Client: Carmarthenshire County Council Museum café feasibility study - as part of our work at Parc Howard Museum we were asked to carry out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity to introduce a café within the Museum. Parc Howard Museum is an attractive grade...
Heritage and Museums
Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park Market Assessment and Options Appraisal
Client: North West Leicestershire District Council The site incorporates the Moira Furnace Museum, located within a former blast furnace (a Scheduled Monument). It also has associated workings, lime kilns, an attractive woodland plantation, a network of trails, play...
Haverfordwest Castle – Levelling Up Fund
As part of a large project team, PSC was commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council to support a bid to the Levelling Up Fund with a key focus on Haverfordwest Castle and the town centre. Haverfordwest Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed...
Income generation: Tenby Museum and Art Gallery
Client: Tenby Museum and Art Gallery Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is an independent charitable incorporated organisation. Originally established in 1878 by 19th century antiquarians, the museum and art gallery has continued to acquire and invest in materials which...
Carew Castle and Tidal Mill Business Plan, Tenby
Client: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a business plan for Carew Castle and Tidal Mill. The Castle is set in a stunning location overlooking a 23-acre Millpond has been developed through a number...
West Norwood Cemetery Heritage Lottery Fund – visitor experience advice
Client: London Borough of Lambeth West Norwood Cemetery was established in 1837. The Grade II* listed Cemetery is the second of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries located in London. The Cemetery incorporates over sixty different Grade II and Grade II* listed...
Visitor Management Plan, Caldicot Castle and Country Park
Client: Monmouthshire County Council PSC was commissioned to produce a visitor management plan for Caldicot Castle and Country Park, important heritage and recreation site. Built between the 12th and 14th centuries Caldicot Castle is a Grade I listed building. It...
Butser Ancient Farm feasibility study and masterplan
Client: Butser Education CIC Butser Ancient Farm was founded in 1970 by the Council for British Archaeology and provides a timeline of ancient homes from the Stone Age through to the Anglo-Saxons with live archaeological demonstrations. Butser Ancient Farm is an...
Museum Visitor Experience Planning, Blake Museum, Bridgwater
Client: Somerset County Council Blake Museum is located in a Grade II* listed 16th century house within Bridgwater and was first opened in 1926. The museum is the local museum and covers the archaeology and history of Bridgwater and the local area. There are a...
South London Botanical Institute commercial development strategy
Client: South London Botanical Institute The South London Botanical Institute was established in 1910 to introduce people to the science, pleasure and importance of plants. The SLBI is based in its original building in Tulse Hill and it is a centre for education in...
Heritage management consultant: Options appraisal The British Site, Torfaen
Client: Torfaen County Borough Council Torfaen County Borough Council acquired “The British” a former ironworks site near Talywain to start a remediation scheme. The site is just over 4 miles from Pontypool town centre and a similar distance from the Blaenavon World...
Visitor experience feasibility study, Hybrid Air Vehicles
Client: Hybrid Air Vehicles Visitor experience feasibility study - Hybrid Air Vehicles is the leading company in the world to have developed a hybrid aircraft - the Airlander. Hybrid Air Vehicles is based at Cardington and the wider airfield has significant heritage...
Heritage museum feasibility study
Client: City and County of Swansea Working with the Means, we were commissioned to carry out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity to develop a new heritage museum in Pontarddulais. Our work focussed on an assessment of the site and building, market...
The Novium – operational review, Chichester
Client: Chichester District Council The Novium is museum located in the heart of Chichester which opened in 2012 and it is an important heritage, community and education resource. One of the key features of the visitor experience are the remains of the Roman baths of...
Museum Cafe Feasibility Study Novium, Chicester
Client: Chichester District Council Museum cafe feasibility study - the Novium is an innovative museum located in the heart of Chichester which opened in 2012. Following on from the market and operational review and production of the marketing action plan we were...
Somerset Military Museum, Taunton
Client: Somerset County Council The Somerset Military Museum focuses on the county’s regiments, which include: West Somerset Yeomanry; Somerset Militia; Somerset Light Infantry; North Somerset Yeomanry and; Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry. Museums are facing a...
Heritage Lottery Fund Business Plan and Operational Review, Snibston Museum, Coalville, Leicestershire
Snibston is a leading museum managed by Leicestershire County Council. Working with the internal project team we were commissioned to carry out a market feasibility study and operational review to support a funding bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Work included a...
Business appraisal of a heritage farm and living museum
We worked with our sister company to appraise and identify future opportunities for this heritage farm and living museum, in effect a business appraisal. Our sister company had been asked by a local authority whether they would be interested in tendering for the...