' ·1 { r J ' ~., )._,, ½ J \ll m (r :r 'J ~:c~=-,,. i=[;C -~- =:TIT _JiQ__,, EDlTOPIAL A /'.), V v;l') Facts and_fi9~res: a need to know In the last issue of Context, we proposed a scheme to produce statistics relating to listed building consents for our own ~se since the Department of the Environment will not provide any processed data on conservation work beyond thcit alre2l.dy • .available throuqh the publication 'of the annual reports of the Historic Buildings r.::onncils and Ancient Monuments Boards. Some valuable statistics are already availahle throu9h the work of Max Hanna in his "Her:i.iBgc Monitor 11 for the English Tourist Board but he is the first to admit that refinements are needed and that data pertinent to development control discussions have never been collected.It is therefore interesting to disco~er that Richard Griffith, an officer in the Greater London Council's Historic Buildings Division, is privately undcrt~cinq a naiional ·camp;,,_ign for the registrc,tion of listed builclina consents. El scv.;h2re in this is~:.ue we print an oµen lettt?r from Mr.Griffith clescribinq his ideas for monii.- -oring the de0ree of ch~nge in alter,3tions Lo listt>d 1:--uildings. \\le appL:md his efforts io date and wish him well in his mi.ssion to persuade Parliament to monitor :-1.ncl E\ssess tl1<~ (:;'f fic;\cy of its own Acts. ACO nd·+ . li_; 1~1or John Fidier 36, Ravenscour. Rd., Lendon. WG OUG What we propose in addition and as the ACO contribu:ion to his campaign is a simple exercise to assess the impact of the Resurvey of listed buildings on development control by computing current workloads within all planning departments dealing with listed building consent cases. Whilst the Ancient Monument Soc. monitors the total number of demolitions of listed buildinqs no E":stimate exists for the - number of alterations t6 listed bui ldinqs that requj re consE,n t _every year.The ACO survpy will .__~ ,"..) ".:'. ,.~ .,.,...l • ... , i •• ·--t- , .. - • l ... . G_ ~ =•=LL s~ep in aeveiopina prope~ records of our dav to day activ~ties that will hel~ in mandq:t.ng the built heritage. We therefore ap~eal to members .to spend a few J-ours with thEdr files and registers to discover the following information and to bring details to the Oxford ;~GM on Saturday 31st March 1984 (or send them by post before the end of April to me.E~.) QUE·S ti on_~: 1.Local Authority 2.Numher of listed buildings 3.Nn.mber of conservation areas 4,I'~ur.iher of" ·'-!1!:)l1c-Ai'i_o11s for list~d bui ldinq c0n~ent(and incl11di..nq lt)c ~n t1nl ist~d ~ buildings in conservation areas) in the year ,Jan - DE'C 108.3. ~ 5.~umber of applicatlons for listed building consent to dernolisi1 listed bui lr.:linQs. 6.DoQs y6ur authority keep its own st~tistics 0n listed buildinos and what further infor~~tion_could you provide on th:ls bAs1s. Pmrnoting the CHAIRMAN. consen· )en o-f the nation.a! hori~ac;e in local plann!ng authotitif::::s l··fOI'.~-·sccF::c·rr~FlY tv1ichacl f\·ril(,,\ O~i,wcy. ;·---:2,:llynch,Sc·disburv. V\'ilt;hire. i Han:pshi:-e: Ccun!y Council -) Tony .Jen\i,i:o. 17, Crirnic;;r UH1e, Sh,/f1('icl 810 ,1F1\. ;~_Dmbysh:i-e County Councii :_]
CONTEXT IS YOUR NEWSLETTER••••• Contributions,news,views, queries and abuse••••·?et them o:tf your chest and into print. We need volunteers to help with mailings; to review publications; to find and collate news and to monitor the activities of other professional organisations and ---_ ameni. ty bodies., th~ t_g.~~ __connectedwi th our work. All your contributions are welcome just remember the formula-to save your hard-pressed editor time and headaches • •• • .. • • • • • ! • • • • • • • • • • • • • i FORMAT.•. as this·issue.Quarterl.y-• •1 in February,Ma.y·;-Augus.t &-Nove:nber_ each year. . ._ . DEADLINEs ..• for_ copy: 3 weeks in advance.Publication will be•in the last week of the month. TYPEFACE... standard typewriter faces, single spaced in coiumns of 85mm wide only. ILLUSTRATIONS .•. must be 85mm wide finished size .Lin-e cfrawings with 0.2mm line width.Photographs must already be screened. POST ... all information _and copy 'toe°i ther: the Editor or to Jenny Birkett at 130,Bouverie Ave.,s., Salisbury.Wilts. ACO REGIONAL CONTACTS NORn-1: Brian Jobling.0632.816144 (Tyne & Wear Co*nty.) NORn-lWEST:Tony Pass.061.247.3546 (Greater Manchester CC) YORKSHIRE:Trevor House~go.0532 463263.(Leeds City.) w.MIDL.AIDS.-Carole Ryan.0743. 222332.{Shropshire CC) E.MIDLANDS: Tony Jenkins.0629. 3411 ext 7182. ·(Derbyshire) SOUn-lWEST:Jenny Birkett.0722. 6272.(Salisbury District) ' SOUn-1: Roger Evans.0296.5000 (Buckinghamshire County) EAST ANGLIA:Peter Richards.0245 352232.(Essex County) SOU'IHEAST: Geoff Pink.01.546. 1050.(Surrey County.) LONDON: John Fidler.01.606.3030 ext 2768(City Corporatim) SCOTLAND: Nie Allen.031.343.1911 (Conservation Bureau,SDA) WALES:Trevor Thorpe.0267.4567. (Carmarthen District.) CHAIRMAN:Mike Pearce.0962.4411. ext 677.(Hampshire Coun1Jy) The ACO AG~ will be held at University Colle~e Oxford on the afternoon of Saturday 31st March 1984, durin9 the short course on Urban Conservation orqanised bv Oxford Polytechnic Planning Department (30/3/84-1/4/84). Admission to the AGM is of course free. All officers resign and offer themselves for re-election.The posts are: chairman,Hon secretary, treasurer, membership secretary newsletter editor and regional representatives.Any member wishing to·stand for a post should make their nomination (formally proposed and seconded) to the Secretary, Tony Jenkins at home {17, Crimicar Lane.Sheffield_SlO) or at the Oxford conference at University College, no later than 9.30am on Saturday 31st March 1984.In the event of more than one candidate standing for election then a vote of the Meeting will take place by show of hands to decide the winner. Minutes of the last AGM will bi available at Oxford or upon application from the Hon.Sec. {please enclose SAE). The agenda for the Meeting is: Opening of the AGM;Apologies for Absence;Minutes of the last AGM(19th November 1982);Reports of the Officers;Approval of Audited Accounts;Proposal to raise the annual membership subscription rate; Election of Officers and Any Other Business. MEMBERSHIPSECRETARY1S REPORT After the initial influx of applications for A~c.o. Membership I now receive about 2 a week on average. We totalled 242 Members by the end of 1983, which included 14 Associate Members and 11 Honorary Members. Our numbers are made up by English District Council Members 39°/o English County Council Members 27°/o London Borough Members 1 ~ Scottish Members 14% Welsh Members 1% • Other 1 • Members 11 %
I have separated out Scotland and Wales to emphasise the low membership in these areas. In Wales only Gwent County Council, Gwynedd County Council and Carmarthen District Council are represented. Applications from Scotland have only arrived in recent months, _hence the low numbers. Under instruction to keep this report tbrief', I have avoided detailed b..,2 ... :etical analysis (which I am not too good at ~ ·,,,,1,' 0 v ! ) , but wish to highlight that we have nc :~0mbe-T.s whatsoever in the following Counties l~· ~ngland and Wales: Humberside, No Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, East Sussef.t, West Sussex, DoI;set, Cornwall, West, Mid and South Glamorgan, Powys and Clwyd. Several Counties are represented by only one District Me~ber, including Lancashire, Cheshire, Norfolk and Northumberland. Obviously there is a need for an 1ACO Membership Campaign 19841 • In Eastern Er,gland the local branch of the RTPI have given u:3 valuable publicity, resulting in requests for Membership. .Any other ideas are welcomed, and hopefully we will find time to air suggestions at the AvGoM. in March. ' TRE..~SURER. 1s· REPORT Our first.18 months as an Association has also been my first time as a Treasurer. Fortunately the maths have not been too difficult - your £2 subs haven't been too hard to add up,(and thanks to the nu□ber of you 1-:ho were generous: enough to give more that the minimum). • Our only E:Xpenditure has been the printing and posting of 'Context', but despite t11e Ecli-Cor~'s besJG efforts tb-is h-t? ...s not been a cheap excercise. John Fidler has been Quite properly determined to produce 'Context I regularyand he hns made considerable efforts to keep the costs doHn. !,fy firct r11reasurer 's Report ,-1ill, I am afraid, show us to be about £10 in the red. We are at present indebt:ed to the ~astE:r11 n~~artch ,:1:ich !1.:::.0 b~i!cd ~=:.! Cl!t Hith a 102.n of £4.0. The tn2,in ::ceason for the problem :i.s that I have not yet called for any renewal subscriptions. It 1:iecamc clear las·t year th:'.t publishing 'Context' four times a ye2.r was going to require a hi&her su.1) than the modest £2 we st2.rtecl ,r:.th, n.nd ·Urn sul\S cannot be r2.isecl w:i.-thout ::tn Am.1 which we had hoped to arrange last autum..'1. At the AGH now fj_xcc.. for Oxford I wiJ.l be proposine- an annue.1 sub' of between £5-£6 ,:hich should -then reri,e.in sto2.dy. I ,·rill alno sugr:;est a.. renc,:;al datelst. I,hy·would be suitable. Look for,-rard to seeing· you at Oxfo:rd. Peter Richards ACO Representations to the OOE, The ACO made responses to the Secretary of State's draft circular on Good Design & Development Control and to his White Paper on Streamlining the Cities after taking into account your comments through regional discussions & through individuals' letters to the national committee.Besides representation to the Minister copies were sent to the national press, the national amenity socs, ,the RTPI and the All Party Parliamentary Heritage Group.Space precludes the full reproduction of these papers but copies will be available at the Annual General Meeting in Oxford on Saturday ,31st Ma=chj for inspection and comment. I 'Conservation and HC?_usinq Grants. ! .At the instigation of Paul Davies at the Civic Trust, the ACO and the Trust·are to co-operate.in an attempt to get changes made in housing grant procedures and practice so that conservation, aims are not compromised. Should any member feel that they could contribute to such a programme or who has experience of disaiters that could be used as case studies, then the national committee would be glad to hear from you. What Year Revisited ........... . Nik Hellawell of Cambridge City Council reminds us that 1984 is celebrating 150 years of the RIBA. ACO members mav wish to make capital of thi~ fact and to persuade their local RIBA region or branch to make recompense for their President's rantings against cons<:,rvc1-tion in his Financial Times article and elsewhere (Ed)
\vest Midlands Branch Officers from W.Midlands CC.t Staffs cc.,Shropshire CC,,East Staffs DC.,Sout~ Shropshire DC., Leominster,Malvern Hills DC., Wrekin DC.,Bridgnorth DC., Worcester City and Dudley Met. Borough met recently for a lengthy and serious debate on a number of urgent issues.The Resurvey of listed buildings continues with one district doubling its invent6ry but the concensus was that in rural areas the list will still be deficient in farmsteads.There 'was criticism .too that some of t11e r;o-(:E\ 11 E·d "greenbacl-c n definitive lists were inadequate and officers weie having to resort to trickery to get buildings on. the list,eg., by suggesting to owners that they apply for a Certificate of Immunity as the only way of getting an Inspector to visit their county.Dis~ussions were also held on the disasterous effects of home' improvement grants and the branch decided to write to the Association of District Councils, the Institute of Building Control Dfficers & the Institute of Environmental Health officers to m2,ke .feelings heard. _h..oi•c~on Rc~qion. At January's meeting over 30 members met at {he GLC Historic Buildings Division HQ to discuss the government's draft circular on Good Design and Devlopment Control and found it to be a very confused and self- -con tra.dic ting. docurnen t. A working party was set up to_d~aft a reply to the Secretary of State and subsequently a l~tter ~a~ sent to tne DOE. January also saw the London Region's response to thf:~ White Paper on the dE.~mise of Metropol.itan County Conservation teams (et al) and in particular on the abolition of the GLC Historic Buildings Division.In a lett~r to the DOE the Region pressed-for additional services from the Division besides iis retention.The Spripg programme of lectures & visits is being drafted as Context goes to press but an early item on the Region's agenda will be a proposal to levy an extra £3 on the national ~embership subscriptions in order to pay for regional events and expenses. On 1st February seven ACO members met at the New Tyne Theatre and were given a tour of the restor -ation works(literally behind the scenes) by Andrew McLeod. The company- then repaired to th~ Old George P.H. for a business meeting.where a full yea.'r: 1:s proqr am.me was a.q.r:eed. Thr:.'!rc will be trips to technical college conservation departments, to Clevelaridf Northumberland and to Durham Castle.Discussions were held on the future of nTown Trailn an environmental educat- -ion sevvice in Newcastle funded by the Manpower Services Ccommission. The meeting criticised the MSC which was thought to be hidebound by rules & regulations which it changed without warning or cbnsultation.On another matter, the region agreed to organise its own lectuJ:~e prograrnrne po.,;sibly in association with the Newcastle University School of Architecture. Keith Murray reported on the opening of the ACO Northern Region Bank Account for regional activity ,, funding and deposited £12 therein. All contributions will be grat~fully received. nEMT SE or- THE '.'1ET. COUNTY TJ--;:,I\M'._"-:,. The Greater London Council has made 2 responses or its own to the Governm~nt's White Paper on "Stream.linin0 the Citi<=:-sn cr1lhcd 1'Keep the GLC Historic Bui. 1cl.i ngs Division \,forld. ng for London" fi.,
"London's Heritage:the Road to Des true tion. ff Copies are· to be had from the GLC Historic Buildings Division.Chesham Ho. 30, Warwi·ck St., London WlR 6AB. Course:Urban Conservation Oxford Polytechnic Department of Planning is organising a short course for conservation officers nex~ weekend Friday 30th March - Sunday 1st April, at University College~ Oxford with an actionpacked programme including the 'inaug~ral address of Lord Montagu Chairman of the new Co~mission on Historic Buildings &·Monuments. The ACO have co~operated in the .formulation of the course and its AGM will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 31st March in the college.Course lecturers include Alart·Parnell(implications of Building Regulations for conser- -vation);Robert Maund(assessing the impact of the Montagu Report) Bob Chitham(refurbishing of ~cmmercial properties);David \,varren and Brian Hennessy o:f DOE (Underuse of Upper Floors); and a_whole series of workshops on subjects of interest such as grant aid,vernacular buildings, control of repairs,Article 4 birections and Control ~n Conservation areas. rulltime attendance from Thursday evening costs £87 but the expense can be broken down to a dav-by-day basis with day meals and lectures ai.. .£25/day (Sunda.y £12/day)and Bed & BreakL-.1st 2..t £17/cJ;\y.No charge is m~de for attending the ACO Annual General Meeting.rurther details from Carolin T"i.dbury 2-.t Oxford Polytechnic Plari"ning Dept. tel: 0865.64777. IN COM.1'1:ISSION ! ·** NEWS OF 'I'HE HJ3M:C -u The Times of 18 January announced five further appointments a.s Commissione:rs bringing the total at date of press to thirteen. The NH Act provides for up to 17, and their e.x:perience should include, in someone, conservation and planning. The 13 are Lord MONT.A.GUof :Beaulieu; HRH The Duke of GLOUGES'l1ER -recently seen at a reunion of his architectural year, f'rom Cambridge, in Lonclon; Cll.r.Jeremy BE.T~GH.A.M, Ldr. of Newcastle City Council; Je:;:-erny BENS01'-T, architect, Ch. Georgian Group~ V-Ch SP . A.13; PetE~1• BURl{HtJ¼j an account-- ant of Coopers & Lybrand: 9 ·ma...'lagfimen t consultant in the leisure field; Howarcl COLVIN,CB:F;,Reader in Arch.Hist. Oxford University (HBC); Prof.Rosemary , CRAMP, Prof . .A.rchaeolog_y, Lurham (AN.B) Sir Arthur DREW,Cn.AMB, former Perm. ·Sec.MoD, to chair sur)-cttee.fo:r All's; Anthony EMERY, Establishment ServiceG Director, Business Press International Ltd, specia,Ust in 15G domestic 2.:rch-~ itecture; Donald INSALL,OEE,Architect, (IIBC & AfIB); Mrs Jennifer JENKIHS 9 Ch HBC (&. A.MB) 9 to chair sub-,.cttee on HJ3's;Lord SHELBURNE, o,me:r-Bowood Ho. ru1d ·c11.r. }li.ltG CC; I>rof·.Goli11 RF1N'F}?.l~t·J. Proi ,,Archaeology 1 Cambridge, (AJfil, HCHM) ~ The Commission first met on 2 November and will ·be meeting on the third lfodnesday in each.month. The imrr,ediate concern is staffing - Peter Rumble as Chief :Executive (congratulations 011 the CB!) is the first aJ1d only appointment at the moment (1 J:i'eb)e P:t'l';- fess-,icnal staff are likeJ.y to accept the offer of' two-year seconcl.ment 1!3ad:l.ng to perma.nen t posts 9 but o, numbe:r· of Administ:rative staff a1·e Jj_k:ely to want to continue thei.r ca:ree:cs; in the Civil 3c-n:-vico. ~:3ome familiai~ na.mes may be missing from the roll-call on l Ap.ril. ltccomr:wd.a-- tion and grant-in-•aid he,ve yet to lle agreed. &!,:\M.:; /.,1nn't bc,1hc1ul with mc-dd, or <111','!l,;n~. Y,:;t?oU knt•.:1 y~,ot c, red(·v<J<~f11""let1i ~chcr.\!J fu-~~: ~ h~.~ by no'-..,._':/,
'.£1hoCommission is giving thought to its policies for the futu..Te, with top priority to new activities in areas where g:::·eat improvements are· l6oked for rather than in, for example, historic building grants where a coherent policy is already thought to existe Both this and the AM side is being looked at, but the concentration is on Education, on Presentation a."'ld Interpretation, on Marketing a..n.d Trading an.d on Gardens - where the Commission has a duty to prepaT"e lists of historic gardens. Working Groups have been established as short-term thj_nktan.ks to re_po:i... t ·b3r 31 I~a.reh¥ c.ompris~ ~ng specialists in each field from inside and_ outside the DoE. The five WPfs are Marketing & 1rradi1:.g (Sec.J. Re;yr.olds DoE 2 Ma.rsham Sto) Education (1ftrs A.llea,th 25 Savile Row) Presentation & Interpretation (MoWebber MS) Ancient Monv.I!!ents (Dr. SeJohnson SR) Histor:i.c Buildings at Risk (D.Steele SR) ·Ideas are welcome. r11he idcm'li ty of the GommissicH:1 ·11egins to take shape, and it aims fo:r P~ long- ·, term 1•eputa.tion founded on excellence o In the short-term it has to become recoe;nj_sable by l J\.pril, and. a ieading dei:,ign consultant will be appointed to d;sign a lot':2:0 und possibly a publication house style. '.i:he Wol'king Party for Historic Buildings-·at Risk met on 19 January under the Chairmanship of Alan Be!Ill·ose of Derbyshire -has founded the BRITISH Buildings Preservation Trust! - with Ronald Brunskill, John Newman and Christophe~ Pratt (all HBC) and To~y Scott -· GPO Dw:-ham, and Ch. DPO' s Soc. Topic Cttee.for Concervation, tipped fer H3l'•:C:- 2,-';'tentied by. Brian .fln.thony 1 J:im Road, Maur-jce Hu~r1;1an (HBB), Mrs Phillips and David Steele (Sec~) of DoE t) i}' te:rview Pa.u:! :Dav:Les ( Civic 1r1°ut,t), Ken Ba.rton (Dog North), Derek Lathan: (Ar chi tcct of Derby & to DJ3P'l') and Mike Pearce (Hampshire BPT ... but speaking up for ACO). Questions wero: How can a systematic jntelligence system be s0t up and kept up to d,1te. 'l1hc ma.in sour-- ces of informn:tion~ Costu·, : P1·ioritics?: How best to sot a1)out rescu~1g a building that has been identified as naeding urgent help? . : Relations with owners especially relucta.."'1.t 01-mers or those asking 1.mrealistic prices? : The balance betw-• een voluntary effort and offj_cial guidance or help?. 'l.1110 answers, f'rom our point of view, were forn1 a partnership with the .. local authorities -there are channels ·of communication available, even in Lincolnshire which was mentioned, antl look for ways of using HJ3MC grant funds to back up its influence to SUl)i')OJ'.'t a.nd encourage LPA I s to tackle the problems, having first produced locally !.'"- J.is t of bui ldi:ng.:;1 at risk& That doefl not mean having 1.,0 su.r,.rey every building! Unf'ortunately, it seems the IIBMC is tied. in. offering grants - as the DoE was on the advice of the HBC - to existing legislation. Either the building has to be outsta.11.d-- ing (-@-of the mone;;r to 2% Grade I or +5% including II* at the moment) or j_n Conservation .A:reas (S1O or 'J1own Schemes). 37 of Sch.4 of the HHAct83 talks al)out grants to LA I s for acquisitions co:npulr30r:i.ly or by aereemen t, and "any· expensesli. Is thei-0 scope here 9 or w:ill :i.t need an amend.ment tacked onto so1~1esuitable Hil.1.'? ;foere was clearly some sy·mpathy fo1· at least looking at the actual distribution a.nd use of (HBC) grants so far. Much valuable work has undoubtedly been done, but do the '1fo'ur towns" st:i.11 need so much, and should S4 grants be such a high average, and have not most of the buildings in the older town schemes been repaired at least once, and. would not SOME grants linked to a IJ-\. response produce greater dividends ~nd local self-help efforts? It is intorecting to find thats apa.rt from 'l1yne & Wear a:n.d CleveJ.i:U'ld t:ii0 \ihole o[ the Mid.lands and the North of England. can . be dj_stinguished bctwGen those which~· on ::i,verae;e, ha.ve EITHEH a big1H~-" th<·.E avera.ge rate of dcmoJ.i tion applications OR a. higJ1er than average rate of il':BG grants accepted. J.i'ood for though•t! • ~ \\ ~\r~-\ r,;~) \ \ lJl!!G') l _.. '· i,..&~,.,\... .,,,,. \__ .... ..i --
SHOCK~HORROR~PROBEt Troubled times in the Garden of England where a certain Assistant County Planning Officer (no names no pack-drill) has barred his ·conservation team from receiving ACO Newsletters at the office on the grounds that he does not wish it to appear that membership of the Association of Conservation Officers is officially connected with or representative of the County. The ACO. national committee would be glad to hear of any similar ,cases to put in its black file. . . HB Law Guide The 6th edition of the invaluable "Guide to Historic Buildings Law" was published recently by Cambridgeshire County Council and it makes great advanCE?S on the last edition of 1981 which in any case had sold out.The new guide has been up- -dated by ACO members Rob Walker, Judy Enticknap & John Preston and includes chapters on listed buildings,~onservation areas,ancient monuments,grants and churches.Copies are obtainable from the Director of Planning & Research.Cambridge- -shire County Council.Shire Hall Castle Hill.Cambridge.priced at £6.50 inc p&p.Discount for amenity societies at £5.50. ( the L column Decorative Art Scholarships ·96% scholarships are offered to British candidates for the .1984 Attingham Summer School I • 'three week travelling programme to the historic country houses of England.The course,visiting Shropshire,Derbyshire & Sussex will examine the architectural and social history of the country house and its landscape setting.It will study the contents of such fine houses as Mawley Hall~Haddon,Chats- -worth, Hardwick and Petworth besides discussing the problems of conserving the buildings & artifacts.Principally for US architectural and decorative 'arts histo.rians, the Trust 'is keen to encrurage Bi;.i tish architects and planners to participate.Substantial grants as scholarships are available which must be taken up by the 'end of March .The course runs from 9 /7/84 to 27 /7 /84.Details from MEs Helena Hayward.Director The Attingham Summer School. 4, Stanley Gardens.London.Wll. Measured Drawings R.Selwood, an architect of _2,Jubilee Cottages.Hemington. Faulkland.Somerset has written to offer his services as .a .specialist in making hand measured drawings of historic buildings to any authority or body needing expertise.With an adventurous spirit M~,Selwood says he will travel anywhere in the south & midlands in the cause of old build .
Regional~ News Letter from Ed Booth Your Editorial in Context No.3 draws attention to the estimate of a 60~ increase in the number of listed buildinzs in Essex as a result of~ the ljsting_re-~urvey. Consider then, the Borough of Calderdale (West Yorkshire), one of only two Districts, as opposed to Counties, involved in Phase 1 of the accelerated re-survey on contract to the DOE. Of eight sub-areas new lists have been published for two and the survey has been produced in draft for two ~ore. The findings indicate an increase in excess of 600%. The main reason for this huge increase is thit revisions ~o listing criteria made in response to modern tastes have particularl ly included three types of building -Victorian, iniustrial and vernacular -which the initial survFy tended to ignore. And, of course, Calderdale is especially rich in these areas. The main i~plications are reasonably clear -more development control, more enforcement, more demand for grants, more calls for help -but the point I would ma~e is that the increase in workload is not simply proportoinal to ~he increase in listings. For while the number of listed country houses and parish churches ~ay ·not be all that different after the re-survey and these more :11onumental buildings tend to ~--:ave a relatively slow rate of change, the ~ore humble buildings which in the Calderdale experience ::,ake up tDe larger part of the increase are just the ~ind that are falling prey to the "Geor~ian'' front door and the aluminium ~icture window salesman. l 7".~~r·e.:":~ ~.Yitjcjr,~t~ t .;~t- \-~r-il~ c. ,·~xfnl0 _ir;:::~c.af'e· in 1 ~ :··_,,.'Jr)'3r ,f lisl,c:.rJ n;i7_ 1rin:~s in '::;:.,l:~ria1e is r,auntinc enou~;, jt •✓:ill lo,,gd to even more than six ti0.c.s as r.rneh casewor·1r. Application_;..·--~:: ---" ~coNFIDENTIAL . - . . Surname First Name Qualifications Local Authority (Members) or Public Body (Associate member~) or other position (Honorary members) Work Address Work Phone Home Address Home Phone Preferred Address HOME/WORK ______ _ for Correspondence (marked PRIVATE) Any further information (optional) _______ _ eg. job title & grade I apply to become a Member/Associate member/Honorary member of the ACO and enclose a subscription/donation of £ (minimum ) and a stamped addressed envelope. (signed) _______________ _ I endorse this application to join the ACO. (signed) _______________ _ Cheques should be made payable to the Association of Conservation Officers
MARCH 29 to 1/4 30 '~rban Conservation Practice".Course.Oxford Polytechnic Planning Dept. Oxford.Prom £12-87. tel: 0865.64777. "Saxon & Norman London". Guided tour.Citisights of London.London.Contact 12, Alpha Place.London. SW3. 31 "Hiil Hall & Audley End. 17 Visit.Assoc for Studies APRIL 3 5 11 17 in the Conservation of Historic Buildings.Essex. P.Calvocoressi.tel: 01.- 734.8144. "Coggeshall Barn".Eve?n lecture.Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.L;ndon.£2. tel: 01.377.1644. "Building with Respect" eve~ lecture.R!BA.London. ·tel:01.580.5533. "Archaeology in London Theatre".lunch lecture. Museum of London.London. tel:Ql.600.3699. "Setting Standards.for Photogrammetry".Seminar. ASCHB and Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies.London.£5. tel:0904752606~ "Stone industry".even lecture.SPAB.London. £2.tel:01.377.1644. MAY 1 3 14 24 JUNE 2 JULY "Church as Guardian of Buildings".even lecture. SPAB.~ondon.£2.tel:Ol. 377.1644. "Period Paints & Pinishes" day course.Institute of Industrial Archaeology. Ironbridge Museum. tel:095245.3522. "Limel!.day tour & workshop. SPAB.W.Sussex.tel:01.377. 164~. "Period Lighting" .day course, IIA.Ironbridge.tel:095245. 3522. ''Southwell Minster". Tour. SPAB.Newark. tel: 01.377. 1644. 4-7 "Architecture '84: Design in Context 11 .Conference. RIBA annual conference. York.£130 plus accommodation tel:01.580.5533 ext 237. ,27-29 "Durham". l,1/eekend tour. 27- :3/8 SPAB.Durham.tel:01.377. 1644. "Conservation".International Summer School.West Dean College.Chichester. £380 (residential for week) or £30 per day.Contact Miss • C.Lacey.16, Eldon Grove. London.NW3. j0i3S: G6inq, ooinq, qcne. 1Norwich Senior architect for historic buildings grant work.S01. £9,060-£9660.Closing date 4/3/84 Historic Buildinos & Monuments Commission.London. Assistant Inspectors of AM'S ~nd· -.,.,0£ Historic Buildi,ngs and of Historic Gardens & Landscapes. Several vacancies.£7,035-9,570. Closing date 16/3/84. Durham City Conservation architect/planner. £7191-8712.Closing date 3/2/84. q.
10. ' • ' CAMPAIGN FOR THE REGISTRATION OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENTS 5 The Circus. BATH. Avon. BA1 2EW Coordinator: Richard Griffith MA Cantab. Dip Arch Cantab. Architect I would be grateful to have your support for bringing the arguments for the registration of listed building consents to the attention of the new Historic Buildings Commission. Neither central nor local government keep a register of listed building consents. As a result, the effect of listed building control is unmonitored. For example, it is not possible to compare the effect of the control in the past with what is happening today; or to compare how the control varies from area to area. It follows that the realisation of rational policies and strategies is seriously inhibited. Since 1967 the number of listed buildings has tripled; and by the end of the current re-survey, towards, 1987, the total may reach 750,000, that is, eight times the figure of twenty years earlier or perhaps 4% of the total building stock. _ Already hundreds of millions of pounds of development are subject to listed building control each year; yet without accurate and up to date information about how they are being administered it is increasingly difficult for the control to avoid being arbitrary and capricious. The purpose of listed building legislation is to control alterations which affect the "special architectural or historic interest" of listed buildings. At present there are no statistics illustrating the effect of that control. Parliament has set up, and the civil service and local authorities are operating, "a system designed to have a ~ertain effect without ever checking whether it is having that effect, or another, or none" (Lord Kennet). A simple and inexpensive register could provide the following information: (i) the distribution of alterations by location, (ii) the distribution of alterations by building type, (iii) the distribution of alterations by degree of change, (minor alterations, moderate alterations, severe alterations, etc.). This-would also allow the identification of vulnerable building types. It may be possible to persuade the new Historic Buildings Commissioners to look into this matter. If you can agree that registration is worth investigation, a brief letter to me to that effect would be invaluable in supporting my representations to the Commission. I am delighted that Lord Kennet, Patrick Cormack MP and Andrew Faulds MP have personally expressed interest in the outcome of this survey. Yours sincerely Richard Griffith
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