A consultation is underway over the future of a key building in Glasson Dock.
People are being asked to have their say on plans for Harbour House, one of the heritage properties at the heart of the port at Glasson Dock, which is now in need of conservation.
Port of Lancaster bosses would like your views on its future use as a building that can serve the needs of the port and the local community.
As a Trust Port, part of their role is to conserve and protect the heritage of the port, to hand it on to the next generation in safer and better shape.
Harbour House played a role in the expansion of transport in the local area in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was built from rendered sandstone with a hipped slate roof in the early 1800s and used as the Harbour Master’s Office. It has recently fallen into disuse due to a lack of heating and insulation.
The building of Harbour House coincided with the growth of the village from a small fishing settlement to a thriving port. It sits within the Conservation Area and is a Non-designated Heritage Asset.
Elsabe White, Chief Executive Officer, said: ‘’Harbour House is a special building that has contributed to port life since it was built in the early 1800s.
‘’We now have the opportunity to conserve the building and see it adding to the economic and cultural vitality of Glasson Dock once again.
‘’We look forward to hearing your views on our plans.’’
There are multiple options for Harbour House. Each one has been carefully considered based on the benefits it will bring and what’s already available locally:
It could return to its former use of the port office, the administrative base for port staff. This could include hot desking for businesses related to port operations is a natural extension of this function. Non-port businesses could also hot desk.
Another potential use is as a welfare facility for staff and visitors. As the company’s main business is shipping and the port has long served a community of seafarers. There is no current provision at the port for them. They would be able to find laptop and phone chargers, and reply to emails on dry land.
It is also proposed that the house could be used as a flexible space to use for training, lectures, and business meetings. Local businesses and specialist interest groups would be able to use this too.
The port’s heritage archive needs a home, and the property could display boards and artefacts in a space dedicated to the heritage. It would be open to the public with existing parking available in the village.
Finally, as Port staff are first aid trained and can share these skills with the local community, it could house a community defibrillator.
The survey will run from Friday 21 April, 2023 to midnight on Friday 5 May, 2023.
Printed copies of the survey will be available from the Shop at Glasson from Friday 21 April, 2023 until Friday 28 April, 2023.
Printed versions need to be returned to the company running the survey by Friday 5 May, 2023:
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