If you could not attend Re-Form Heritage’s drop-in community engagement event at Burslem School of Art on Thursday 24th April, then you can still have your say.
Re-form Heritage, which was chosen as the city’s Heritage Development Trust in 2023 via a national Architectural Heritage Fund / National Lottery Heritage Fund programme, is exploring options for the Grade II listed Leopard Inn in Burslem as part of a viability study jointly funded by Historic England and the Architectural Heritage Fund.
The study aims to undertake initial structural survey of the fire-damaged building, assess its significance, and consider possible uses to see if a sustainable future for the building, in keeping with its history, can be identified. This will enable the building’s owners to make an informed decision about whether they wish to regenerate the building in partnership with an appropriate organisation or hand over ownership to such an organisation to take on regeneration, and for Re-form Heritage to consider whether or not we would be well placed to take on the project.
Gathering people’s thoughts on what makes the building special and how it might be used is an important part of the process and will help inform the options to be explored as part of the viability study.
To share your thoughts about the Leopard and its future, please complete the following questionnaire by 1st May 2025: https://forms.gle/ujiCPMTF5BhSZ7W47