Monday 17 February 2014

Jewellery Quarter takes first steps towards a £2m revamp




The Quarter’s business improvement district has this week been successful in the first round of a potential award of a £2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, which assists communities in the regeneration of conservation areas.

Sixteen buildings in the Jewellery Quarter will be renovated after the district is set for a £2 million funding boost.

The Quarter’s business improvement district has this week been successful in the first round of a potential award of a £2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, which assists communities in the regeneration of conservation areas.

The grant, which will be awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), could see the listed buildings benefit from much-needed renovation and the repairing of lost features which will ensure their heritage is maintained. The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust has been awarded an initial £36,000 in development funding to work up the application that will potentially access a further £1.9 million under the Town Heritage Initiative.