Heritage Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd – are specialists in working with heritage sites, listed buildings, Historic buildings and conservation areas.

We can supply and install all suitable materials in line with any requirements. We build combining the historic needs of the property with a pragmatic sensible approach.

We will work closely with our customer to reinstate the original grandure of the building, whilst maintaining the over all integrity of the build.

Our qualified tradesmen work with lime mortar and plaster, and are able to reinstate fireplaces, windows, floorings, beams, skirting, plumbing hardware, ironware, brickworks, roofing along with all other miscellaneous items.

UWe are experienced in working either direct with the customer or in working with the local council.

Please note in some instances you may be liable for grant assistance, and we are happy to discuss these with you, as well as provide general advice or a free quote, no matter how large or small the job may be.

Listing began in Britain on January 1st 1950, under the austere post-war Labour government; a surprise to many who believed that conservation and conservatism went hand-in-hand. Sadly we were not pioneers in the field; the French had been classifying historic buildings for the previous hundred years, while we in Britain had to rely on pressure groups such as the Georgian Group, formed in the 1930s to prevent the wholesale destruction of our Georgian architecture, perceived at that time as dull and lacking in merit.

Historic buildings are a precious and finite asset, and powerful reminders to us of the work and way of life of earlier generations. The richness of this country’s architectural heritage plays an influential part in our sense of national and regional identity. Your favourite views of England - street, village, town or city - almost certainly contain buildings protected by the process called ‘listing’.

Why is a building listed?

Listing is not meant to fossilise a building. Its long-term interests are often best served by putting it to good use. If this cannot be the one it was designed for, a new use may have to be found. Listing ensures that the architectural and historic interest of the building is carefully considered before any alterations, either outside or inside, are agreed.

GRANTS AND LOANS

(The term 'grant' in this section can be taken to include loans). Grants are available in certain circumstances both from the HBMC and from local authorities. They are always at the discretion of the body giving them: listing does not give any automatic entitlement to a grant.

Redundant Church of England Buildings

Under a joint scheme with the Church Commissioners, the Government also aids the upkeep of redundant Church of England buildings, vested in the Redundant Churches Fund, which merit preservation on historic or architectural grounds but for which there is no suitable alternative use.