Old Courthouse Bolgam Street

[SBPT]

Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust is a charitable company. Our main purpose is to find sustainable uses for historic buildings at risk and on that basis we are currently working alongside the Kintyre Amenity Trust to repair the Old School in Lorne Street Campbeltown and convert it for use as a bunk house. We are now embarking on an Options Appraisal to find a new use for Campbeltown's Old Courthouse in Bolgam Street. This remarkable complex of buildings, dates from the 18th century but is now in a perilous state and there is a real danger that it may be lost.

The Options Appraisal will explore 4 main themes to try and determine whether the building can be saved.

1. The Building

By studying the building and documentary sources, we will:
• piece together the history of the Old Courthouse
• assess just how important it is
• discover what repairs are needed
• determine how the building can be altered and adapted for a new use.

2. The Market and Public Opinion

We will undertake market research and a public consultation to ascertain what functions might be accommodated in the building.

3. Viability

We will undertake viability assessments on a short list of uses to see whether they can provide a financially sustainable use for the building.

4. Funding

We will investigate funding sources to see whether the capital funds can be raised to cover the cost of repairs and adaptation.

We are now seeking views on the building and its potential and we are keen to hear from you. You can take part in the public consultation by visiting our website and filling in the questionnaire posted there, simply follow this link and send us your views: http://www.sbpt.org.uk/news/old-courtho ... ation.html.

Thank you for your participation.

Sarah MacKinnon
Chief Executive