Number 2: The Northern Powerhouse

Published 10 January 2017

The Northern Powerhouse initiative was developed to address issues around economic growth and productivity in the North of England. It aims to rebalance the UK's economy away from the domination of London and the South East.

The Northern Powerhouse covers the North-East, North-West and Yorkshire. It's the birthplace of the industrial revolution which is evident in its rich heritage.

So how can heritage strengthen the delivery of the Northern Powerhouse objectives? In this edition of Heritage Online Debate we consider this and other questions. To start the debate we invited some prominent people to share their insights with us. We hope that you'll contribute to this debate too. Not only on the articles below, but also with your thoughts on how to progress this agenda within the heritage sector.

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‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’: The Northern Powerhouse
By Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive, Historic England
Celebrating the North’s Rich Heritage, to Build a Brighter Future
By Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse
Regeneration of Stanley Dock, Liverpool
By Pat Power and Joe Hynes, Harcourt Developments
Taking England’s Dark Satanic Mills into the Light
By Stephen Miles, Partner, Cushman and Wakefield
A New Way of Governing Historic Tees
By Andrew Lewis, Managing Director, Tees Valley Combined Authority
The Community Voice
By Graham Bell, Director, North of England Civic Trust
Connecting the Northern Powerhouse
By Shane Gould (Government Advice Team), Rosamund Worrall, Andrew Davison and Neil Redfern (Planning and Conservation Department), Historic England
Conclusion - The Northern Powerhouse
By Charles Smith, National Planning and Conservation Department, Historic England
Reader Comments: The Northern Powerhouse
Responses from readers to articles in the Northern Powerhouse issue of the Heritage Online Debate.