2 C O N T E X T 1 3 9 : M A Y 2 0 1 5 Editor Rob Cowan Editorial Coordinator Fiona Newton, 01507 602567 editorial@ihbc.org.uk Editorial Board Nigel Crowe Peter de Figueiredo (book reviews) Rebecca Madgin Fiona Newton (chair) Elizabeth Smith Michael Taylor Cartoons by Rob Cowan Context is distributed to all members of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. © Institute of Historic Building Conservation 2015 ISSN 0958-2746 Publisher Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury,Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA 01747 871717 context@cathcomm.co.uk www.buildingconservation.com Non-member subscriptions to Context Context is available to corporate bodies at an annual subscription rate, including postage, of: United Kingdom £60.00 Elsewhere £90.00 The views expressed in Context are not necessarily held by the IHBC or 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. Briefing Context Copy deadlines Context is published five times a year, in March, May, July, September and November. The next four copy deadlines are: September, issue 141 17 July November, issue 142 11 September March, issue 143 15 January May, issue 144 11 March Partners at Sussex Brighton and Hove City Council, the University of Sussex and English Heritage are set to sign up to a listed building heritage partnership agreement. It is likely to be the second such agreement in Britain and the first involving a university. The first listed building heritage partnership agreement in England was signed between English Heritage, Maldon District Council and the trustees of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex last year (see Context 138, March 2015, page 2). The University of Sussex was the first of a new wave of universities created in the early 1960s. The early buildings were designed by Sir Basil Spence, and include one Grade I and seven Grade II* listed buildings. They have many common design features, such as flat roofs, red brick and concrete arches. The university claims to have continued to develop the site in sympathy with the early design and site layout. The agreement will mean that listed building consent for general or repeated work would be granted without the need for the university to individually apply for consent – cutting red tape and saving time and money. This includes work to repair or replace the external fabric of buildings, internal fixtures and finishes, upgrading teaching facilities and works to improve safety and accessibility. The agreement would set conditions to ensure that work is carried out consistently using materials in keeping with buildings. A draft listed building heritage partnership agreement was agreed by the council in January and since then has been subject to public consultation. The proposed agreement will run for 10 years, subject to periodic review. Samantha Johnson, inspector of historic buildings and areas for English Heritage in the south east said: ‘Spence’s buildings at Sussex University are an outstanding example of 20th-century architecture. Spence’s inspiration was from the classical forms of ancient Rome. ‘At Sussex, the voids and spaces he created at Falmer House capture the idea of the ruinous condition of the Colosseum. He was also influenced by Le Corbusier’s Maisons Jaoul, which is seen at Sussex in the concrete arches and austere red brickwork across the campus.’ Archiving Insall Conservation architects Donald Insall Associates have handed over significant records from 1960s Chester to Cheshire Archives for safe keeping. Comprising over 5,000 slides and six boxes of files, the documents, drawings and slides were important research for the preparation and presentation of the 1968 Insall Report, a landmark in the history of conservation in the city and of professional conservation Falmer House and its courtyard, inspired by the Colosseum
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