CONTEXT Editor: Bob Kindred (Ipswich Borough Council, Tel: 01473 262934, Fax: 01473 262974) 4 Henley Road, Ipswich IP! 3FS, Tel: 01473 259441 Deputy Editor: Liz Marten (North Herts District Council, Tel: 01462 686500 ext 241 I) 10 Kristiansand Way, Letchworth, Herts SG6 JUE Production Editor: Jonathan David, Tel: 01582 763415, Fax: 01582 467480 Context is published quarterly and is distributed to all members of the Association of Conservation Officers. © Association of Conservation Officers 1994 ISSN: 0958-2746 Published for the Association of Conservation Officers by Hall-McCartney Ltd, PO Box 21, Unit 7 Campus 5, The Business Park, Letchworth, Hem SG6 2JF, Tel: 01462 675848, Fax: 01462 679356 Nonmember subscriptions ro Context Context is available at an annual subscription rate, including postage, of: United Kingdom Elsewhere £30.00 US$93.00 Subscription orders, together with remittances payable ro HallMcCartney Ltd, should be sent ro the address shown above. CONTENTS No44 News HISTORJC METALS December 1994 4 Iron age remains: street furniture and architectural ironwork in Guernsey and Jersey. Graham Tite 8 Rediscovering corrugated iron. Paul Dadson 11 McFarlane's cast-iron shopfronts in Darlingron. Keith Murray 13 In praise of the pipes. Bob Kindred 15 The dilemma of'listing' modern buildings. Yvonne Lee 16 Reflections on the SPAB repair course. Scot Alan Masker 18 ACO Annual School 1995: The re-use of redundant buildings 19 Planning and the hisroric environment. The final version of PPG15. Charles Mynors 20 Eleventh hour conservation. A change of heart in Hong Kong. Mervyn Miller 23 When is a binder not a binder? Tony Poole and Ian Hume 24 Law & Practice Ha-Ha update. Sally Stradling 25 Success following a failed building preservation notice. Rosalind Willatts 26 'Supporting columns': cost-effective conservation. Brian Morton 27 Sir Titus: implications of PPG15 for listed building control. David Morton 28 M'Learned Friend: recent court decisions. Charles Mynors 30 ACO Business News 32 Letters Wood block paving. Jim Read 32 Green treatment of timber. James Simpson 32 Research on valuation advice. Ian Johnson 33 Shop front security.Jeremy Jefferies 33 Book reviews 33 PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS ISSUE Front cover: Claydon House. Phoro: Bob Kindred p6: Peter Richards. Phoro Bob Kindred ppB-10: Ironwork in the Channel Islands. Photos: Guernsey, Graham Tice; Jersey, Simon A Smith ppl 1-12: Early uses of corrugated iron. Photos: Paul Dadson pp13-14: McFarlane's cast-iron shopfronts and street furniture. Photos: Keith Murray, engravings from McFarlane's catalogues p15: Engravings from McFarlane's catalogues pp18: Repairs at Stowe. Photo: Scot Alan Masker p25: Ha-Ha at North Aston Hall. Photo: Sally Stradling; map: Crown Copyright reserved p26: Market Harborough Magistrates Court. Photos: Rosalind Willatts p27 Conservatory, Old Catton. Photo: Brian Morton p33: Edwardian housestyle by Hilary Hockman 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 liabiliry whatsoever in respect of contributed articles. The products and services advertised in this publication are not necessarily endorsed by the Association. THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS OFFICERS Chairman: Chris Smith (English Heritage, Tel: 0171-973 3183) Vice-Chairman: Mary King (Liverpool Ciry Council, Tel: 0I51-225 5678) Secretary: Dr Richard Morrice (English Heritage, Tel: 0171-973 3132) PO Box 301, Brighton, Sussex BN2 lBQ Treasurer: Mike Munt (Essex County Council, Tel: 01245 492211 ext 51667) Border House, Anglesea Road, Wivenhoe, Essex CO7 9JR BRANCH OFFICERS North: Keith Murray, Tel: 0191383 323 7 ext 223 7 North West: Graham Arnold, Tel: 0151-934 3574, Fax: 0151-934 3587 Yorkshire: Bob Scriven, Tel: 0113266 8782 CONTEXT 44 West Midlands: Richard Cullimore, Tel: 01926 450000 ext 3107 or Peter Davies, Tel: 01782 742402 East Midlands: Graham Beaumont, Tel: 0115-927 7131 South West: Paul Dadson, Tel: 01823 255425 Membership Secretary: Gus Astley (Bath City Council, Tel: 01225 461111 ext 2549, Fax: 01225 448536) Manor House, Wells Road, Hallatrow, Bristol BS18 5EJ. Tel: 01761 453047 Consultations Co-ordinator: Graham Steaggles (East Hampshire District Council, Tel: 01730 266551, Fax: 01730 267366) 54 Pulens Lane, Sheet, Petersfi.eld,Hanes GU31 4DD, Tel: 01730 266653 Publicity Officer: Alan Taylor (Staffordshire County Council, Tel: 01785 277282) 15 Village Gardens, Walton on the Hill, Stafford STl7 0LL, Tel: 01785 664473 . South: Julia Smith, Tel: 01296 382823 East Anglia: John Preston, Tel: 01223 358977 ext 2630 South East: Rob Fraser, Tel: 01273 712619 London: Rosemarie McQueen, Tel: 0171-798 2519 Scotland: Debbie Robertson, Tel: 0131-529 3913 Wales:Neil Sumner, Tel: 01222 820028; Claire Deacon, Tel: 01437 764591 ext 5129 Northern Ireland: Lawrence Minogue, Tel: 01232 23500 ext 279 3
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