In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Merseyside Buildings Preservation Trust was focused on central Liverpool to raise awareness and maximise the potential of the City’s rich but underutilised historic fabric. The regeneration of 72 and 100 Huskisson Street in Liverpool 8, involved the restoration of Grade II Listed residential properties located in what is now known as the Georgian Quarter. On the edge of Liverpool city centre, the area is packed with cobbled streets, cultural establishments, public houses and one of the largest collections of terraced Georgian townhouses in England.
Recognising the potential to significantly enhance the value and character of the rich architectural heritage in the area, the Trust successfully applied, in 1995, to the Department of Environment (Environmental Action Fund) and the Heritage Lottery Fund for £160,000 grant funding to acquire, restore and sell 72 and 100 Huskisson Street, two Listed properties. The funding paid for restoration of the buildings before disposing for residential use. During this period the MBPT was a developer of last resort taking on projects which had no appeal to property developers at that time. The early refurbishment of these two properties acted as a catalyst for regeneration and restoration activity in this historic quarter of Liverpool city centre.
