The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) works to save the architectural heritage of Somerset, England.
The Trust is an independent body and consists of up to 18 Trustees who hold Board meetings 3 times a year. It is a Building Preservation Trust with charitable status and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust consists of up to 2 elected councillors nominated by the Somerset County Council and 5 elected councillors nominated by the District Councils in Somerset
Projects
editSince 1988 the SBPT has restored and converted a number of historic buildings:
- Tudor House, Langport
- Rook Lane Chapel, Frome
- The Temple of Harmony, Halswell Park Estate, Goathurst
- Robin Hood's Hut, Halswell Park Estate, Goathurst
- St Margaret's Almshouses, Taunton
- The Warehouse, Great Bow Yard, Langport
- The Tithe Barn, Dunster
Future projects
editThe Trust has co-ordinated a £550,000 renovation project to turn the Tithe Barn at Dunster Priory into a community hall.[1][2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Partnership resurrects 16th century tithe barn in Dunster". Crown Estate. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "The Tithe Barn, Dunster". Somerset Building Preservation Trust. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
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