{"id":17611,"date":"2017-12-19T17:26:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T17:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=17611"},"modified":"2017-12-19T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T17:26:57","slug":"charity-put-in-charge-of-coventrys-historic-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=17611","title":{"rendered":"Charity put in charge of Coventry\u2019s historic assets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Whitefriars<\/a>Coventry will hand the management of its heritage over to a charity the Historic Coventry Trust (HCT) in the first arrangement of its kind in a British city.<\/h3>\n
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HCT writes:<\/p>\n

What is thought to be one of the largest ever single transfers of historic buildings from a local authority to a community heritage organisation has been welcomed by Historic England.<\/p>\n

This week, Coventry City Council\u2019s cabinet approved the transfer of 22 individual properties, and five adjoining sites, to the Historic Coventry Trust. The buildings range from two Grade I listed, 14th<\/sup>-century monasteries to a row of 19th<\/sup>-century shops in a conservation area.<\/p>\n

The action will kick-start an ambitious five year, \u00a330 million programme which will see the buildings repaired and found new, sustainable re-uses \u2013 many of which will receive funding from Historic England through the Coventry Heritage Action Zone project.<\/p>\n

The 27 historic buildings and sites cover 500 years of Coventry\u2019s history. They are:<\/p>\n