Context 169 - September 2021

Heritage from the bottom up The potential of community-led heritage Chester’s most protected building Saving Dick Nunn’s bridge No 169 September 2021 Institute of Historic Building Conservation C O N T E X T 1 6 9 : S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 1 www.ihbc.org.uk @IHBCtweet Registered as a charity in England and Wales number 1061593 and in Scotland number SC041945. Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England number 3333780. Registered Office: Jubilee House, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6HA Officers President Mike Brown, president@ihbc.org.uk Chair David McDonald, chair@ihbc.org.uk Vice Chair Lone Le Vay, vchair@ihbc.org.uk Secretary Jo Evans, ihbcsecretary@ihbc.org.uk Treasurer Jill Kerry, treasurer@ihbc.org.uk National Office Director Seán O’Reilly, director@ihbc.org.uk Operations Director Fiona Newton, operations@ihbc.org.uk Consultations Coordinator consultations@ihbc.org.uk Membership Services Officer Carmen Moran, membershipservices@ihbc.org.uk Professional Services Officer Michael Netter, services@ihbc.org.uk Administration Officer Lydia Porter, admin@ihbc.org.uk Committee Chairs Policy Roy Lewis, policy@ihbc.org.uk Membership & Ethics Andrew Shepherd, membership@ihbc.org.uk Education ChrisWood, education@ihbc.org.uk Communications & Outreach Dave Chetwyn, communications@ihbc.org.uk Branch Officers North north@ihbc.org.uk NorthWest northwest@ihbc.org.uk Yorkshire yorkshire@ihbc.org.uk West Midlands westmids@ihbc.org.uk East Midlands eastmids@ihbc.org.uk South south@ihbc.org.uk SouthWest southwest@ihbc.org.uk East Anglia eastanglia@ihbc.org.uk South East southeast@ihbc.org.uk London london@ihbc.org.uk Scotland scotland@ihbc.org.uk Wales wales@ihbc.org.uk Northern Ireland northernireland@ihbc.org.uk Republic of Ireland republicofireland@ihbc.org.uk Cover: Harrison, a worker at independent clothing retailer Kong, outside their shop front, newly restored by Historic Coventry Trust as part of Coventry’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (Photo: Historic England Archives, James O Davies). See page 12. 2 Briefing 4 Out of Context 6 Periodically 8 The writer’s voice 11 Editorial 12 The potential of community-led heritage David Tittle 14 Saving Dick Nunn’s bridge Trevor Disley 17 The joys of partnership Matthew Saunders 20 Four decades of SAVE campaigns Marcus Binney 23 This could be Chester’s most protected building Tony Barton 25 Working with Scotland’s Town Partnership Steven Robb 28 Aberdeenshire and the North East of Scotland PreservationTrust Cheryl Roberts 31 WentworthWoodhouse: the people’s project Sarah McLeod 34 Churches and the amenity societies Lisa McIntyre 37 The extensive urban survey 30 years on Nicola Grayson 41 Magdeburg Cathedral and a queen from England Michael Asselmeyer 44 Kurt Schwitters in Elterwater Andrew Shepherd 47 Notes from the chair 49 Director’s cut 50 New members 51 Vox pop 52 Book reviews 59 New member profile 60 Inter alia 61 Products and services 64 Advertisers index