SMBC and its partners were looking to secure funding from Historic England under the grant scheme ‘Partnership Schemes in Conservation Areas’, to reverse many years of gradual decline of some the buildings that enclose Market Place in Wednesbury. To determine the scope of the grant application, we put together a detailed condition survey and options for improvements to facades

and shopfronts. Following on from the detailed condition survey on Market Place, a further survey was carried out on the clock tower. The grant scheme application was successful and in March 2022 the restoration of the 1911 tower was completed.