Case Studies

Newland Blast Furnace

In this section you will find a mixture of case studies on sites that are at risk and so appear on the 2011 Heritage at Risk Register and those that are well managed and have either been removed from the register or have been assessed as not at risk.

The case studies can be searched by asset type as follows: Buildings at Risk, Places of Worship, Scheduled Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields, Protected Wreck Sites, Conservation Areas, Industrial Sites and by region.

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Alum production sites
Case study: Before the late 19th century, alum was used to prevent the colours in brightly-dyed cloth from fading. 		Industrial Heritage Yorkshire and the Humber
Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate
Case study: The registered garden of Arnold Circus was created as a result of the clearance and redevelopment of the Old Nichol slum area by the London County Council in the late 1890s. 		Registered Parks & Gardens London
Balsam House
Case study: Balsam House is a grade II* 17th century house situated on the outskirts of Wincanton. 		Buildings at Risk South West
Bell’s Farmhouse
Case study: Bell's Farmhouse was built in the mid 17th century by gentleman farmers in King's Norton. 		Buildings at Risk West Midlands
Bowes Railway
Case study: Designed by George Stephenson, Bowes Railway was opened in January 1826 to serve the newly-sunk Springwell Colliery (owned by John Bowes) and continued to expand over the next three decades to serve other mines in the North Durham coalfield. 		Industrial Heritage North East
Brandy Bottom Colliery
Case study: Brandy Bottom Colliery is one of the best preserved examples of a Bristol Coalfield pit. 		Industrial Heritage South West
Bretton Park
Case study: The pleasure grounds and wider parkland of Bretton Hall are associated with Richard Woods and Robert Marnock, landscape designers of the 18th and 19th centuries respectively.		 Registered Parks & Gardens Yorkshire and the Humber
Bridport Literary and Scientific Institute
Case study: This grade II* listed building was built in 1834 fronting onto East Street in the centre of Bridport and founded as a Mechanics Institute by Henry Warbuton, MP and then given to the town.		 Buildings at Risk South West
Brockham Limeworks
Case study: Brockham Lime Works was once part of a thriving rural industrial area where chalk was dug by hand to make lime, hearthstone was mined and clay was extracted to make bricks. 		Industrial Heritage South East
Chapel Mills
Case study: Chapel Mills, American Wharf in Southampton is a grade II* listed former steam mill, bakehouse and grain store. 		Industrial Heritage South East
Chudleigh Conservation Area
Case study: Chudleigh conservation area is a new addition to the Heritage at Risk Register for 2011. 		Conservation Areas South West
Coffin Furniture Works
Case study: The Newman Brothers coffin furniture works on Fleet Street in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter was built in 1892 by Richard Harley. It is a very rare, near complete example of a 19th century metal working factory. 		Industrial Heritage West Midlands
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