Networked heritage in practice

Heritage connects people to where they live. Our research focussed on Bristol, Dundee, Greater Manchester and beyond

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4 min readNov 6, 2016

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Bristol

Bristol: Networks champion the unorthodox

A history of ingenuity, creativity, social reform and environmental justice provides a promising platform for future…

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Heritage on the curriculum, out of the classroom

Historic England has helped schools and heritage organisations connect to create powerful learning opportunities

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Bringing new life to Arnos Vale Cemetery

Educational workshops, outdoor cinema screenings, yoga and light-sabre battles foster connections in Bristol

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Creative tech brings new tools to Bristol’s heritage

Tech and heritage collaboration helps conserve creatively, encouraging people to engage in the historic environment in…

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Bristol’s people map its past

A new approach brings community contributions into the official Historic Environment Record

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Environmental heritage for the next generation

Using the River Avon, Bristol is encouraging a rising tide of young activists

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Dundee

Dundee: Designing the future, drawing on the past

With major investment underway, Dundee’s creative community and civic leaders seek to unite the city to address…

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Replanting Dundee

A new urban orchard connects city and country, and citizens with their past

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Capitalising on cultural capital investment in Dundee

Dundee faces an unprecedented opportunity to announce its identity on the national and global stage

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester: Devolving heritage to citizens

With new powers and plans covering 10 local authorities, community networks build local and regional identity through…

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Combatting social isolation with heritage volunteering

Wellbeing programme proves museums help people recover from economic and social isolation

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Time-travelling through Manchester’s pioneering disability movement

Comic book The Accessibles gives young people a history lesson in Manchester’s forward-thinking accessibility agenda

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“Histories should be shared and enjoyed”

Manchester Histories helps bridge the gap between academic and amateur historians to put people in the driving seat of…

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Manchester’s rural wasteland is a valuable resource

Chat Moss reminds us that cities rely on nearby countryside in ever-changing ways

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“Connectivity is critical in creating a common identity”

Jon Lamonte, head of Transport for Greater Manchester, explains the importance of creating iconic transport heritage

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“The typical cliché of tour guiding filled me with despair”

Jonathan Schofield sees booming demand from tourists and locals reflect Mancunian identity and pride

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“Victorian iron and glass makes a glorious blank canvas”

Streetwise Opera puts the homeless alongside professionals to perform music, and heritage venues add to the impact

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Working-class teens create new heritage for their communities

“We need to radically shift thinking around who owns heritage”, explains Emily Vickers

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Finding a place beyond prison

“We’re fast-tracking people to think about themselves, their identity and their heritage differently”, explains Simon…

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Honouring a proud local legacy of arts-led social reform

A Manchester mental health charity is working to create a new venue in a historic building, with young people taking on…

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Beyond

Asylum archives can change minds

Local people experiencing mental health problems make centuries-old connections in Norfolk archives

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Rediscovering Neolithic Anglesey

Creative events let communities dig deeper into Welsh archaeology

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“Everyone has a personal idea of heritage”

Maria Adebowale-Schwarte speaks from her experience of every community caring about it’s heritage

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Opening up New York’s secret cemetery in 3D

Hart Island has 1 million unmarked graves and no public access, so students created a virtual tour with new virtual…

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“Who is this city really being built for?”

Proposed redevelopment of the famous skate park on London’s South Bank led Louis Woodhead to ask who the city is being…

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Communities put heritage on the map in Barrow-in-Furness

RSA Heritage Index inspires local people to highlight borough’s extraordinary natural, industrial and maritime heritage…

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“Archiving can enrich lives”

The value of community involvement in archive projects goes far beyond volunteering, explains Peter Tyas.

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Transforming a post-industrial landscape through networked heritage

Planning and co-ordination at a regional scale, Germany’s Emscher Landscape Park brings long-term ambition to repurpose…

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Heritage as civic asset

Robert H. McNulty summarises his US and global experience in 8 steps to put heritage to work

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