The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Conference on Historic Landscape Designation Conference’ in London – marking the 40th anniversary of the National Heritage Act – with participants including IHBC Chair David McDonald, on 12/10, with tickets from £30.
…40th anniversary of the Heritage Act and Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest…
IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘The IHBC is very keen to see our gardens and landscapes better understood and celebrated, and this conference certainly will contribute to that. Hopefully it will also help consolidate their care as well, and secure more substantial protection for these very special resources.’
‘I’d encourage all who can make it to come along, and to encourage your colleagues along too’.
Linden Groves, Head of Operations and Strategy at the Gardens Trust said: ‘The Gardens Trust is making designation the theme of our Historic Landscape Assemblies season this autumn, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Heritage Act and Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Please join us on 12 October, either in London or online, for a conference day to discuss designation in relation to historic parks and gardens – the story so far, the ups and downs, and a vision for the future.’
The Gardens Trust’s 2023 Historic Landscape Assemblies will focus on the theme of designation, to mark the 40th anniversary of the national Heritage Act and the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
This Conference Day will take a look back at the development and impact of the Register over the past 40 years, review its contribution today, and discuss its place in heritage conservation for the future.
Speakers are still being confirmed but include: Chris Blandford (Chair of the Gardens Trust Conservation Committee), Peter Goodchild (one of the original advocates for protection and a national register), David Jacques, (English Heritage’s first Inspector of Historic Parks and Gardens), Erika Diaz-Petersen, (Historic England Principal National Landscape Adviser), Jenifer White (previously Historic England Principal National Landscape Adviser), Deborah Evans (historic landscape consultant), William Hanham (historic property owner), Ben Cowell (Historic Houses).
See booking and more HERE
