C O N T E X T 9 1 : S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 5 Context Briefing Copy deadlines Context is published five times a year, in March, May, July, September and November. The final copy deadline for 2005 is 16 September for November’s Context, Issue 92. Editor Robert Cowan Editorial Coordinator Nigel Barker, 65Worplesdon Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 9RT. Tel 01483 562 851 email nigel57uk@yahoo.co.uk Editorial Board Nigel Barker (chair) Susan Brook (treasurer and IT) Nigel Crowe (main features) Peter de Figueiredo (book reviews) Julia Smith (IHBC branches) Michael Taylor (main features) Cartoons by Robert Cowan Context is distributed to all members of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. © Institute of Historic Building Conservation 2005 ISSN 0958-2746 Publisher Published for the Institute of Historic Building Conservation by Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury,Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA Tel 01747 871717 Fax 01747 871718 email context@cathcomm.demon.co.uk www.buildingconservation.com Non-member subscriptions to Context Context is available to non-members of the IHBC at an annual subscription rate, including postage, of: United Kingdom £50.00 Elsewhere £75.00 Subscription orders, together with remittances payable to Institute of Historic Building Conservation, should be sent to the IHBC Business Office at Jubilee House, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6HA. The views expressed in Context are not necessarily those held by the IHBC nor the publisher. Neither the publisher nor the IHBC shall be under any liability whatsoever in respect of contributed articles. We gratefully acknowledge the support of firms whose advertisements appear throughout this publication.While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this issue of Context is current and correct, neither the IHBC nor the publisher can be held responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur. Out of the ashes Oats Royd Mill, perched above the Luddenden Valley near Hebden Bridge inWest Yorkshire, is being converted to apartments by Lowry Renaissance. The mill, dating back to 1847, closed in 1982. Seven years later the six‑storey central section was ravaged by fire and subsequently demolished. The photographs show the mill as it has looked since the fire and a recent view showing the newly built section. Managing historic suburbs The IHBC NorthWest Branch conference on Managing Historic Suburbs will be held onWednesday, 2 November 2005 at Stockport Town Hall. Suburbs are a common feature of most British towns and cities and are one of the UK’s major contributions to town planning. A distinctive element of the character of towns and often designated as conservation areas, they remain popular places to live. Yet despite the high value placed on their environmental quality, suburbs are under increasing threats from demographic shifts, changing lifestyles and economic pressures, all contributing to an incremental erosion of character. The conference, supported by English Heritage, will assess the significance of suburbs, and consider ways of addressing the pressures threatening their historic identity. Case studies and speakers will demonstrate how suburbs can be positively managed to create sustainable communities for the future. Contact Michael Scammell (m.scammell@macclesfield.gov.uk) or Peter de Figueiredo (peter.defigueiredo @english-heritage.org.uk). Focus on the twentieth century The IHBC London Branch conference on ‘Twentieth-century Buildings: conservation solutions’ will be held on Tuesday, 15 November 2005. Twentieth-century buildings present some of conservation’s greatest dilemmas, whether it is the repair of relatively modern materials, the long-term survival of structures of a very temporary nature, or the management of often very large and complex developments. Added to this is the dilemma that while public appreciation of buildings from the 1920s and 1930s is now well established, the majority of people still see little value in post-war buildings, and often associate them with many of society’s social ills. This one-day conference, to be held in Denys Lasdun’s Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians (1960–64), aims to provide an insight into an unparalleled period in our architectural history. It will examine the conservation of modern architecture and offer practical solutions to some of the most frequently faced problems. Speakers include Graham Morrison, Elain Harwood, Catherine Croft, Jeremy Gould on rebuilding Plymouth, Charlie MacKeith on Span, Kevin Murphy on management agreements, Julian Harrap on concrete repairs at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, John Pyatt on metal windows, and Fiona Lamb and Keyvan Lankarani on restoring Isokon. Contact: london@ihbc.org.uk. EHTF conference The English Historic Towns Forum 2005 Annual Conference and AGM will take place in Oxford on 19–21 October. Title: Transportation and the Historic Public Realm. Venue: Linton Lodge Hotel, Oxford. Cost: £270 full members/ £315 affiliated members/ £360 non-members. Contact: Helen Johnson, tel 0117 9750459, ehtf@uwe.ac.uk, www.ehtf.org.uk/ events.asp.
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