CONTEXT No23 September 1989 Editor Jenny Pearce (London Borough of Richmond-on-Thames, telephone 01-891 7313) 10 King Edward's Grove, Teddington, MiddxTW119LU, telephone0l-9770913 Assistant Editor Bob Kindred (Ipswich Borough Council, telephone 0473 262934, facsimile 0473 230851) 4 All Saints Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IPl 4DG © Association of Conservation Officers 1989 [\ -8 ~ ~ ~ THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS Officers Chairman: Chris Smith (Stroud Valleys Project Officer, The Shambles, High Street, Stroud, Glos GL51AP, telephone 04536 753358) Sb Wallbridge, Stroud, Glos GL5 3JA Secretary: Liz Marten (North Herts District Council, telephone 0462 686500 ext 2411, facsimile 0462 480043) 25 Willington Road, Cop le, Bedford, telephone 02303 616 I Treasurer: Peter Richards (Essex County Council, telephone 0245 352232 ext 289) 139 Lifstan Way, Thorpe Bay, Essex SSl 2XG Members hip Secretary: James Ross (Essex County Council, telephone 0245 352232 ext 293) Three Bears, Laindon Common Road, Little Bumstead, Essex CMl 9TL Projects Officer: John Fidler (HBMC, 01734 6010) 27A Barns bury Street, Islington, London Nl lPW Publicity Officer: Mary King( Preston Borough Council, telephone 0772 266808) 24 Beech Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lanes L39 6SJ, telephone 0695 424297 CONTEXT23 Published for the Association of Conservation Officers by HallMcCartney Ltd, PO Box 21, Spirella House, Bridge Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 4ET, telephone 0462 675848, facsimile 0462 670346 Context is published quarterly and is distributed to all members of the Association of Conservation Officers. Annual Subscription (inclusive of post & packing-UK only): £12.00 Single Copy: £ 4.00 The views expressed in Context are not necessarily those held by ACO or the publishers. The publishers shall not be under any liability whatsoever in respect of contributed articles. ' I i ~ ~ I== § I ~ ..... ~ - ' - ' '""HI m Regional Officers North: Keith Murray, Durham County Council, telephone 091-386 6111 ext 2237 North West: Mike King, Liverpool City Council, telephone 051-225 5635 Yorkshire: Robert Scriven, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, telephone 0924 370211 ext 568 or 417, facsimile 0924 367292 W Midlands: Brian Moore, Dudley Borough Council, telephone 0384 456000 ext 4188 E Midlands: Graham Beaumont, Nottinghamshire County Council, telephone 0602 824277 South West: Robert Ladd, Mendip District Council, telephone 0749 3399 ext 320 South: no contact at present East Anglia: John Preston, Cambridge City Council, telephone 0223 358977 South East: John Davey, Guildford Borough Council, telephone 0483 505050 ext3633 London: Rosemary McQueen, City of Westminster, telephone 01-798 2519 Scotland: no contact at present Wales: John James, Clwyd County Council, telephone 0352 2121 Northern Ireland: Colin Hatrick, DoE Northern Ireland, telephone 0232653251 I ..... tr:: ~ CONTENTS Editorial 4 From the Chair. Chris Smith 5 The loneliness of the long-distance conservationist. Martin Bradshaw 6 The work of the the Theatres Trust. Bob Kindred 9 Education into the 1990s.john Fidler 11 Poultry: the end of a future for the past? Mary King 13 Law and practice Removal of listed fixtures 15 Autonomy of Charitable Trusts. Bob Kindred 16 Planning control over advertisements. Liz Marten 16 Communicating conservation. John Preston looks back at the Durham conference 17 ACO Business News ACO Regional News Letters Book reviews FRONT COVER 19 21 22 23 Sundial at Orchardleigh House, Somerset. The prosecution by Mendip District Council of a solicitor who instructed Christies to remove internal fixtures for auction is discussed on page i 5. Prompt action by Mendip's Conservation Officer, Robert Ladd, prevented the removal of the sundial. PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS ISSUE Front cover: Orchardleigh House, copyright Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Page 7: Ripon, copyright English Heritage; Stratford-on-Avon, copyright Jenny Pearce. Page 10: Hackney Empire Theatre; Normansfield Hospital Amusement Hall, all copyright English Heritage, London Division. Page 15:0rchardleigh House, copyright Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 3
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