# / . 4 % 8 4 - ! 9 @+%. ,)6).'34/.% 3 ATTACK ON %NGLISH (ERITAGEx IS SYMPTOMATIC OF AN UNRELENTING HOSTILITY TO CONSERVATION AND PROGRESSIVE URBAN VALUES WHICH IS REDOLENT OF THE WORST EXCESSES OF THE S )F IT CONTINUES IT WILL HAVE HUGELY DAMAGING CONSEQUENCES FOR ,ONDON S REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE WORLD S MOST LIVEABLE CITIES @!T LAST +EN ,IVINGSTONE HAS RECOGNISED THAT WHAT HE NEEDS IS EXPERT ADVICE ON ,ONDON S HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 4HE ANSWER IS NOT TO TAKE OVER ONE OF THE NINE REGIONS OF %NGLISH (ERITAGE n A NATIONAL REPOSITORY OF EXPERTISE ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT n BUT TO APPOINT HIS OWN CABINET ADVISER OR DEDICATED CONSERVATION STAFF )T IS ASTONISHING THAT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARING A PLAN FOR ONE OF THE WORLD S GREATEST HISTORIC CITIES HE HAS NO CABINET ADVISER OR DEDICATED CONSERVATION STAFF 4HREE TIMES ) HAVE OFFERED TO HELP PAY FOR ONE TO HELP AVOID FURTHER GAFFES BUT TO NO AVAIL %NGLISH (ERITAGE CHAIRMAN 3IR .EIL #OSSONS IN A LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE !RCHITECTS *OURNAL 4HE CONSERVATION PLAN IS BEING PREPARED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS BY A TEAM LED BY #ONSERVATION !RCHITECTURE AND 0LANNING ,ISTED BUILDING PROSECUTIONS 4HANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO CONTINUE TO REMEMBER TO FORWARD CASES OF LISTED BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED PROSECUTIONS 0LEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO ! NUMBER OF LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY PROMISED THIS INFORMATION BUT HAVE CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO SEND IT )F YOU HAVE NOT CONTRIBUTED BEFORE WE STILL WANT THE BARE BONES OF PAST CASES HOWEVER FAR BACK AND EVEN IF UNSUCCESSFUL &OR US TO HELP YOU ON QUESTIONS OF LISTED BUILDING ENFORCEMENT WE CONTINUE TO NEED CASES TO ADD TO THE NATIONAL TABLES OF PROSECUTION FINES )F YOU WORK IN A LOCAL AUTHORITY YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO TALK TO YOUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 4HE TABLES ARE THE ONLY STATISTICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT AND SINCE THE LANDMARK 3ANDHU CASE IN THE #OURT OF !PPEAL IN IT IS MUCH EASIER TO MOUNT A PROSECUTION CASE 4HE TABLES COULD HAVE A DIRECT RELEVANCE FOR ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION YOU MAY CONTEMPLATE 4HE INFORMATION ON INCREASING LEVELS OF FINES WILL ALSO ACT AS A DETERRENT n BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN KEEP THE INFORMATION FLOWING 0LEASE SEND DETAILS TO "OB +INDRED (ENLEY 2OAD )PSWICH )0 3& BOB KINDRED IPSWICH GOV UK $4) FUNDING FOR -AINTAIN -AINTAIN OUR (ERITAGE HAS MADE A SUCCESSFUL BID TO THE $4) S 0ARTNERS IN )NNOVATION SCHEME TO FUND A RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO TEST THE THESIS THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN NEGLECT AND EVENTUAL REPAIRS /UT OF APPLICATIONS THEIRS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED 4HEY WAIT TO HEAR WHETHER THEY WILL GET THE FULL AMOUNT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR -ALCOLM !IRS REPRESENTS THE )("# ON AN ADVISORY PANEL AND THE )NSTITUTE HAS OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE TAKING PART IN A STEERING GROUP AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP WWW MAINTAINOURHERITAGE CO UK &ROM OBJECT TO BUILDING @7HERE CONSERVATION MEETS CONSERVATION THE INTERFACE BETWEEN HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THEIR CONTENTS IS THE TITLE OF A CONFERENCE AT $E -ONTFORT 5NIVERSITY ON 3EPTEMBER )T WILL FOCUS ON THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL AND OBJECT CONSERVATION AND THE ROLE OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ACHIEVING APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS 4HE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON RAISING AWARENESS AT A PRACTICAL INTERDISCIPLINARY LEVEL AND PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE 3PEAKERS WILL INCLUDE .ICHOLAS 3TANLEY 0RICE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF )##2/- 2OME #AROL "ROWN OF THE 3COTTISH #ONSERVATION "UREAU (ISTORIC 3COTLAND AND -AY #ASSAR DIRECTOR OF THE #ENTRE FOR 3USTAINABLE (ERITAGE AT 5#, #ONTACT "ELINDA #OLSTON $EPARTMENT OF #HEMISTRY $E -ONTFORT 5NIVERSITY 4HE 'ATEWAY ,EICESTER ,% "( 4EL BCOLSTON DMU AC UK .EW COURSE AT 3OUTH "ANK 3OUTH "ANK 5NIVERSITY IN ,ONDON IS OFFERING A NEW -! IN @!RCHITECTURE HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION STARTING IN /CTOBER !IMED AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE CONSERVATION OF BUILDINGS AS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ARTEFACTS IT IS EXPECTED TO INTEREST PROFESSIONALS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS 4HE COURSE WILL INITIALLY BE OFFERED ON A PART TIME BASIS UNLESS DEMAND DICTATES OTHERWISE WITH ATTENDANCE REQUIRED ON ONE AFTERNOON EVENING PER WEEK FOR TWO YEARS 4HE MASTER S PROGRAMME CONSISTS OF EIGHT TAUGHT MODULES AND A DISSERTATION 4HE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO COMBINE WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT THE WIDEST DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPT PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF BUILDING CONSERVATION IN THE MODERN DEVELOPED WORLD ! UNIQUE FEATURE WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO USE THE EXTENSIVE CRAFT WORKSHOPS OF ,AMBETH #OLLEGE WHICH THE UNIVERSITY CLAIMS IS THE BEST EQUIPPED IN THE COUNTRY 4HE TWO MODULES DEVOTED TO PRACTICAL CONSERVATION WILL INCLUDE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF TRADITIONAL BUILDING %XERCISES IN THE USE OF MASONRY TIMBER PLASTERWORK AND DECORATIVE FINISHES WILL BE COMBINED WITH THE USE OF HISTORIC DRAWINGS IN LEARNING TO IDENTIFY DEFECTS IN ANCIENT BUILDINGS AND PREPARE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR THEIR REPAIR )NSIGHT INTO THE PROBLEMS OF CONSERVING HISTORIC STRUCTURES WITHIN A VARIED URBAN CONTEXT WILL BE PROVIDED BY A MODULE ON THE GROWTH OF TH AND TH CENTURY ,ONDON 3TUDENTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION BY VISITS TO THE %UROPEAN !RCHITECTURAL (ERITAGE7ORKSHOPS AT 3AN 3ERVOLO 6ENICE AND THE 'ERMAN (ALF 4IMBERED #ENTRE AT 1UEDLINBERG 3AXONY !NHALT !T 3AN 3ERVOLO A GREAT VARIETY OF RESTORATION TECHNIQUES n ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO ORNAMENTAL PLASTER FRESCO AND OTHER FINE MATERIAL FINISHES n WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF CRAFTSMEN !T 1UEDLINBERG WHERE THERE ARE MEDIEVAL HOUSES THE TREATMENT AND RESTORATION OF ANCIENT WOODEN STRUCTURES WILL BE STUDIED WITH THE HELP OF MASTER CRAFTSMEN AND JOINERS ! MODULE ON URBAN CHARACTER AND DESIGN WILL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE SPATIAL CHARACTER OF URBAN PLACES AND RELATING THIS TO DESIGN GUIDANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL &URTHER DETAILS FROM 'ILLIAN 2EYNOLDS 4EL REYNOLG SBU AC UK
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