North Craven Building Preservation Trust
– What We Do –
Coneygar, Victoria Street, Settle:
Purchased & Restored, Sold
What We Do
Preservation of Built Heritage
The Trust seeks to acquire and preserve buildings important to the heritage of North Craven, particularly if there is no prospect of the building being acquired by a private developer. We raise funds to preserve the properties in our care with a view to using them for our own purposes, leasing them or selling them to release funds, which can then be used to acquire further buildings or maintain The Folly and Zion Chapel.
Properties that the Trust have acquired and preserved are:
1976
1983
6 - 8 Chapel Street, Settle:
Purchased and restored, former offices of NCBPT, sold in 2019 to raise vital funds.
1989
34 Duke Street, Settle:
Purchased and restored, sold in 2018
1992
Croft Barn, Duke Street, Settle:
Purchased and restored and sold in 2019
1993
4 Chapel Street, Settle :
Purchased & Restored, sold in 2019
1996
The Folly Hall and South Range :
Purchased and Restored. Home to the Museum of North Craven Life. Will be further developed as part of the Folly Transformation Programme.
2010
The Folly North Range :
Purchased. Ground floor housed a holiday apartment until December 2016 after which it was converted into The Folly Coffee House. The garage and upper floors will be restored as part of the Folly Transformation Programme.
2018
Zion Chapel :
Gifted to the Trust by the Trustees of the Zion Chapel
Properties that the Trust considered purchasing but decided against:
- The Shambles, Settle
- Hellifield Pele
- Lawkland Hall Barn
- Halsteads Farm, Thornton-in-Lonsdale
- Lumb Farm, Rathmell
- New Hall, Rathmell
- Barn at Stackhouse
- Town Hall, Settle
- Police Station, Settle
Museum Of North Craven Life
The Trust owns and manages the Museum of North Craven Life.
The Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibition galleries are housed within The Folly, alongside our offices, research area, archives and stores.
Properties that the Trust are currently investigating:
- Hoffman Kiln, Langcliffe
- Cappleside Barn, Rathmell
Activities undertaken by the Museum team are:
- Organising Exhibitions
- Organising Events
- Stewarding Exhibitions
- Hosting Group Visits
- Conducting Guided Tours
- Research
- Data Entry
- Archiving
- Managing Collections
- Fundraising
- Publicity
- Administration
