Another town building brought back to life by the Heritage..

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Another Campbeltown building brought back to life by the Townscape Heritage Initiative


13-15 Kirk Street in Campbeltown is another fine example of the work done by Campbeltown’s Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) team. The empty historic building has been brought back into use as four rental flats with the support of Argyll and Bute Council and The Heritage Lottery Fund with the balance being paid for by the owner. The work has been officially unveiled today (Tue 27 August) by Councillor John Semple and local MSP Michael Russell.

The building is a category C listed early 19th century tenement which makes an important contribution to the fabric of Kirk Street and indeed Campbeltown itself. It had fallen into serious disrepair and was in a dangerous condition. It has now been fully restored and conserved by local contractors using traditional methods and materials.

Lead Councillor for Environment, Development and Infrastructure, John Semple said, “This is another building Campbeltown can now be proud of and to see the improvement is absolutely astonishing and to be admired.

“It is particularly ironic that this building appeared in its dilapidated state in the national press as an example of dereliction in our rural towns and now, as a phoenix rising from the flames, it represents the beginning of the regeneration of Campbeltown town centre.

“Work has now been done on more than 40 buildings in Campbeltown with the Town Hall and 50-52 Main Street / 2 Cross Street still earmarked for improvements being made. It is great to see the culmination of years of hard work by the THI team and local contractors come to fruition.”




Please see attached pictures of before and after the work.

Also for information…

Campbeltown THI / CARS Statistics from 2007 to August 2013

Total number of Grants offered = 75
Resulted in work to over 40 town centre buildings
Total amount of grants offered = £835,000
Total amount of eligible costs = £1.6 million
Total amount of spend on these buildings = £4.4 million

Number of shop fronts completed = 17
Number of original windows refurbished = 140
Number of local contractors involved = 40
Number of training events held = 35
Number of delegates receiving training = Over 300

Number of people engaged at all events = Over 1000

Funding still to be committed = £676,000 (Town Hall and 50-52 Main Street/2 Cross St).
If these projects are delivered total spend on buildings will be over £6million.

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