Understanding Historic Building Conservation

This book is the first in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials, and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology: Understanding Historic Building Conservation Materials & Skills in Historic Building Conservation Structures & Construction in Historic Building Conservation The series aims to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge for architects, surveyors and engineers as well as for commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors. In each book, Michael Forsyth draws together chapters by leading architects, structural engineers and related professionals to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work. The books are structured to be of direct practical application, taking the reader through the process of historic building conservation and emphasising throughout the integrative teamwork involved. This present volume Understanding Historic Building Conservation discusses conservation philosophy and the importance of understanding the history of a building before making strategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation team member and sets out the challenges of conservation at planning level in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in the conservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislation and charters within which these operate is described and the book also provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains the fundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation and highlights the importance of maintenance. Eighteen chapters written by the experts present today s key issues in historic building conservation: Timothy Cantell, Martin Cherry, Nigel Dann, Peter Davenport, Geoff Evans, Keith Falconer, Colin Johns, Jeremy Lake, Jonathan Lovie, Duncan McCallum, James Maitland Gard ner, Martin Robertson, Adrian Stenning, David H. Tomback, Giles Waterfield, Philip Whitbourn, John Winter.

This book is the first in a series of volumes that combineconservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge oftraditional materials, and structural and constructionalconservation techniques and technology:* Understanding Historic Building Conservation* Materials & Skills in Historic BuildingConservation* Structures & Construction in Historic BuildingConservationThe series aims to introduce each aspect of conservation and toprovide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge for architectssurveyors and engineers as well as for commissioning client bodiesmanagers and advisors.In each book, Michael Forsyth draws together chapters by leadingarchitects, structural engineers and related professionals toreflect the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work.The books are structured to be of direct practical applicationtaking the reader through the process of historic buildingconservation and emphasising throughout the integrative teamworkinvolved.This present volume - Understanding Historic BuildingConservation - discusses conservation philosophy and theimportance of understanding the history of a building before makingstrategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation teammember and sets out the challenges of conservation at planninglevel in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in theconservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislationand charters within which these operate is described and the bookalso provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains thefundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation andhighlights the importance of maintenance.Eighteen chapters written by the experts present today'skey issues in historic building conservation: Timothy CantellMartin Cherry, Nigel Dann, Peter Davenport, Geoff Evans, KeithFalconer, Colin Johns, Jeremy Lake, Jonathan Lovie, DuncanMcCallum, James Maitland Gard'ner, Martin Robertson, AdrianStenning, David H. Tomback, Giles Waterfield, Philip WhitbournJohn Winter.

Preface viContributors viii1 The past in the future Michael Forsyth 12 Architectural history and conservation Martin Cherry 93 Conservation and authenticity Martin Robertson 264 Regeneration and the historic environment Duncan McCallum 355 Problems and opportunities in rural conservation Jeremy Lake 466 Sustainable reuse of historic industrial sites Keith Falconer 747 Realms of memory: changing perceptions of the country house Giles Waterfield 888 Conserving buildings of the Modern Movement John Winter 969 Conservation and historic designed landscapes Jonathan Lovie 10710 International standards and charters Philip Whitbourn 12311 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: a brief history Colin Johns 13112 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: looking ahead Colin Johns 14013 The role of the archaeologist Peter Davenport 14514 Preparing the conservation plan James Maitland Gardner 15615 Costing and contracts for historic buildings Adrian Stenning and Geoff Evans 17516 Maintenance in conservation Nigel Dann and Timothy Cantell 18517 Building preservation trusts Colin Johns 19918 Valuing our heritage David H. Tomback 204Index 211