Bath Preservation Trust
No. 1 Royal Crescent
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| Formation | 7 December 1934 |
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| Type | Registered Charity; Company limited by guarantee |
| Registration no. | 203048 |
| Purpose |
Building Preservation Trust, civic society, and operator of museums. |
| Headquarters | No. 1 Royal Crescent |
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Membership
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1,470 (as of 2016) |
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Chairman of the Trust
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Thomas Sheppard |
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Chief Executive
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Caroline Kay |
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Main organ
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Trustees |
| Subsidiaries | The Beckford Tower Trust; No. 1 Royal Crescent Ltd; Herschel House Trust |
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Budget (2014)
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£460,334 |
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Staff
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18 |
| Mission | Through conservation, education and museums, we ensure the future success of our beautiful heritage city. |
| Website | Bath Preservation Trust |
The Bath Preservation Trust is a charity that is based in Bath, Somerset, England, which exists to safeguard for the public benefit the historic character and amenities of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its environs. The Trust is independent, funded by public membership, grants, donations and income from four museums that it operates in Bath: No. 1 Royal Crescent, the Museum of Bath Architecture, Beckford's Tower, and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy.
In addition to its campaigning and educational roles, the Trust comments on planning applications and takes part in planning policy consultations. It also provides limited financial assistance towards the repair or reinstatement of external architectural features (railings, window glazing bars, urns, gateposts, etc) that may be missing from listed buildings in Bath.
The Trust was founded in 1934 as a small pressure group with the specific aim of fundraising to buy properties in preparation to resist the Bath Bill, which was drafted in order to drive a new east to west road through the centre of Georgian Bath. As a result of this victory the status of the Trust was considerably enhanced and it was able to propose its own agenda for preserving the city. This included restoring the Prior Park Palladian Bridge and the Lansdown Greville Monument. Following damage to buildings in the city during the Baedeker raids on 25 and 26 April 1942 of World War II, the Trust worked with the War Damage Commission to assist people to restore their buildings. A further campaign against the "Sack of Bath" in 1967–1968 reduced the replacement of heritage buildings with modern structures.
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