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Heritage Today 27
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Title:
Heritage Today 27
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English Heritage
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Volume:
27
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Journal
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Year of Publication:
1994
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Date Of Issue From: 1994
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BIAB (The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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20 Jan 2002
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Our man in Boxgrove: tall, strong and sociable
Nigel Hawkes
18 - 21
A popular account of the discovery of the site, summarising the results of eleven years' fieldwork, and highlighting the international significance of the hominid tibia find. Other evidence from the site includes flint tools and the bones of extinct mammals, including those small water voles which have been used for dating by the so-called `vole clock' method. Appended notes cite links between Boxgrove hominid and two other famous finds: the Similaun Ice Man and the Piltdown hoax.
Tangle in the wall zone
Brenda Houghton
22 - 23
Highlights the diversity of management regimes which currently apply along the length of Hadrian's Wall and sets out English Heritage's aim of establishing an overall management plan. Agreement is to be sought on four main issues: the assessment of archaeological importance of the various remains, an integrated planning framework, a policy for agricultural activity in the vicinity, and an overall visitor strategy.
Literary landmarks
Peter Crookston
24 - 29
Five historic structures that feature in English literature -- The Cobb (Lyme Regis), Henley Bridge (Henley on Thames), Arkwright's Masson Mill (near Matlock Bath), the tomb of the Earl and Countess of Arundel (in Chichester Cathedral), and Newstead Abbey -- have recently received grants from English Heritage.
Buildings to march for...
30 - 31
Three celebrities each choose their favourite twentieth-century listed building.
Saving Soane's swansong
Xenia Taliotis
32 - 33
Discusses the significance of Pell Wall Hall, Shropshire, as an foremost example of the architect's work and gives an account of the building's recent history of dereliction. It is reported that English Heritage has helped fund a rescue bid by North Shropshire District Council.
Going for gold on Albert
Godfrey Smith
40 - 46
An account of the history of Kensington's Albert Memorial, currently undergoing a major programme of restoration work.
Downside on the peace dividend
Amanda Baillieu
48 - 49
Describes the unique seventeenth--nineteenth-century buildings of Woolwich Arsenal, highlighting fears for their future preservation in the light of recent defence cuts.
Walled towns face new besiegers
Martin Wainwright
51 - 52
Considers how ancient cities cope with an influx of visitors whose numbers could destroy historic attractions. It is shown that the city of York uses a measure of compulsion and cunning to manipulate tourist itineraries and manage pressure-points such as Stonegate.
Serene new dawn for Stonehenge
William Cater
Reports that the controversial Department of Transport scheme to extend the A303, put forward in 1993, has now been dropped. It now favours either a long tunnel or a new northern route and these options are illustrated.
Ground-breaking deal for city archaeology
Alexander Goldsmith
Outlines the strategy to be adopted by archaeologists and developers during excavation of the site at 1 Poultry, City of London (see also 95/18).
Drawing the battle lines
Alexander Goldsmith
A profile of Kevin van Hasselt, coordinator of the Battlefields Trust, discussing his fight to ensure the protection of Britain's historic battle sites.
Kenwood: caught in a dilemma
Notes a campaign of public consultation in advance of tree felling during restoration of Humphrey Repton's landscape.
