Author: Department of the Environment
Place: London
Publisher: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
Year: 1971
Pages: 22
ISBN: 0117503851
Keyword: Old Building
Classification: 720.288
Shelf: C5R2
Accession No: B743
Contents: Introduction Schemes One: Council Housing in harbour Buildings Two: Part of Street Restored by Housing Association Three: Cooperation with Individual Owners Four: Group og Houses Saved by New Owner Five: University Creater Student Accomodation in Tenements SiX: City Council Restores Cottages near Redevelopment Area Seven: Country Education Department Incorporates Historic House Eight: Action by Building Preservation Trust Nine: Developer Uses Mill for Hotel Ten: Restoration and Improvement of Flats and Shops Eleven: Bank Extends and Improves Offices Twelve: Original Facade Retained on New Office Block Thirteen: Barn Converted to Private House Fourteen: Branch Library in Corn Exchange Fifteen: Merchant’s House New Old People’s Day Centre Sixteen: Small Flats in Terraced Cottages Seventeen: Mill extended and Divided into Flats Eighteen: Granary Converted to Offices Nineteen: Office use for Terraced Houses Twenty: Rebuilt market Hall with Varied New Uses Twenty One: Service Garage Incorporated in Former Town Hall Twenty Two: Mixed Uses in Medieval Cottages Plate Acknowledgements
Abstract: New Life for Old Buildings showcases 22 diverse schemes revitalizing historic structures across London. These projects involve public bodies, housing associations, developers, universities, and individuals, demonstrating how disused buildings—from mills and barns to cottages and town halls—can be adapted for modern housing, offices, education, and community use. By preserving original architectural features while meeting contemporary needs, the schemes highlight sustainable urban regeneration through adaptive reuse. The document underlines the importance of collaboration and community involvement in maintaining London’s architectural heritage, offering a model for respectful, innovative development that blends the old with the new.