{"id":29032,"date":"2021-02-02T17:21:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29032"},"modified":"2021-02-02T17:21:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:21:34","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-construction-doorstep-historic-paisley-buildings-being-restored-to-former-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29032","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (construction) doorstep\u2019: Historic Paisley buildings being restored to former glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paisley_Reviving_Heritage_Shopfronts_020221.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29033\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Paisley_Reviving_Heritage_Shopfronts_020221-279x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>A \u00a34.5m project to restore some of Paisley town centre\u2019s historic architecture to its former glory has now completed work at several prominent sites on and around the town\u2019s High Street, <em>Scottish Construction Now<\/em> reports.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 grants for building owners to part-fund the costs\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 results of the team\u2019s work\u2026. town\u2019s much-loved Sma\u2019 Shot Cottages\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.renfrewshire.gov.uk\/THCars2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Townscape Heritage\/Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme<\/a>\u00a0(TH.CARS2) has been delivering a programme of building and outdoor streetscape improvements since 2017, and will run until 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The project &#8211; funded and delivered by\u00a0Renfrewshire Council\u00a0with support from the\u00a0National Lottery Heritage Fund\u00a0and\u00a0Historic Environment Scotland\u00a0&#8211; covers a defined area within Paisley town centre around the High Street, New Street and Shuttle Street.<\/p>\n<p>It includes grants for building owners to part-fund the costs of restoring and improving the town\u2019s unique architecture. And the results of the team\u2019s work throughout 2020 can now be seen at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a building repair project on the upper floors of the C-listed 41 High Street (above Right Way Credit Union), with major stone repair&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li>extensive improvements to the town\u2019s much-loved Sma\u2019 Shot Cottages &#8211; the volunteer-run museum and visitor attraction&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li>a transformation of the outside of the Print and Copy It shop&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the fifth historic shopfront to be restored, with work already complete at 30 A and B High St (White Cart Co and Renfrewshire Witch Hunt Experience), 36 High St (the Shelter shop), and 44 High St (Uptown Barbers).<\/p>\n<p>Work is also due to be completed before Christmas to preserve and improve the historic streetscape in George Place &#8211; restoring the cobbled street by reusing original granite setts and kerbs and adding quality Caithness paving.<\/p>\n<p>Further improvements to other historic buildings and shopfronts are planned for next year.<\/p>\n<p>Running alongside the building-improvement work is a programme of cultural and educational activity aimed at raising awareness of the town\u2019s heritage, including a schools weaving project, a documentary on Paisley\u2019s Mill Girls, and a drama project on Paisley\u2019s role in the 1820 Radical War.<\/p>\n<p>The current TH.CARS work follows a similar scheme which saw major improvements to buildings and streetscape in the Causeyside Street area between 2009 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson\u00a0said: \u201cPaisley town centre\u2019s architectural legacy is one of the finest to be found anywhere in the country, with Scotland\u2019s second-highest concentration of listed buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe TH.CARS2 scheme has been doing great work to preserve that by helping owners bring historic buildings which have fallen into disrepair back into use, while improving the look of others by restoring original architectural features.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat investment has two more years to run and will help make the town centre a more attractive place to live, work and invest during what we know has been a challenging time for traders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is great to see a number of projects have been completed in recent months and I look forward to seeing more go on site over the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/article\/historic-paisley-buildings-being-restored-to-former-glory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u00a34.5m project to restore some of Paisley town centre\u2019s historic architecture to its former glory has now completed work at several prominent sites on and around the town\u2019s High Street, Scottish Construction Now reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29034,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29032\/revisions\/29034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}