Case study

Regenerating St Columb’s Hall with £181,000 support

The Grade A listed former temperance hall sits in the heart of the walled City of Derry / Londonderry. The building was closed since the start of the pandemic, but now with £181,000 from the Community Ownership Fund, the hall is brought back to its former glory.

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
17 January 2023

Preparing for the future

The hall will be future proofed by:

  • working with conservation specialists to improve accessibility and plan for future adaptations
  • completing urgent works to make the building safe and accessible for the public

This will enable St Columb’s Hall Trust to begin generating income to secure the Hall’s long-term future.

Preserving the past

The funding will help to:

  • capture oral histories and generate awareness of heritage significance
  • work with groups to research the heritage of the hall and its future
  • reactivate community connection with the Hall

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Published 17 January 2023

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