Hearth & Hewn – The Living Heritage Craft Centre
The Heritage Craft Association & Historic England have stated that there is a growing shortage of specialist skills in the heritage conservation sector, with more heritage crafts becoming endangered or extinct.
The Living Heritage Craft Centre aims to ease this pressure by upskilling local people in heritage arts & crafts. This will support Lancaster’s heritage & community through workshops, specialising in stone masonry, wood working and slate working, reflecting Lancaster’s history & existing architecture.
Dedicated, immersive workshops and makerspaces will focus on reviving endangered crafts from across the UK that are listed in Heritage Craft’s ‘Red List’, a list that classifies endangered or extinct heritage skills.
This intervention will make Lancaster a new catalyst for the future of heritage craft and construction.
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