CONTEXT 178 : DECEMBER 2023 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 Vice President Rebecca Thompson, vicepresident@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@ihbc.org.uk Administration Officer Lydia Porter, admin@ihbc.org.uk Branch Liaison &Volunteer Support Officer Jude Wheeler, support@ihbc.org.uk Education,Training & Application Support Officer Angharad Hart, training@ihbc.org.uk Membership Services Officer Carmen Moran, membershipservices@ihbc.org.uk Professional Development Officer Ramona Usher, professional@ihbc.org.uk Professional Services Officer Michael Netter, services@ihbc.org.uk Committee Chairs Policy Roy Lewis, policy@ihbc.org.uk Membership & Ethics Andrew Shepherd, membership@ihbc.org.uk Education Chris Wood, education@ihbc.org.uk Communications & Outreach Dave Chetwyn, communications@ihbc.org.uk Branch Contacts North north@ihbc.org.uk North West 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 South West 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 the World overseas@ihbc.org.uk 2 Briefing 4 Periodically 7 Obituary: Gordon Sorensen 9 Editorial 10 Understanding vernacular architecture Alexandra Fairclough 13 Rural buildings at risk Jonathan Thompson 16 Fringe benefits Michael Taylor 19 The meaning of tithe barns Anthea Jones 22 Surveying vernacular roofs Terry Hughes 25 Deciding on treatment for a timber frame Joe Thompson 28 Power houses Ben Cowell 30 Sustaining a rural village Dan Rigamonti 35 Reversibility in conservation ethics Alfie Robinson 37 A listed bridge too far Douglas Campbell 40 Zen and the art of cycling exploration Ian Wray 43 Legal update 45 New members 46 New member profile 47 Notes from the chair 48 Inter alia 49 Director’s cut 51 Vox pop 53 Book reviews 57 Products and services 60 Specialist suppliers index
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