We were commissioned by Historic England to help produce a short film focusing on the restoration and redevelopment of High Streets around the UK, ultimately known as the Heritage Action Zones. One of the locations was Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough's strong mixture of physical renovation, public realm work and community engagements, see it to be one of Historic England's most prominent Heritage Action Zones. Restorations on key locations such as Exchange Square, the Zetland Hotel, and The Masham, have brought the local community together to help celebrate these buildings and their amazing history.
The film aims to show, not only the beautiful architecture of these buildings, but also how it impacts the local community, and what the restoration means to them.
Directed and Produced by Squeaky Pedal
Working with Squeaky Pedal was a wonderful experience. Their grass roots, honest, methodical and calm approach to planning and producing the Historic England film focused on the Middlesbrough HSHAZ was so reassuring. They are clearly so committed to telling the histories of a variety of places and brought an enthusiasm which was infectious.
Throughout the filming process it was clear that they were able to put everyone at ease and bring out a natural narrative which illustrated perfectly the story and work we wanted to showcase. We really are proud of the outcome they have produced for us and look forward to the next piece of work we'll be doing together.
Nicola Golightly
CO-DIRECTOR OF NAVIGATOR NORTH
