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Rebecca Barrett Principal Adviser, Heritage at Risk
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PRESENTATION STRUCTURE
• Who’s who…
• Principles…– Understanding significance– Priorities for repair and restoration– Long-term maintenance and management
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FACTS AND FIGURES
• 6 Registered Parks and Gardens• Approx. 350 listed structures / monuments
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WHO’S WHO…
• Heritage at Risk Team
– Principal– Conservation architects– Landscape architect– Project officers
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WHO’S WHO…
• Development Management Team
– City and East London – Mike Dunn– Westminster and West London – Tim Jones
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WHO’S WHO…
• Legal Team • Structural Engineers• Designations
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PRINCIPLES
• Principles of assessment, conservation and management are set out in our two guidance documents
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PRINCIPLES
• Conservation Management Plan
– Assessment– Action – short / medium / long term priorities– Monitoring
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PRINCIPLES
• Assessment – research, significance, issues and constraints
– Documentary research– Architectural survey– Monument and sculpture survey / inventory– Landscape design survey– Ecological survey– Tree survey– Community consultation
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PRINCIPLES
• Template for recording condition• Concentrate on monuments of historic
significance• Value of volunteers
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PRINCIPLES
• Action - short / medium / long term priorities
Category Condition & risk status
Action required Re-inspection required in
1 (very bad) Hazardous / unstable
Intervention as soon as possible
Once repaired after 5 years
2 (poor) On-going deterioration
Intervention within 2-5 years
Prior to intervention and then after 5 years
3 (fair) Some decay but generally stable
Intervention may be required in 5 years
After 5 years
4 (good) Stable No intervention required
After 5 years
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PRINCIPLES
• Action - monument conservation
– Emergency measures– Repair – Cleaning– Consolidation and surface treatment– Replacement of decayed or missing elements
– Ongoing monitoring…
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PRINCIPLES
• Action - historic landscape restoration
– Reinforcing key avenues / paths and vistas– Revealing and managing veteran trees– Carefully considering the design and siting of new planting / burials
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PRINCIPLES
• Action - managing wildlife
– Habitats need to be managed to optimise the quality and diversity of wildlife and natural features
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PRINCIPLES
• Monitoring
– Regular monitoring, including programme of condition surveys– Review Conservation Management Plan
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KEY MESSAGES
• Engage with EH (and others) at earliest opportunity• Decisions must be informed by thorough understanding of assets