Data from a Building Survey at Royal College of General Practitioners Building Northern Elevation, Camden, 2020-2021 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., Mott MacDonald, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5284/1122117. How to cite using this DOI
- HS2 Phase One: London to West Midlands Historic Environment Digital Archive
- Curated Collection: The Digital Preservation of Modern History in Camden, London
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1122117
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Introduction
The archive collection comprises a digital archive only. This includes text, including the Heritage Agreement Method Statement for alteration to the RCGP building, and supporting heritage documents; raster images, comprising photographs selected to support the historic building report which is included in the OASIS record.
Project Summary
The recording of the historic structure prior to remedial works and weather proofing was required to assess and record the character, layout, extent and significance of the RCGP building’s Northern Elevation and its setting. Mott MacDonald has undertaken the recording of the structure in accordance with a Heritage Agreement Method Statement (Document number: 1EW02-CSJ-HS-MST-S003-000625). A Level 2 descriptive record was required for the asset. This has been specified in accordance with guidance in the Historic England document, which identifies that asset requiring alteration will require a Level 2 to Level 4 recording depending on the extent of the alterations and significance of the asset. Given the extent of alteration required to the northern elevation following the demolition of Walkden House (remedial works to, and the weatherproofing of, the ground to third floor; and the construction of a permanent reinforced concrete retaining wall, partially tied into the basement storey with an interceding waterproof membrane), and the perceived significance of the northern elevation, a Level 2 record is considered necessary.
Re-Use Value Statement
This archive provides a comprehensive descriptive, analytical and visual record of the Royal College of General Practitioners Building, East Wing, Northern Elevation.
The archive can provide information for any future research regarding the asset which would benefit from an accurate record of the asset, which is otherwise inaccessible to the public. Providing information of the party wall exposed during the demolition of Walkden House, revealing evidence of Georgian terraces formerly located on the site, and now hidden by weatherproofing.
The archive can also be of benefit to the management of any future works to the asset, which may require an understanding of past interventions into the elevation by former structures at the party wall, as well as its significance.
