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Conservation-led sustainable regeneration in a low demand area.

Re-development of unsatisfactory modern terraced housing to provide new sustainable homes.

Stockport Council embarked on a major long term initiative to rescue this whole town block containing 6 listed buildings. The project has been a model of partnership between the Council, main contractors and funding partners, rescuing a very significant building through a combination of public subsidy and local management, to provide a resource for public use and appreciation.

Manchester City Council took a strategic approach to the problems presented by a large private estate with many ornamental buildings, which had been in use as a municipal park for nearly 100 years. The Councils Historic Landscape Regeneration Masterplan outlined an ambitious regeneration strategy and helped unlock funding for improvement to the park. Innovative new uses and management arrangements have now been found for the buildings, and exemplary standards of repair have been implemented with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding.

The Anderton Boat Lift is a Victorian marvel of engineering. It has been restored and given a new use, thereby securing its future and providing economic and social benefits.

Vale Royal Council has published a booklet entitled 'Guidance for Historic and Listed Building Owners' (2002), which gives advice on the repair and maintenance of historic properties. This booklet was sent to the owners of every listed building in the Borough in order to provide consultation, education and assist them in looking after their own properties.

Investigation and analytical field survey by English Heritage of the abandoned mining complex improved understanding of its historic development in advance of a possible disaster, informing subsequent management decisions and also serving as an exemplary piece of research into mining complexes in general.

St Anne's on Sea- reinvigorating a Victorian seaside resort through the aid of Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme (HERS).