| Abstract: |
Contains short articles on the DoE's draft Planning Policy Guidance note, and the two decades of previous development (Graham Fairclough, pp 1-2); the distribution of English Heritage grants Jennifer Page, 3-4); the useful precedent of refusal of permission for a damaging ring road at Darlington (Ruth F Panter, 4-5); English Heritage's identification of issues needing attention in the next decade (S Johnson, 5-7); reassessment of listed building criteria (Martin Cherry, 8-9); postal pouch boxes, an unwanted modern accretion to listed pillarboxes (Philip Davies, 10); craft training for conservation (Richard Davies, 11-13); conservation of wall paintings (David Park, 13-15); reorganization of the Conservation Group into regional teams (Jane Sharman, 16); the new Technical Services Group John Fidler, 16); the deletion of the unwelcome 'Clause 19' from the King's Cross Railways Bill (Margaret G Scott, 18); the welcome defeat of the proposal for a huge development on the Thames at Westminster, but continuing concern at mounting pressure to treat the river as just another building site (Philip Whitbourn, 19); and sculptured stones etc from Stanwick RB site (David S Neal, 20). |
