New Lanark World Heritage Site Management Plan 2019-2023
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Management Plan New Lanark World Heritage Site Heritage Lanark World New 2019-2023 Contents Foreword Chapter 1: World Heritage Status 5 I. The World Heritage Convention 5 II. Outstanding Universal Value 5 III. New Lanark Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity & Integrity 6-7 Chapter 2: New Lanark World Heritage Site Management Plan 9 I. Requirement for a Management Plan 9 II. Purpose of the Management Plan 9 III. Consultation on the Management Plan 9 IV. Achievements since last Management Plan 10-12 Chapter 3: Vision, Values & Strategic Objectives 13 I. Our Purpose 13 II. Our Heritage 14 III. Our Values 15 IV. Strategic Objectives 16-23 Chapter 4: Managing the World Heritage Site 24 I. State Party 24 II. The World Heritage Site Partnership Group 24 III. Stakeholders 25 IV. Planning and Public Policy Considerations 26 Chapter 5: Implementation Strategy for the Management Plan 28 I. The Action Plan 28 II. Implementation Considerations 29 III. Monitoring & Reporting 30 Appendices 32 I. Legislative Protection 34-35 II. Policy Framework 36 III. Linked Documents / Further Reading 37-38 2 Foreword Conserve, Contribute, Evolve We are delighted to present to you the New Lanark World Heritage Site Management Plan for the years 2019-2023. Founded in 1785 by David Dale, New Lanark became synonymous with Robert Owen and his pioneering and visionary ideology. Owen’s social legacy, combined with the innovative design, rich industrial heritage and spectacular setting of the village, are evidenced in New Lanark’s Status as one of six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Scotland. Building on the ethos of Robert Owen and those who have come before us, New Lanark Trust aims to continue to conserve its heritage, site and environs; contribute socially and economically to the area; and evolve to stay relevant to our people and the world. World Heritage status began as a designation aimed at protecting and conserving sites of worldwide significance. Today it has evolved into a universally recognised symbol offering a diverse range of benefits and opportunities. As New Lanark evolves from its initial incarnation as an industrial village, to an exemplar of conservation-led regeneration, to a world-class World Heritage Site engaging with audiences from every spectrum of life as an embodiment of the thought of the Scottish Enlightenment, we will fully utilise our World Heritage status, growing public awareness and understanding, and using it to deliver this aspirational Management Plan. As partners in the management of New Lanark, New Lanark Trust, Historic Environment Scotland and South Lanarkshire Council are committed to maintaining and enhancing the values of the World Heritage Site as defined by UNESCO’s criteria for Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity and Integrity by supporting this plan. In a period of ongoing challenges for heritage and cultural organisations, partnership working, across the heritage sector and beyond, is of vital importance to delivering the Management Plan. Whether on an international, national or local scale, partnerships allow for sharing of ideas and co-ordination of resources, helping to deliver exciting and innovative projects such as those in this plan. We would like to thank all those who have been involved in the preparation and development of the Management Plan, including our partners, stakeholders, consultees, staff and volunteers. World Heritage status is a great honour and responsibility, and one that we as key custodians of New Lanark take very seriously. This document will play an important role in shaping the direction that New Lanark World Heritage Site will take over the next 5-10 years. It is thanks to the passion and enthusiasm shown by all involved in the development and future delivery of the Management Plan that New Lanark will be conserved for future generations, able to contribute to the economic strength of Scotland, and continue to evolve and stay relevant in the 21st century. Bill Howat, Chair, Jane Ryder, Board Chair, Ian McAllan, Provost, New Lanark Trust Historic Environment Scotland South Lanarkshire Council 3 4 Chapter 1: World Heritage Status World Heritage captures the cultural and natural aspects of the global community that are the most significant, unique or best examples of their kind according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). World Heritage is important because it promotes significant cultural traditions and places as belonging to everyone in the world. There are over 1000 World Heritage Sites globally, and UNESCO is the organisation responsible for adding to or removing from the World Heritage List. Nation states of the world which are members of UNESCO, such as the UK, apply for the inscription of sites onto the World Heritage List according to a set of guidelines. The list is intended to ‘ensure as far as possible the identification, protection, conservation and presentation of the world’s irreplaceable heritage’. Each site must demonstrate that it is fulfilling its obligations in respect of UNESCO’s requirements in implementing the World Heritage Convention. I. The World Heritage Convention II. Outstanding Universal Value The universal responsibility to safeguard the world’s most valuable The key difference between World Heritage Sites and places that heritage assets is achieved through the application of the World are already nationally recognised or statutorily designated, is that Heritage Convention (WHC) and its ‘Operational Guidelines for WHSs have to demonstrate what is referred to as ‘Outstanding the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention’. Universal Value’ (OUV). The ‘Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural Outstanding Universal Value is defined in the Operational and Natural Heritage’ was initiated by the United Nations Guidelines as ‘cultural and /or natural significance which is so Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of 1972. The adopted document defines the types of sites that could common importance for present and future generations of all be inscribed on the World Heritage List and it sets out how these humanity. As such, the permanent protection of this heritage is should be identified, protected and preserved. As of July 2018, of the highest importance to the international community as a there are a total of 1,092 World Heritage Sites (WHSs) located whole’. What this actually means is that the range of values a in 167 State Parties, of which 845 are cultural, 209 are natural Site displays must be considered to go beyond national borders and 38 are mixed properties. and have significance for everyone in the world, now and in the future. By nominating a site or monument for inclusion, State Parties are reinforcing their commitment to the WHC and the importance of A Site is deemed to have Outstanding Universal Value if it can protection and conservation of the heritage they are aiming to be shown to satisfy at least one of the ten criteria for assessment preserve. The United Kingdom ratified the Convention in 1984. as set out in Section 77 of the Operational Guidelines. By signing up to the WHC, the UK government have committed Properties that wish to be inscribed as World Heritage Sites themselves to identify, protect, conserve, present and pass on must also meet the WHC conditions of Authenticity and Integrity. their WHSs to future generations, as part of a common universal The decision to inscribe a place on the World Heritage List is heritage. taken by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee after an evaluation and assessment is carried out by their expert advisers; There are 31 World Heritage Sites in the UK and its overseas ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and territories: 26 cultural, 4 natural and 1 mixed. The WHC IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). More Operational Guidelines set out how the signatories to the information about the World Heritage Committee can be found Convention should ensure the long-term preservation and at the following link -http://whc.unesco.org/en/committee presentation of WHSs in their territories. Further information about the UK’s obligations under the Convention and the Operational Guidelines can be found on the UNESCO website. 5 III. New Lanark Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity and Integrity Criteria for Inscription as a World Heritage Site New Lanark was inscribed on the World Heritage List on 14 December 2001. The village was determined to demonstrate Outstanding Universal Value in accordance with the following three criteria for a cultural site: A. CRITERION (II) - Exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design. When Richard Arkwright’s new factory system for textile production was brought to New Lanark, the need to provide housing and other facilities for the workers and managers was recognised. It was there that David Dale and Robert Owen created a model for industrial communities that was to spread across the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. B. CRITERION (IV) - Be an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. New Lanark saw the construction not only of well-designed and equipped workers’ housing but also public buildings and landscaped areas designed to provide for their educational and recreational needs, as well as their physical health and well-being. C. CRITERION (VI) - Be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance (the Committee considered that this criterion should justify inclusion in the List only in exceptional circumstances and in conjunction with other criteria, cultural or natural). The name of New Lanark is synonymous with that of Robert Owen.