BRIGHT FUTURE: The Re-Use of Industrial Buildings - A report on the re-use of industrial buildings in Britain and their potential for urban regeneration on very large scale. The first part of the report deals with the decline and revival of industrial buildings- problems of industrial heritage, the benefits of conversion, new style development and future possibilities; the second part considers various buildings likely to be converted - Hunslet Mills (Leeds), Friargate Warehouse (Derby), Calder and Hebble Navigation Warehouse (Wakefield), Cressbrook Mill (Derbyshire), and the Tannery (London); the third part reviews the success story of buildings that have been re-used and restored - the Michelin Building (London), Ebley Mill (Stroud), Britannia Hotel (Manchester), Niccol Centre (Cirencester), New Concordia Wharf (London), New Mills (Wotton-under-Edge), the Boston Design Centre (Massachusetts, USA), Tobacco Dock (London), the Royal Agricultural Hall (London), and Bliss Twedd Mill (Oxfordshire); and the fourth part refers to buildigs at risk and buildings that have been demolished.

Condition: Good - Authors: Marcus Binney, Francis Machin, Ken Powell - Publisher: SAVE Britain's Heritage - Pages: 128