CONTEXT No 31 ISSN: 0958-2746 Editor September 1991 Bob Kindred (Ipswich Borough Council, Tel: 0473 262934, Fax: 0473 262974, 4 All Saints Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IPl 4DG, Tel: 0473 259441 Assistant Editor Gus Astley (Bath City Council Tel: 0225 461111 ext 2549, Fax: 0225 448536) Manor House, Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol, BS18 5EJ, Tel: 0761 53047 Editorial Team: Bob Kindred, Gus Astley, Jenny Pearce, Peter Booth, Francis Biard. Context is published quarterly and is distributed to all members of the Association of Conservation Officers. © Association of Conservation Officers 1991 THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS Officers Chairman: Chris Smith (Stroud Valleys Project Officer, The Shambles, High Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 lAP, Tel: 0453 753358) l0A John Street Stroud, Glos GL5 2HA, Tel: 0453 753949 Vice Chairman: Mary King (Liverpool City Council, Tel: 051-225 5678) 24 Beech Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lanes L39 6SJ, Tel: 0695 424297 Secretary: Graham Steaggles (East Hampshire District Council, Tel: 0730 66551, Fax: 0730 67366) 54 Pulens Lane, Sheet, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 4DD, Tel: 0730 66653 Treasurer: Peter Richards (Essex County Council, Tel: 0245 492211 ext 51511) 139 Lifstan Way, Thorpe Bay, Essex SSl 2XG, Tel: 0702 468252 Membership Secretary: James Ross (Essex County Council, Tel: 0245 492211 ext 51672) Three Bears, Laindon Common Road, Little Burstead, Essex CMl 9TL Education Officer: Mike King (TACP Design, Tel: 051-708 7014) 24 Beech Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lanes L39 6SJ, Tel: 0695 424297 Projects Officer: Dr Richard Morrice (English Heritage, Tel: 071-973 3122) 54 Peak Hill, London SE26 4LB CONTEXT 31 Published for the Association of Conservation Officers by HallMcCartney Ltd, PO Box 21, Unit 7, Campus 5, The Business Park, Letchworth SG6 2JQ, Tel: 0462 675848, Fax: 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 the 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, Tel: 091-386 4411 ext 2237 North West: Rob Burns, Wirral! Metropolitan Borough Council, Tel: 051-638 7070 ext 211 Yorkshire: Bob Scriven, 2 Lambert Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 lNH, Tel: 0532 668782. (Convenor contact Jacqueline Ryder, Tel: 0924 296590) West Midlands: Brian Moore, Dudley Borough Council, Tel: 0384 452188 East Midlands Graham Beaumont, Nottinghamshire County Council, Tel: 0602 824277 South West: David Richardson, Devon County Council, Tel: 0392 382252, Fax: 0392 382600 South: Katherine Blackwood, East Hampshire District Council, Tel: 0730 66551 East Anglia: John Preston, Cambridge City Council, Tel: 0223 358977 ext 2630 South East: John Davey, Guildford Borough Council, Tel: 0483 505050 ext 3633 London: Rosemarie MacQueen, City of Westminster, Tel: 071-798 2519 Scotland: Debbie Robertson, Edinburgh District Council, Tel: 031-225 2424 ext 6562 Wales: John James, Clwyd County Council, Tel: 0352 2121 Northern Ireland Colin Hatrick, DoE Northern Ireland, Tel: 0232 653251 CONTENTS Chairman's Editorial News ACO 10th Anniversary Taking the wider view: building on 4 5 solid foundations. Mike Pearce 11 The 1980s - a retrospect. Matthew Saunders 13 Way back when . . . 14 Thinking positive: a six point plan for action. Debra Davies 15 Conservation Officers: their training and status. Donald Insall 16 Three success stories Cascles in the air 1 7 Brigg Fair. Rob Lawton 18 Successful Emergency Repairs. Mark Parsons 20 What about the children? Dennis Rodwell 21 Cable tv and data links. John Preston and Nicholas Hellawell 24 A footnote. Bob Kindred 26 Archaeology and the architectural practice. Colin Briden 27 Conference report: Building repair: the essentials of lime. Paul Mitchell 29 Protection of machinery in windmills and watermills. Mark Barnard 30 Brighton Annual School Hove actually.John Davey and colleagues 32 Fresh flint, hot cob and two pints of lager please. Francis Biard 34 Law & Practice uPVC nightmare. Gus Astley 3 7 Getting rid of the nasty white plastics. Bob Kindred 3 7 Letchworth Garden City design guide 37 M'learned friend. Charles Mynors 38 Case study: Cusworth Hall Chapel, Doncaster 40 ACO Business News 42 ACO Branch News 44 Letters 45 Books 50 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS ISSUE Franc cover: Photo Bob Kindred pp4 and 11: Illustration Deborah Kindred p5: Macclesfield Infirmary. Photo Royal Commission on Historic Monuments of England. p6: St Swithin's Church, Quenington. Photo SPAB. pB: Seaton Holme, Easingron. Photo County Durham Environment Awards. p9: Cross of St John, Iona. Photo SBD Ltd. p lO: Gladstone Pottery Museum. Photo Derek Latham & Co. p12: Hellman's Conservation Officer. ACO. pl3: Willis, Faber & Dumas, Ipswich. Photo Bob lGndred. pl4: Illustration Jenny Pearce. pl5: lllustration adapted from an earlier issue of Context, pl7: Bode!wyddan Castle. Photos Clywd County Council. pp 18, 19: Brigg Town Scheme. Photos Glanford Buildings Preservation Trust. p20: 1-3 Rock Court, Mansfield. Photos Mark Parsons. pp21-23: Edinburgh, Paris and Chartres. Photos Dennis Rodwell. pp24-26: Photos Cambridge City Council. p30: Storfold Mill. Photo Bedfordshire County Council. pp33, 34: Photos John Davey p35: Singleton. Photos Francis Biard. p44: Illustration ACO Scotland Branch. p50: Coal Exchange. Photo Royal Commission on Historic Monuments of England. p51: Illustration Historic Farm Buildings Group. 3
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