[Ssf] Spital Hill...

[Dan]

For those of you interested in Burngreave, here's a little something to 
warm the heart:

"Sometimes, the demolition can be stopped. In the Lancashire mill town 
of Nelson, 146 Victorian terrace houses were to be demolished in the 
first stage of an ambitious plan to "restructure" the housing market 
across East Lancashire - one of the government's nine housing market 
renewal areas.

But Pendle council and Elevate East Lancashire, the agency in charge of 
the project, were forced to think again.

Last September, an alliance of local people and conservation groups, 
including English Heritage, won a reprieve for the homes following a 
public inquiry. In a ruling that could make other areas reconsider 
widespread demolition, the inquiry said: "Renovation [rather than 
demolition] would be more likely to promote continuing community cohesion."

Elevate and Pendle council are now working with English Heritage on 
revised plans. Henry Owen-John, assistant director for the north-west at 
English Heritage, says terrace housing is popular because it is 
versatile. "It was originally built for Victorian textile workers, but 
with a relatively modest level of adaptation it can meet the different 
needs of an Asian community."

 From a good story -

http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,1165448,00.html

p.s. I'm storing all the Spital Hill resources here -
http://wiki.sheffieldsocialforum.org.uk/SpitalHill

Dan

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