Number 2: The Northern Powerhouse

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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Duncan Wilson at Industrial Heritage Conference 2015 in Manchester

‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’: The Northern Powerhouse

By Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive, Historic England

 Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse

Celebrating the North’s Rich Heritage, to Build a Brighter Future

By Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse

 Converted warehouses, Stanley Dock, Liverpool

Regeneration of Stanley Dock, Liverpool

By Pat Power and Joe Hynes, Harcourt Developments

 Columns inside Dalton Mills, Keighley, Yorkshire

Taking England’s Dark Satanic Mills into the Light

By Stephen Miles, Partner, Cushman and Wakefield

 Remains of Gisborough Priory

A New Way of Governing Historic Tees

By Andrew Lewis, Managing Director, Tees Valley Combined Authority

 Group of men working on the rail line

The Community Voice

By Graham Bell, Director, North of England Civic Trust

 Stephenson bridge

Connecting the Northern Powerhouse

By Shane Gould (Government Advice Team), Rosamund Worrall, Andrew Davison and Neil Redfern (Planning and Conservation Department), Historic England

 Bedford Works, Kelham Island

Conclusion - The Northern Powerhouse

By Charles Smith, National Planning and Conservation Department, Historic England

Reader Comments

Responses from readers to articles in the Northern Powerhouse issue of the Heritage Online Debate.