Historic England joins MP and Council leaders to see progress in Maryport’s historic high street

 Submitted by Suzanne Elsworth, Elsworth Communications 14th March 2023



 Trevor Mitchell, Historic England’s Director of the North and Levelling

Up,joined Mark Jenkinson and Councillor Mike Johnson, Leader of

Allerdale Borough Council, on Friday 10th March

 Set up in 2020 by Allerdale Borough Council, Historic England and other

local partners, the High Street Heritage Action Zone is delivering more

than£560,000 of government funding for restoration works

 Historic buildings are being restoredthroughout Senhouse Street and

Curzon Street and a new art gallery is being created

 The Heritage Action Zone is complementing the positive effect of the

Future High Street Fund’s programme in the town, which includes the

transformation of the landmark Christ Church building into a new

Maritime Museun, the renovation of the former Carlton Cinema, and the

creation of 16 additional residential units above shop units

 The Heritage Action Zone is supported by the local cultural consortium

which is working with people in the town to celebrate the past, present,

and future of Maryport

Historic England’s Director for the North and Levelling Up visited Maryport to see

how almost £1.1 million of funding is being used to help transform the harbour town.

On Friday 10March, Trevor Mitchellmet with Mark Jenkinson MPand Councillor Mike

Johnson, Leader ofAllerdaleBoroughCouncil, to see the ongoing initiatives taking

place.

Set up in 2020 by Allerdale Borough Council, Historic Englandand other local

partners, the High Street Heritage Action Zone is delivering more than £560,000 of


government funding, alongside additional investmentfrom the Borough Council and

the Future High Street Fund programme which brings the total to £1,076,650.

Local businessesare also involved, withbuildings in Senhouse Streetsoon to become

a banking hub with upstairs residential conversions, also becoming part of the

programme to restore shop frontsandenhance the historic character of the area.

Other shop fronts which have benefitted from the scheme include the Heron Foods

supermarket, and the Knoxwood shop at 90 Senhouse Street, with more in progress.

One of these is 22-24 Curzon Street which will become home toapop-up Maritime

Museum with more residential accommodation above.

In addition to providing direct funding, the High Street Heritage Action Zone is

complementing the Future High Street Fundprogramme in the town. That includes

bringing 16 additional residential units back in to use in the Love Maryport Living

scheme. Historic England has supported the whole of the effort throughnew listingsof

historic buildings, and undertaking research into Maryport’s heritage to help inform

and shape the overall package of improvements.

Local Cultural Consortium

The capital spending programme is supported by the work of a local cultural

consortium which is working withpeople in the town tocelebrate the past, present,

and future of Maryport.

Friday’s visit included the Irish Street ‘Latrine’ public loos mural, the first cultural

programme project, created by Maryport artist Alan Roper. The‘Made in Maryport’

Cultural Programme isworking with local communities including children, young

people, and families to create an annual series of events designed to bring life and

vitality to the town.

Current activity includes a series of local author talks and activities in town centre

locations, including the refurbished Maryport Town Hall, as part of Maryport’s Arts

and Literature Festival, heldover the weekend of 3rd-5th March.

Trevor Mitchell, Historic England’s Director for the North and Levelling Up,

said:

“It was a privilege to visit Maryport alongside Mark and ourcouncil partners, to

talkwith local people involved in the programme and see at first hand what a

difference is being made. We’re seeing Maryport’s unique heritage being harnessed

to draw in investment for the high street and involving the community to improve

lives and enhance people’s sense of pride in their home town. Together we are

creating more reasons to visit the town centre and more places to live in it.”

Mark Jenkinson MP said:

“I’m delighted to see that the government funding we’ve secured for Maryport is

having a positive impact on people’s lives. The sense of pride in the town, which I

see as really important to the idea of levelling up, is palpable when you look at the

improvements and speak with local people.”


Councillor Mike Johnson, Leader of Allerdale Borough Council, added:

“It was great to welcome representatives of Historic England to discuss the work we

are doing to transform Maryport. We are involved in a number of exciting projects to

be proud of. Seeing the local community get involved too, through Maryport

Business Group and initiatives like the Paint the Town project, which is offering free

timber and masonry paint to anyone within the high street zone, as well the activities

of the Cultural Consortium, is what this is all about. We’re working hard to revive,

regenerate and restore this town.”

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