CONFERENCES NEWCASTLE'SHERITAGECONFERENCE'86 Roy Angell, Newcastle's City Planning Officer, with Brian Jobling, has invited the ACO to join in the city's Heritage Conference arranged for Thursday 10 July and Friday 11 July, with a "Buildings at Risk" workshop on the Saturday 12 July 1986. Delegates could attend for whole or part of the conference. As an added attraction the Tall Ships Race follows the conference and there are other events as part of the three week festival commencing on July 7, of_ which the conference forms part. This is a major event, and an important one for Newcastle. We hope as many Conservation Officers as possible will put the date in their diaries - it will be a good opportunity for us to get together on new ground. FIRE PROTECTIONIN HISTORIC BUILDINGS An international conference organised by UK-ICOMOSand the Institiute of Advanced Architectural Studies, York from 11th -14th November 1985 Fire is no respecter of historic buildings, as the recent conflagration at York Minster demonstrated. As a corollary to this, the results of legislation and regulations may equally show no respect for the quality of historic buildings. This international conference will review the current rquirements of the law and their application in the UK and Europe in general., drawing attention to the special problems of historic churches, houses, public buildings and their contents. Can more be done? Can it be better done? What lessons may be learnt from recent experience? The speakers will represent architects and administrators, fire officers and engineers, and there will be an opportunity for participants from the UK and abroad to present short contributions. The working language will be English. The fee, including the lunchtime reception on 11th November, but excluding accommodation and all other meals, is tlUU. Full details of speakers and programme, and application form, from: Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, King's Manor, York YOl 2EP; tel: 0904 24919. COB IN CRISIS: THE CONSERVATIONOF COBBUILDINGS A weekend residential course/conference at Burwalls House, Leigh Woods, Bristol, from Friday 1st November to Sunday 3rd November 1985; organized by University of Bristol Dept. of Extra-Mural Studies. Across most of Britain there are many buildings built of mud plus various additives - straw, lime, dung etc. These building techniques are often referred to collectively as cob, but are closely related to pise, mudblock, wattle and daub, wychert, lump etc. The techniques died out in the twentieth century for new building, even though cob building is structurally sound, long lasting, and has interesting ecological and aesthetic ~ualities. Ignorance of cob is now widespread; often cob building is not recognized as such below layers of render. This weekend conference aims to present a practical guide to recognising cob buildings and to understanding its techniques and its regional variations. It is intended for architects, planners, surveyors and owners of cob buildings. It will also discuss the problems and possibilities of the conservation of cob~ The course will be held in Burwalls House, a mansion in its own grounds, offering a high standard of food an~ accommodation overlooking the Avon Gorge, two miles from Bristol city centre. Substantially reduced rail fares are available to those attending the Conference. Full details will be supplied on receipt of enrolment. The fee is £49.50 per person; application forms Page 13
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