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MISSION STATEMENT
‘To encourage and support the conservation,
evolution and enhancement of Bath and its
environs for the people that live and work in
it, visit it or simply love it
To help create a framework appropriate to
both its historic setting and its sustainable
future; and
To provide educational resources, including
museums, which focus on the architectural,
cultural and historic importance of the city’
WE DO THIS BY
• Advocacy, campaigning and the provision of expert advice and opinion on planning applications, planning policy and other matters affecting the World Heritage City and its environs;
• Running museums with specific themes and collections relating to the Georgian period, its architecture, social life and personalities;
• Providing educational resources, lectures, talks and events for all ages;
• Providing opportunities to deliver the Trust objectives though volunteer participation; and
• Having an active membership of involved and concerned subscribers.
• Seeking to protect and preserve public rights of way and the beauty of the countryside around the City of Bath (and to promote its fullest enjoyment by the public).
BATH• UK’s only ‘full-city’ World
Heritage
Site
• 5,000 Listed buildings
• City-wide Conservation Area
• Estimated £400 million per
year income from Tourism,
largely driven by the City’s
unique collection of heritage
buildings
• Pressure to improve energy
efficiency of buildings
coming from all sides
• Bath Preservation Trust has
been considering the impact
of the ‘green’ agenda on
heritage since 2007
Low Carbon Bath 2010-2011 – Warmer Bath, Guidance for energy
efficiency in traditional buildings in Bath
• Immediate catalyst – B&NES Core Strategy consultations (2009-2010)
• Frustration at policy/guidance vacuum expressed by many who wanted to make changes
• Consultation events attended by BPT members and Trustees, as well as local environment group representatives, residents, architects and developers
Low Carbon Bath 2010-2011 – Warmer Bath, Guidance for energy
efficiency in traditional buildings in Bath
• Immediate catalyst – B&NES Core Strategy consultations (2009-2010)
• Frustration at policy/guidance vacuum expressed by many who wanted to make changes
• Consultation events attended by BPT members and Trustees, as well as local environment group representatives, residents, architects and developers
WHAT BPT THINKS ABOUT DOUBLE GLAZING IN LISTED BUILDINGS
BPT normally objects to the loss of traditional timber sash windows and
replacement with UPVC on listed buildings (and traditional buildings in the
Conservation Area);
BPT thinks double glazing is acceptable when;
• Its timber & slim profile
• The correct glazing bar profile
• There’s no loss of historic fabric
• The historic significance of the principal façade is unharmed
Other projects
Bath Leading Lights – LED lighting at the Museum of Bath Architecture
• Existing fittings
• Excellent light quality
• Dimmable
• Long lifespan
• 75% energy saving – 80W
bulbs replaced by 19.7W
Saving £1,100 each year
• Energy Savings equivalent
to 2.5 households annual
electric
No.1 & 1a Royal Crescent
• Improved loft insulation
• Overhauled sash windows altering parting beads to improve fit and reduce draughts
• New boiler and thermostatic controls
• New pipe lagging
• LED lighting in office areas
• Sensors to switch off lights
• Working shutters and blinds
• Fire places sealed with register plate or timber soffit
No draught proofing was allowed
Possible location for solar hot water collector
KEEP UP WITH OUR CAMPAIGNING NEWS
www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk
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@BathPresTrust