Understanding Historic Building Conservation

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 WinterContent: Chapter 1 The Past in the Future (pages 1–8): Michael ForsythChapter 2 Architectural History and Conservation (pages 9–25): Martin CherryChapter 3 Conservation and Authenticity (pages 26–34): Martin RobertsonChapter 4 Regeneration and the Historic Environment (pages 35–45): Duncan McCallumChapter 5 Problems and Opportunities in Rural Conservation (pages 46–73): Jeremy LakeChapter 6 Sustainable Reuse of Historic Industrial Sites (pages 74–87): Keith FalconerChapter 7 Realms of Memory: Changing Perceptions of the Country House (pages 88–95): Giles WaterfieldChapter 8 Conserving Buildings of the Modern Movement (pages 96–106): John WinterChapter 9 Conservation and Historic Designed Landscapes (pages 107–122): Jonathan LovieChapter 10 International Standards and Charters (pages 123–130): Philip WhitbournChapter 11 Conservation Legislation in the United Kingdom: A Brief History (pages 131–139): Colin JohnsChapter 12 Conservation Legislation in the United Kingdom: Looking Ahead (pages 140–144): Colin JohnsChapter 13 The Role of the Archaeologist (pages 145–155): Peter DavenportChapter 14 Preparing the Conservation Plan (pages 156–174): James Maitland Gard'nerChapter 15 Costing and Contracts for Historic Buildings (pages 175–184): Adrian Stenning and Geoff EvansChapter 16 Maintenance in Conservation (pages 185–198): Nigel Dann and Timothy CantellChapter 17 Building Preservation Trusts (pages 199–203): Colin JohnsChapter 18 Valuing Our Heritage (pages 204–210): David H. Tomback