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Wilton’s Music Hall
at the BRICK
conference 2014
PRESENTING
FRANCES MAYHEW, ARTISTIC and MANAGING DIRECTOR
Prince’s Regeneration Trust
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What The Experts Say
“The most important surviving early
Music Hall anywhere … It is of
outstanding architectural and
archaeological significance.”
The Theatres Guide to British Theatres
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A Story of Survival
1720: Houses in Graces Alley were built around this time
1859: John Wilton opens his Grand Music Hall
1877: Music Hall burns down and is rebuilt
1888: Converted to a Methodist Mission
1956: Mission bought out and building derelict and scheduled for
demolition
1964: Saved from demolition by Sir John Betjeman (still derelict)
1971: Awarded Grade 2* (star) listing (still derelict)
1985: No 17 is demolished and rebuilt (still derelict)
2004: Wilton’s Music Hall Trust is born and moves into the building
2014: Final leg of repair works have started
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Steeped
in
history
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Two Phases
Phase 1 The Hall
Phase 2 The Houses
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• Film and photo shoots
• Small scale productions
• Bar
• Parties and weddings
• Anything else? Blood testing, teeth checks,
cinema, meetings, readings, rehearsals,
interviews, school visits…
Meanwhile uses
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With (in no particular order):
• London Borough Tower Hamlets Council
• The Theatres Trust
• The Victorian Society
• The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
• English Heritage
• Local fire brigade and police force
• Neighbours & Volunteers
• Artists
To agree the best way forward…
Working together
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• Ownership – know yourself! Pros and Cons
• Management and Organisational structure – changes
• Disabled Access – there is always a way in listed buildings
• Health and Safety – make friends with your local H&S officer and
a local structural engineering company
• Insurance & Security – shop around and prepare to be woken
up at night
Challenges of meanwhile use
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• You never know who will walk in the door
• You learn from your mistakes
• Organic growth during meanwhile use means
you are becoming more equipped for your
preferred use – especially if there is building
work in between your meanwhile use and end
use
Learning from meanwhile use
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Who might help?
• Local Press
• Local Volunteer groups
• Local Schools
• Local Businesses
• Local arts organisations
• Social media and all things digital
• SITA Trust, Virridor & other trusts and foundations
• Make your database
• Film and Photographic agencies
• Pop up events
• Never stop asking for help
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End use
• Save and conserve entire building
• Provide a distinct and exiciting theatre programme
• Open 4 unused spaces for participation & learning
• Create the John Wilton Room for heritage
interpretation
• Day-time opening for visitors
• New, smaller performance spaces
• Increase income through hire of additional rooms
• Increase income from retail & catering through café,
pizzeria & bar
• Capitalise on tourist market
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Saved, Revealed and Alive
• Saving the building for future generations.
• Revealing the rich heritage of Wilton’s to
people of all ages.
• Living and thriving as a vibrant cultural and
community hub.
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