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| Derelict St Peter's seminary to get £4.2m lottery-funded revamp | Derelict St Peter's seminary to get £4.2m lottery-funded revamp |
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| A ruined Roman Catholic seminary near Glasgow, hailed as a modernist masterpiece when it was built 50 years ago, has been rescued with a £4.2m lottery grant. | A ruined Roman Catholic seminary near Glasgow, hailed as a modernist masterpiece when it was built 50 years ago, has been rescued with a £4.2m lottery grant. |
| The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced that it was backing a project to convert St Peter’s and its surrounding woodland, near Cardross on the north bank of the Clyde, into an arts venue and tourist attraction. | The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced that it was backing a project to convert St Peter’s and its surrounding woodland, near Cardross on the north bank of the Clyde, into an arts venue and tourist attraction. |
| The project will be overseen by the Glasgow-based environmental and public arts company NVA, which specialises in kinetic and light-based open-air installations. It has just opened its latest event, Hinterland, at St Peter’s to critical acclaim. The seminary will be renamed Hinterland. | The project will be overseen by the Glasgow-based environmental and public arts company NVA, which specialises in kinetic and light-based open-air installations. It has just opened its latest event, Hinterland, at St Peter’s to critical acclaim. The seminary will be renamed Hinterland. |
| NVA’s recent productions have included the ghost peloton, with riders and bikes decked in custom-built LED suits; its Speed of Light events on Arthur’s seat in Edinburgh, in Salford and Yokohama, where runners were again fitted in LED suits; and Island Drift, which illuminated Loch Lomond and its islands. | NVA’s recent productions have included the ghost peloton, with riders and bikes decked in custom-built LED suits; its Speed of Light events on Arthur’s seat in Edinburgh, in Salford and Yokohama, where runners were again fitted in LED suits; and Island Drift, which illuminated Loch Lomond and its islands. |
| St Peter’s was built in 1966 as a training centre for priests to a design by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, and immediately became known as one of Europe’s finest modernist buildings. Never entirely watertight, it was closed in 1980 and fell into ruins, its arches and walls covered in graffiti and battered by the elements. | St Peter’s was built in 1966 as a training centre for priests to a design by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, and immediately became known as one of Europe’s finest modernist buildings. Never entirely watertight, it was closed in 1980 and fell into ruins, its arches and walls covered in graffiti and battered by the elements. |
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| The HLF said the grant – £3.806m from the lottery and £400,000 from the arts funding agency Creative Scotland – would allow key parts of the building to be restored and other sections protected against the weather to ensure the structure was safe for public performances and activities. | The HLF said the grant – £3.806m from the lottery and £400,000 from the arts funding agency Creative Scotland – would allow key parts of the building to be restored and other sections protected against the weather to ensure the structure was safe for public performances and activities. |
| The triple-height chapel will be partially restored to create a 600-capacity venue while the former sacristy and crypt will be used for exhibitions. A path network, walled garden and bridges in the surrounding 104-acre estate – which includes the remnants of Kilmahew castle, which dates to the 15th century – will also be restored. | |
| Angus Farquhar, creative director of NVA, said the money would allow the company to create a permanent arts centre of international value. | Angus Farquhar, creative director of NVA, said the money would allow the company to create a permanent arts centre of international value. |
| “After the overwhelming response to Hinterland, our first major animation of the site and the new name for Kilmahew/St Peter’s, we have real hope that our vision for progressive, socially focused art will connect strongly with people and together we will forge a new place for public art and its significance in the world.” | “After the overwhelming response to Hinterland, our first major animation of the site and the new name for Kilmahew/St Peter’s, we have real hope that our vision for progressive, socially focused art will connect strongly with people and together we will forge a new place for public art and its significance in the world.” |
| Lucy Casot, the HLF’s Scottish director, said the scheme “has the potential to save an internationally significant building, exploiting its commanding presence to produce an exceptional arts venue. Its transformed estate will become a natural haven for the local community to explore, enjoy and be proud of.” | Lucy Casot, the HLF’s Scottish director, said the scheme “has the potential to save an internationally significant building, exploiting its commanding presence to produce an exceptional arts venue. Its transformed estate will become a natural haven for the local community to explore, enjoy and be proud of.” |