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C O N T E X T 1 4 6 : S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 1 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 David McDonald, president@ihbc.org.uk Chair James Caird, chair@ihbc.org.uk Vice Chair Kathryn Davies, vchair@ihbc.org.uk Secretary Jo Evans, ihbcsecretary@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 Consultations Coordinator Eddie Booth (interim) , consultations@ihbc.org.uk Membership Services Officer Carmen Moran, membershipservices@ihbc.org.uk LETS Officer Kate Kendall, lets@ihbc.org.uk BES Officer Carla Pianese, support@ihbc.org.uk Administration Officer Lydia Porter, admin@ihbc.org.uk Committee Chairs Policy Roy Lewis, policy@ihbc.org.uk Membership & Ethics David Kincaid, membership@ihbc.org.uk Finance & Resources Richard Morrice, resources@ihbc.org.uk Education Bridget Turnbull, education@ihbc.org.uk Communications & Outreach Dave Chetwyn, communications@ihbc.org.uk Branch Officers North vacant NorthWest Crispin Edwards, 0161 474 2620 Yorkshire Matthew Bentley, 0113 247 8145 West Midlands vacant East Midlands Roy Lewis, 01623 756623 South Julia Foster, 01296 585888 SouthWest JamesWebb, 01202 732849 East Anglia vacant South East Sanne Roberts, 01273 292261 London Sheila Stones, 01223 582716 Scotland Jane Jackson, 0775 527314 Wales vacant Northern Ireland Jill Kerry, 028 9048 7395 Republic of Ireland Cormac O’Sullivan, 00353 5677 62907 Institute ofHistoricBuildingConservation No146September2016 IHBC Annual School in Worcester People power: catalyst for change 2 Briefing 4 Out of Context 5 Letters 6 Periodically 9 Writer’s voice IHBC ANNUAL SCHOOL 2016 REPORT Many thanks to Deborah Boffin for coordinating our coverage of the annual school. 11 People power: catalyst for change Andrew Mottram THURSDAY TOURS 12 Worcester’s former hospital and The Hive Elizabeth Campbell 13 Worcester Cathedral workshop, Edgar Tower and Gueston Hall Chris Woods, Rosamund Worrall and Kristina Williamson 15 Worcester at work Tim Hunter 17 Worcester’s waterfront David Blackburn FRIDAY DAY SCHOOL 19 Conservation as action and reaction Julian Bagg 20 Valuing heritage (at 7p a head) Elizabeth Mitchell 20 People power: tourism, elitism and expertise Sheila Stones and Tim Hunter 23 These civil experts are light on their feet Crispin Edwards and Julian Bagg 24 Blaenavon: the world’s heritage Claire Gayle 25 Hearth is where the home is Nicholas Ellis SATURDAY TOURS 27 Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Catherine Dove 27 Victorian and 20th-century Birmingham Elizabeth Mayle 29 Dudley Castle and Zoological Gardens Sarah Crofts, Claire Gayle and Rosamund Worrall 30 Malvern station, priory and other buildings James Caird 31 Worcester’s Georgian churches Angie Cresswick 32 Contemporary design in a historic setting: the King’s School, Worcester Anne-Marie Lomax 33 Worcester timber buildings and the Commandery David Boyson 34 Worcester sculptor William Forsyth 35 Gus Astley Student Awards 36 Conservation as action and reaction Nigel Walter 39 Wimpole: conserving a designed ruin Karen Teideman-Barrett 42 Charging for certainty Emily Gee 45 Conserving Ruchill Hospital water tower Ian Andrew 48 Architecturally speaking 50 Notes from the chair 52 Director’s cut 53 New members 54 Vox pop 55 New member profile 56 Book reviews 57 Products and services 60 Advertisers index Cover: Keystone carving byWilliam Forsyth over the entrance to the former County Bank, 1856, in the Cross,Worcester (Photo: James Dinn). See page 34