The Chester Historic Buildings Preservation Trust Limited (CHBPT) was formed in 1981 with the active support and encouragement of the Chester Civic Trust. CHBPT is a private company, limited by guarantee, and registered as a charity.
Often described as ‘the agents of last resort’, building preservation trusts exist across the country to save listed buildings and local landmarks from terminal decline.
Our remit covers a wide range of properties in various stages of disrepair, but in order to qualify for grants and take advantage of low-interest loans from the Architectural Heritage Fund, the building or structure has to be special and its restoration has to be commercially unviable. In other words, we tend to take on only the desperate cases.
In 2013 the Trust was reformed to cover a wider geographical area as ‘The Cheshire Historic Buildings Preservation Trust’ to include Wirral, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton and Warrington.
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Western Command HQ Tunnels
Western Command was a command of the British Army established in 1905. During the the Second World War it controlled Wales, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire. Chester was HQ for...
Nantwich Historic Walled Garden
The garden dates back to early 17th Century and is surrounded on three sides by Grade 2 Listed walls. It is not open to the public and is neglected and overgrown. It occupies approximately half an acre (0.2 hectares) north of 82 to 96 Welsh Row and was built between...
Chester Castle – Frobisher’s Workshop
Frobisher’s Workshop at Chester Castle, sometimes mistakenly referred to as the “Frobisher Tower”, is a rare surviving building attached to the inner face of the Half Moon Tower within the surviving medieval castle defences. The name is believed to derive from...
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Western Command HQ Tunnels
Western Command was a command of the British Army established in 1905. During the the Second World War it controlled Wales, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire. Chester was HQ for...
Projects Update: Summer 2026
Dee House CHBPT has submitted a pre-application document to Cheshire West and Chester Council prior to any formal submission. The next action is a follow-up with Planning Officers. The Hydro Building A funding application to the Community Energy Fund supported by...
Barton Stocks, Barton
The Grade II listed stocks at Barton are likely 17th Century, from a time when public spectacle was local and used as a form of discipline. Very few remain in the UK. The stocks need restoring and consist of rectangular uprights of stone grooved for stocks, oak boards...