Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings

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**Chapter 6**

**Abstract**

Assessment of Selected English

Colonial Heritage Features for

*Marcus Balah Ryal-Net, Bogda Prucnal-Ogunsote and* 

Heritage conservation is an avenue for human sociocultural value sustenance. This book chapter establishes the significant heritage values, determines the relative influential index of deterioration as well as assesses the suitable sustainable heritage conservation options within colonial town of Kaduna. Questionnaires were processed based on purposive sampling and administering 80 of them to building industry and allied heritage professionals, having 50 questionnaires that is about 62% dully filled and returned for analysis. The research instrument was validated using face and content analysis, while the Cronbach's alpha reliability test value for internal consistency of questionnaire instrument was established as being greater than 0.7. The study findings affirmed that historic factors were most significant in value of heritage, while government neglect is the most significant cause of deterioration. Correspondingly, heritage value criteria were considered as more significant than heritage deterioration agents in ascertaining the preferred sustainable conservation options. Conclusively, heritage conservation can be achievable by aptly establishing its significant value and undertaking timely deterioration assessment. This study recommended fashioning of conservation policy model by experts that will guide government agencies on conservation programs for sustainable heritages. The model will encourage local community sociocultural and economic partnership for tourism development.

**Keywords:** colonial, deterioration, heritage, sustainable conservation, value,

In most parts of the world, colonialism left behind footprints of legacies and heritages with amazing lessons and inspirations to learn and draw from. Although it can be argued that Africa had always had her indigenous knowledge that are mostly anchored on what is considered as 'intangible heritages' [1], colonial heritage features have however had great influence on the social, economic, political and cultural development of most African nations. Ever since then most scholars have tended to model African nations' sociocultural landscapes including the explanation for their causes along the heritages left behind by their colonial masters.

Sustainable Conservation in

Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

*Erekpitan Omoikhefe Ola-Adisa*

Kaduna metropolis and Nigeria

**1. Introduction**
