Hosted by SAVE Britain’s Heritage and Sheffield Historic Buildings Trust
Sheffield’s Heritage at Risk and the Role of a Building Preservation TrustAlice Ullathorne & Gavin Richards, trustees, SHBTAn introduction to Sheffield Historic Buildings Trust and how the UK’s network of BPTs can inspire local responses to heritage at risk. The talk will outline SHBT’s vision for acquiring and repurposing vacant historic buildings and how working in partnership can bring social, cultural and economic benefits to the city.
ACT Now! Sheffield Heritage at RiskLiz Fuller, Buildings at Risk officer, SAVE Britain’s HeritageSAVE will highlight key buildings in Sheffield currently on their national Buildings at Risk Register and introduce their new ACT NOW! campaign toolkit—designed to empower anyone to take action for the buildings they care about. This practical resource draws on 50 years of SAVE’s campaigning experience and offers clear steps to help make the case for saving local historic buildings.
Harmony Works: A Musical Home for Young PeopleEmily Pieters RIBA, director, Harmony Works TrustLearn about the visionary project to restore Canada House into a new centre for music education and community life. Harmony Works will not only conserve a landmark building but reanimate Sheffield’s historic Castlegate district with public access, performance, and learning.
Film Screening – Building a MovementA short film marking SAVE’s 50th anniversary, exploring five decades of campaigns that have helped rescue buildings once written off as beyond saving. Told through archival footage, interviews and landmark case studies.
S1 Artspace: From DIY to DestinationLouise Hutchinson, strategic director, S1 ArtspaceA behind-the-scenes look at the long-term efforts to secure a permanent home for one of Sheffield’s most important cultural organisations. Learn how the purchase and transformation of a listed building is opening up new space for art, community and public use.
Repair of the Bower Spring Cementation FurnaceLucy Newport & Christopher Hill, trustees, SHBTHear about the conservation of a rare industrial structure, once used to produce blister steel, and the collaborative work that made it possible—from historical research to black ash mortar analysis at Sheffield Hallam University.
This event will take place in the Power Lab.
Ticket donations will be transferred to SHBT to cover costs of this event.
