Abstract

This essay has as its main focus the investigation of the preservation principles that have been applied to an industrial building, a shot tower located in Bristol. The research begins with a brief retrospect of the industrial activity of the building and its historical context. It continues with the methodology employed in the research and the debate surrounding the historical significance of the site. The essay also analyses the background of the classification of the tower as Grade II building, and a short timetable of the redevelopment schemes that proposed on the building is given. The last chapter examines the preservation of the tower and evaluates the applied development scheme in terms of heritage management. The conclusions about the advantages and the disadvantages of the scheme can be used as a guide for future preservation of industrial buildings of this category.