CONTEXT No29 ISSN: 0958-2746 Editor March 1991 Jenny Pearce (London Borough of Richmond-on-Thames, telephone 081-891 7313 facsimile: 081-891 7702) 76 Teddington Park Road, Teddington, Middx TWll 8LE, telephone 081-977 0913 Assistant Editor Bob Kindred (Ipswich Borough Council, telephone 0473 262934, facsimile 0473 230851) 4 All Saints Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IPl 4DG, telephone 0473-259441 Context is published guarterly and is distributed to all members of the Association of Conservation Officers. © Association of Conservation Officers 1991 :1r""· i!=i ~i.:, '.1.=1 • i ~ THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS Officers Chairman: Chris Smith (Stroud Valleys Project Officer, The Shambles, High Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 lAP, telephone 0453 753358) 24 Middle Street Stroud, Glos GL5 lDZ, telephone 0453 753949 • Secretary: Liz Marten (North Herts District Council, telephone 0462 686500 ext 2411, facsimile 0462 480043) 9 Woodlands Close, Cople, Bedford, telephone 0234 838616 Treasurer: Peter Richards (Essex County Council, telephone 0245 492211 ext 51511) 139 Lifscan Way, Thorpe Bay, Essex SSl 2XG, telephone 0702 468252 Membership Secretary: James Ross (Essex County Council, telephone 0245 492211 ext 51672) Three Bears, Laindon Common Road, Little Burstead, Essex CMl 9TL Publicity Officer: Mary King (Preston Borough Council, telephone 0772 266592) 24 Beech Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lanes 139 6SJ, telephone 0695 424297 Education Officer: Mike King (TACP Design, telephone 051-708 7014) 24 Beech Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lanes 139 6SJ, telephone 0695 424297 CONTEXT 29 Published for the Association of Conservation Officers by HallMcCartney Ltd, PO Box 21, Unit 7, Campus 5, The Business Park, Letchworth SG6 2JF, telephone 0462 675848, facsimile 0462 679356 Annual Subscription (inclusive of post & packing - UK only): .f30.00 Single Copy: .fl0.00 The views expressed in Context are not necessarily those held by ACO or the publishers. Neither the publishers nor the ACO shall be under any liability whatsoever in respect of contributed articles. The products and services advertised in this publication are not necessarily endorsed by the Association. Branch Officers North: Keith Murray, Durham County Council, telephone 091-386 4411 ext 2237 North West: Rob Burns, Wirral! Metropolitan Borough Council, telephone 051-638 7070 ext 211 Yorkshire: Bob Scriven, 2 Lambert Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 lNH, telephone 0532 668782. (Convenor contact Jacgueline Ryder, telephone 0924 296590) West Midlands: Brian Moore, Dudley Borough Council, telephone 0384 456000 ext 4188 East Midlands Graham Beaumont, Nottinghamshire County Council, telephone 0602 824277 South West: David Richardson, Devon County Council, telephone 0392 n2252, facsimile 0392 272600 South: Katherine Blackwood, Hampshire County Council, telephone 0962 846831 East Anglia: John Preston, Cambridge City Council, telephone 0223 358977 ext 2630 South East: John Davey, Guildford Borough Council, telephone 0483 505050 ext 3633 London: Rosemarie MacQueen, City of Westminster, telephone 071-798 2519 Scotland: Debbie Robertson, Edinburgh District Council, telephone 031-225 2424 ext 6562 Wales: John James, Clwyd County Council, telephone 0352 2121 Northern Ireland Colin Hatrick, DoE Northern Ireland, telephone 0232 653251 CONTENTS Editorial 4 uPVC Windows in conservation areas Simon Unwin 5 BUILDING CRAFTSMANSHIP Introduction. Nigel Barker 6 Bungaroosh. Rob Fraser 7 Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Rob Fraser 8 South Cambridgeshire's thatching controversy. Beth Davies 12 Early days at Single:on. Mike Adams 14 Building Conservation Centre. Tony Wimble 16 Sacrificial goings-on in Guildford. John Davey 18 Coming Events 19 The Kent pegtile revival. Peter Cobley 20 Northern Craftsmen. Keith Murray 21 West Pier, Brighton. Eric Cockain 22 Derbyshire's version of the Crafts Register 27 A disgusting blot on the landscape. Helen Walker 26 Two views of the SPAB repair course. Neil Sumner and Fiona Bushell 28 M'Learned Friend. Curtilage, setting and reinstatement. Charles Mynors 30 Case Study: 5- 7 Holloway Hill, Godalming, Surrey. Nigel Barker and Rob Poulton 32 Law & Practice Thatched listed buildings - planning v the Building Regulations. Bob Kindred 35 Section 54 notices and non-listed buildings.Joanna Smith 35 ACO study of repairs notices. Bob Kindred 3 5 Conference reports 3 7 ACO Business News 38 ACO Branch News 41 Letters 45 Boob ~ FRONT COVER John Powell of the Brighton Royal Pavilion Conservation Workshops carving a replica mirror frame for the Music Room. ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS ISSUE Prone cover: Royal Pavilion Art Gallery & Museum, Brighton. Page 6: Mark Sharp's Footstone: Guildford Borough Council. Pages 8 tO 11: Royal Pavilion Art Gallery & Museum, Brighton. Pages 12, 13: Beth Davies, South Cambridgeshire District Council. Pages 14, 15: Mike Adams. Pages 16, 17: Tony Wimble. Pages 18, 19: John Davey, Guildford Borough Council. Pages 20, 21: Kent County Council Planning Department (County Visuals). Pages 22 t0 25: Eric Cockain. Pages 26, 27: Brighton Borough Council. Pages 32 to 34: Surrey County Council. 3
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