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Engl Heritage Conserv Bull 1
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Engl Heritage Conserv Bull 1
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English Heritage Conservation Bulletin
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1
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12
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1987
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25 Aug 2015
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Buildings at Risk; Time for action
John Fidler
1
Highlights the issue of buildings at risk and discusses what is being done to address it. By the end of the year there are likely to be more than 500,000 historic buildings protected by listing. However, surveys suggest that over 46,000 of these will already be under threat from redundancy, dilapidation and lack of care. Since 1971 a number of local initiatives have led to the compilation of 'risk registers', which could help local authorities with limited resources to select the buildings on which to concentrate their attention. English Heritage (EH) has been investigating ways of building up consistent national statistics and coordinating local efforts. In one of the major schemes, EH is co-operating with Kirklees Historic Buildings Preservation Trust and Kirklees District Council in their MSC [Manpower Services Commission] funded project to visit and assess some 3,000 listed buildings around Huddersfield. To assist in the provision of advice at a national level, directories of developers and of public sources of grant and a bibliography of new uses of historic buildings are in preparation. LD
Editorial
Peter Rumble
2
Sets out the principal duties and responsibilities of English Heritage '“ set up less than three years ago '“ and outlines the progress that has been made towards improving the presentation of the national monuments that are now under its care. One aim of the organisation is to expand its range of publications, about its own monuments and about conservation issues in general, beginning with the new Conservation Bulletin. It is intended that the bulletin will primarily be used to report on current issues to those interested and working in the field of conservation. LD
Heslerton Parish Project; Conservation
John Price
2 - 3
Through North Yorkshire County Council, English Heritage is part-funding one of the largest area archaeological projects in the country '“ the examination of a ten square kilometre block of landscape near the Vale of Pickering, directed by Dominic Powlesland. Parts of the ancient land surface have survived, protected by windblown sand, but are now being destroyed by modern subsoil ploughing. An Anglian cemetery discovered at Heslerton in 1977 includes at least 250 graves dating from the fifth to the seventh centuries. This article outlines the investigative conservation work on artefacts from the cemetery that is being undertaken by English Heritage staff at the Ancient Monuments Laboratory. Material includes fragments of textiles that have been preserved by the corrosion products from metal brooches. LD
RTAS and Cowdray House, Midhurst
John Ashurst
Nicola Ashurst
3 - 4
The Research and Technical Advisory Service of English Heritage (RTAS) is a primarily in-house service which provides advice on all aspects of treating deterioration, maintaining, and carrying out remedial work on historic fabrics. This article describes the work undertaken by RTAS, along with the Stone Carvers' Studio team, to restore the early 18th century decorative plaster of the ruined chapel within Cowdray House in Midhurst, West Sussex. LD
Mathematical tiles
Robert Chitham
4
Outlines the use and geographical distribution of mathematical tiles, dating from the mid-18th century. These are clay tiles of double-lap section, which when used to clad a timber-framed building closely resemble good-quality face-brickwork. Difficulty is often experienced in replacing mathematical tiles during repair works, as they are no longer manufactured as a stock item. This is chiefly because limited and uncertain demand is coupled with wide local variations especially in colour, which have to be carefully observed if a good match is to be attained. A short list is provided of manufacturers who could be approached regarding the supply of tiles. LD
The Ecclesiastical Exemption
7
In October Lord Skelmersdale, Parliamentary Secretary, Department of the Environment, announced the broad scope of an agreement between the government and representatives of the Church of England and other Churches on the Churches Main Committee for changes to the exemption from listed building controls at present enjoyed by buildings in ecclesiastical use. The main alterations are outlined in this article, followed by a short commentary, although the precise details of some of the changes are yet to be published and others will be the subject of further negotiations. LD
Medieval remains preserved in Clerkenwell
7
Two 18th century buildings in St John's Square, Clerkenwell, are to be reconstructed behind retained façades. Within their basements an archaeological investigation has confirmed antiquarian assumptions that remains of an older building which lay within the precincts of the Priory of St John of Jerusalem are present behind later rendering and panelling. The remains, thought to date mainly from the late 14th century, were to have been demolished, but as a result of negotiations plans have been altered and they are to be preserved in situ. LD
The Historic Buildings Resurvey
Peter White
8
The Historic Buildings Resurvey is to be completed during 1987 after almost twenty years' fieldwork, giving England a more comprehensive inventory of buildings protected by statute than any other country. This short article describes the scale of the exercise and some of the changes that have been seen over the course of the survey, particularly with regards to selection criteria and standards of presentation of the lists. A recent study has been looking into computerising the lists; in due course it may be possible to use a computerised mapping system also. LD
The Monuments Protection Programme
Bill Startin
8 - 9
In 1984 a report, England's Archaeological Resource, was produced which confirmed that the existing schedule of monuments protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act did not reflect the extent to which nationally important monuments survive in England. In recognition of this, English Heritage identified the need for a new Monuments Protection Programme to ensure that those monuments which are of national importance receive statutory protection. This article discusses the implications an increase in the number of scheduled monuments will have with regard to resources, information storage and retrieval, and outlines some of the preparatory and development work that is being undertaken ahead of the start of the programme. LD
Redevelopment at the Royal Mint
Victor Belcher
9
Highlights a major excavation currently being undertaken by the Museum of London's Department of Greater London Archaeology at the former Royal Mint near the Tower of London, itself an important early 19th century building complex; English Heritage's views on the development proposals for the buildings are noted. The excavations have already revealed much of the southern range of the former abbey buildings at the site. These were part of St Mary Grace's Abbey, founded by Edward III in 1350 and in its day the third richest and most powerful Cistercian house in England. Discussions are being held on the extent to which the remains can be preserved and displayed within the new development. LD
Stanwick Roman Villa; Excavations in 1986
David S Neal
10
English Heritage's Central Excavation Unit has completed two major seasons of work at the site of Stanwick Roman villa near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, which is due to be quarried for gravel. This article summarises the findings from the geophysical survey and excavation in 1986 of three groups of buildings, located within irregular enclosures that were approached by a series of trackways radiating from the villa itself some distance to the south. Buildings of several periods were identified, with notable structures including a substantial house that perhaps functioned as the 'farm bailiff's office', and a possible shrine. The excavations have gone a long way towards establishing the richness of the site, and revealing the extent of spread of the Roman farmstead and all its associated buildings away from the nucleus formed by the actual villa. LD
Farming and the preservation of ancient monuments
Mike Parker Pearson
11
England's Scheduled Ancient Monuments include examples of settlements, burial places, religious sites and industrial workings which have characterised social and economic development in Britain over thousands of years. Many lie within agricultural land and form part of working farms, where they are at risk from damage by modern agriculture. This article briefly describes the management agreements that English Heritage is able to offer to help owners and occupiers look after the ancient monuments on their land. In return for a payment calculated on the area of a monument, the occupier agrees to a number of positive management actions designed to enhance its condition and long-term preservation. Forty-eight management agreements were concluded between August and November 1986, and most of these related to prehistoric or medieval sites. LD
Rescue archaeology! What next?
11 - 12
At a conference sponsored by The British Archaeological Trust in York in December 1986 Dr Geoffrey Wainwright delivered a paper which summarised his views on the future of rescue archaeology funding in England. He confirmed English Heritage's commitment to the principle of continuing support for rescue archaeology through projects of national importance. However, that support is seen as part of a funding package for individual projects to which others should contribute, particularly developers, with local planning authorities having a clear role to play in ensuring the archaeological implications of their planning decisions are properly assessed. LD