Our attitude to the past is a good guide to what we think about the present, hence the continuing interest in (and controversy over) what buildings do or do not get listed. And having been listed, what we then find acceptable in terms of alteration or even demolition, for it needs to be remembered that [...]
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Conservation requires conversation
The recent unprincely spat between our heir to the throne and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) was a reminder about how entrenched, at worst, views of conservation can become. As the prince must have known, even before he became involved with SPAB, the society’s attitude towards protection has never been to [...]
