Diversity and inclusion Multiple perspectives on heritage Women who shaped modernism Troublesome statues LGBTQ+ histories No 173 September 2022 Institute of Historic Building Conservation C O N T E X T 1 7 3 : S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 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 Contacts 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 Rest of theWorld overseas@ihbc.org.uk Cover: Lawn Road Flats, London, built in 1934. Molly Pritchard drew up the design concept and brief for this landmark modernist building, designed by Wells Coates. (Photo: John East) See page 29. 2 Briefing 5 Letter 5 Obituary 6 Out of Context 7 Periodically 10 The writer’s voice 13 Editorial 14 Multiple perspectives on heritage Peter de Figueiredo 17 Equity, diversity and inclusion in the heritage sector Alice Ullathorne 20 Pride of Place: queer heritage Alison Oram 24 Troublesome statues Rob Cowan 29 (Some of) the women who shaped British modernism Elizabeth Darling 33 Heritage and mental health Laura Drysdale 36 Diversity in the heritage workplace Historic England Inclusion Team 39 Making Greyfriars accessible Katy-Jayne Lintott with Joe Player, LucyWatson and Sarah-Jane Sorrell 41 How do you climb the scaffold in a hijab? Katriona Byrne 44 New life for Moseley School of Art Mick McGrath 48 Historic buildings in Johannes Kip’s engravings Anthea Jones 51 Notes from the chair 53 Director’s cut 55 New members 56 Vox pop 58 New member profile 59 Book reviews 64 Inter alia 65 Products and services 68 Specialist suppliers index
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