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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Blackpool wonderland: a fairytale in brick and mortar
I was truly delighted to visit the Tower and Winter Gardens in Blackpool earlier this month. Invited by the Council’s Heritage Team, together with representatives of other amenity societies, for an update on recent conservation projects and the launch of … Continue reading
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It’s (y)our building!
An online petition went live today inviting people who work, live or study within the Council’s boundaries to request an open debate about the city’s iconic Preston Bus Station. 1,350 signatures of support from council taxpayers in Preston must be … Continue reading
I love Penelope Lively…
Great novelist and now I know we share a hero! Penelope Lively picks WG Hoskins in the Guardian 26/11/11. She says “those [Hoskins inspired] years stumping around in muddy fields gave me an imagery of the juxtaposition of past and … Continue reading
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Welcome back, my Lido!
We are delighted to see that the Society’s campaign and accompanying report “Farewell my Lido” (published twenty years ago, back in 1991!) remains relevant today and has actually gained momentum: Saltdean Lido (Brighton; RWH Jones, 1938) was upgraded to Grade II* … Continue reading
Exhibition Recommendation: Building the Revolution
I enjoyed visiting the current Royal Academy exhibition Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935 and am just reading the catalogure of the show (which runs until 22 January 2012). It would make a great Christmas present, as it’s … Continue reading
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Watch Millbank Tower wobble
Tonight the Grade II Millbank Tower, on the Thames next door to TateBritain, is set to buckle and bend. However, C20 won’t be panicking: it’s just a carefully planned illusion and a publicity stunt for Nokia. At 9pm massive projectors … Continue reading
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Dorothy Annan murals listed
We have just heard the great news that our application to list the fabulous set of ceramic murals by Dorothy Annan on Farringdon Street has been successful. We featured these earlier this month on the cover of our new format … Continue reading
Rare survival of Leonard Manasseh domestic architecture under threat!
A small house in Kensington, London (51 Campden Hill Road, right behind the Town Hall), designed and built by Leonard Manasseh in 1954 for one of his cousins, is currently threatened by demolition. Clearly modern, yet also subtly contextual, the house … Continue reading
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A new era for Preston Bus Station: Council’s u-turn adopts C20 Society’s long-held position for retention and re-use
In a dramatic u-turn last week, Preston City Council Leader Peter Rankin adopted the Society’s long-held position that Preston Bus Station should be saved and re-used as part of the city’s regeneration scheme. We are of course delighted that, at … Continue reading
Concrete Conservation
This week I’m running the Conservation of Historic Concrete course at West Dean in Sussex. Great bunch of students from Canada, Malta, Switzerland and Italy, as well as the UK, and my usual team of experts has been joined by … Continue reading
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