, opposite Schiller's Hall
18:00 - Tour starts
19:30 - Tour ends
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Location:
Outside the red brick building at bottom of Lower Duke Street, opposite Schiller's Hall
Lower Duke Street
L1 4AA