Context 131 - September 2013

C O N T E X T 1 3 1 : S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3 1 Cover: Kate Kendall carves her niche at the IHBC/ NHTG Heritage Skills Fair (Photo: Robert Walker) www.ihbc.org.uk Registered as a charity in England andWales number 1061593 and in Scotland number SC041945. Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England number 3333780. Registered Office: 3 Stafford Road,TunbridgeWells, Kent TN2 4QZ. Officers President Trefor Thorpe, president@ihbc.org.uk Chair Mike Brown, chair@ihbc.org.uk Vice Chair Emilia Hands, vchair@ihbc.org.uk Secretary Eddie Booth, secretary@ihbc.org.uk Treasurer Richard Morrice, treasurer@ihbc.org.uk National Office Director Seán O’Reilly, director@ihbc.org.uk Projects Officer Fiona Newton, projects@ihbc.org.uk Consultant Consultations Coordinator James Caird, consultations@ihbc.org.uk Membership Services Officer Carmen Moran, membershipservices@ihbc.org.uk Administration Officer Lydia Porter, admin@ihbc.org.uk Committee Chairs Policy David Kincaid, policy@ihbc.org.uk Membership & Ethics Paul Butler, membership@ihbc.org.uk Finance & Resources Richard Morrice, resources@ihbc.org.uk Education David McDonald, education@ihbc.org.uk Communications & Outreach Charles Strang, communications@ihbc.org.uk Branch Officers North Geoff Underwood, 0191 433 3435 NorthWest Crispin Edwards, 0161 474 2620 Yorkshire David Blackburn, 01943 603479 West Midlands Charles Shapcott, 0121 7044312 East Midlands Roy Lewis, 01623 756623 South Julia Foster, 01296 585888 SouthWest JamesWebb, 01202 732849 East Anglia David Andrews, 07760 208231 South East Sean Rix, 01483 523379 London JohnWebb, 020 8871 6645 Scotland Stuart Eydmann, 01506 775279 Wales Nathan Blanchard, 01492 583443 Northern Ireland Colin Hatrick, 028 9064 1126 Republic of Ireland Cormac O’Sullivan, 00353 5677 62907 Institute ofHistoricBuildingConservation No 131 September 2013 IHBC Annual School in Carlisle Spotlight on skills 2 Briefing 5 Letters 5 Out of Context 6 Periodically Bob Kindred 8 The writer’s voice 10 Legal briefing Fiona Deaton IHBC ANNUAL SCHOOL 2013 REPORT 13 Spotlight on skills 14 An overviewNaomi Atherton Thursday tours 15 Carlisle historic quarter city Chloe Oswald 15 Carlisle Castle Stephen Rickards 16 Brampton conservation area action plan, and the arts-and-crafts church of St Martin Elizabeth Mayle 17 Kirklinton Hall and Warwick Bridge Corn Mill Graham Darlington 18 Reception at Tullie House Museum Chezel Bird IHBC Day School 19 Legislation and policy Scott McGibbon 20 Resources for skills Liz Bates 20 Skills development for a low-carbon world Crispin Edwards 21 Skills for change (1): outreach, education and training during construction projects Kate Kendall (née Borland) 22 Skills for change (2): practical approaches to design in historic environments John Yates 22 Apprenticeships: skills development for professionals David Blackburn 23 Digital technology: skills in a changing world Paul Butler 24 Skills in community engagement Charlotte Dodgeon Saturday tours 24 Carlisle city: the historic quarter Tom Hunter 25 Clay buildings of the Solway Plain: vernacular architecture in a local, regional and national context Richard Wilson 26 Brougham Hall and Lowther Castle Sheila Stones 27 Arts-and-crafts in Broad Leys, Blackwell and Moorcrag Helen Parvin 29 Working with communities David Lovie 31 Annual school notes from the chair Mike Brown IHBC/NHTG Heritage Skills Fair 34 Fitting it all together Jules Brown and Kathryn Banfield 34 Lime working Kate Jefferson 35 Pole lathe turning John Preston 36 Blacksmithing Jayne Boldy 36 Slate and lead roofing Mike Williams 37 Stone carving Tobias Vilhena de Morae 38 Voice of the people David Burton-Pye 40 The main train shed roof at King’s Cross David Sorapure 45 The Lincolnshire HER21 project Sarah Harrison 47 Director’s cut 48 Vox pop 50 Book reviews 53 Products and services 56 Advertisers index

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