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Saving Richmondshire’s heritage, building its future

We rescue historic buildings at risk and bring them back to life as places the whole community can use, enjoy and be proud of.

Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust (RBPT) is a heritage restoration charity in the market town of Richmond, North Yorkshire. We adopt, restore and reimagine buildings at risk across Richmondshire, giving them a new purpose at the heart of our community, preserving our heritage for the next generation.

We don’t just preserve what’s already there; we breathe new life into it. Our flagship project, The Station, was a derelict Victorian railway station. Today it’s an award-winning destination, a Café | Bar, a three-screen cinema, art galleries and a home for thriving independent businesses, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.

Our Vision

RBPT has the concise aim of “Making Buildings Better”.

Our flagship project is the former Richmond Railway Station, for which RBPT
raised significant funding to create a community venue for “Film, Food and Art”,
that is in sympathy with the original building.

RBPT has also been involved with other potential projects and maintains an
awareness of at risk heritage buildings throughout Richmondshire, to help
instigate their restoration.

The Station

Film | Food | Art

The Old Grammar

Celebrate | Create | Escape

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Our Values

RBPT has the concise aim of “Making Buildings Better”.

Our flagship project is the former Richmond Railway Station, for which RBPT
raised significant funding to create a community venue for “Film, Food and Art”,
that is in sympathy with the original building.

RBPT has also been involved with other potential projects and maintains an
awareness of at risk heritage buildings throughout Richmondshire, to help
instigate their restoration.

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