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January 2020
SAHGB – Conference at Society of Antiquaries – New Insights into 16th- and 17th-century British Architecture
Organised by Dr. Claire Gapper and Dr. Paula Henderson Town and Country Dr Claire Gapper, ‘Eastgate House: A reason to visit Rochester’ As an architectural historian of the Early Modern period, Claire Gapper completed her PhD thesis on the subject of plasterers and plasterwork in London. She has continued to research the topic and has broadened her horizons, travelling to see plasterwork anywhere in the country when she is invited. Dr Adam Menuge, ‘A sense of arrival: the…
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HTVF – Finding New Life for Our Heritage Assets
This Historic Towns and Villages Forum seminar-workshop is an exciting opportunity to look at how heritage assets and Heritage at Risk can be brought back into viable new uses. Following our popular seminar in March 2019 on 'Protecting our Heritage Assets', we will explore how to encourage more creative and economically viable solutions for heritage preservation and regeneration. As the role of preservation trusts and community-led action are increasingly important and welcomed by the government and its statutory bodies, examining the 'conservation deficit'…
Find out more »HTVF – Character, Quality & Design in Neighbourhood Planning and Beyond
This seminar-workshop will explore the role of design in Neighbourhood Planning and other policy-making contexts. Starting with the role of Village Design Statements and communities in capturing the character of their localities, delegates will hear about: Locality's new Toolkit Achieving well-designed places through neighbourhood planning, and funding support for greater design aspirations The National Trust's new community toolkit Planning for Heritage The role of pattern books in moving from seeing character to identifying design policies How top housing architects are…
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University of Oxford – The Great House in the Twenty-first Century
The great house, which in the years after World War II had seemed to be doomed as an historic anachronism in a society with other priorities, enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in the latter part of the 20th-century. Its popularity for the hereditary aristocracy, aspiring owners and the visiting public has continued to blossom in the present century. This weekend will provide an opportunity to explore some of the themes which have emerged since the turn of the millennium and will…
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