‘Ee, by gum’, Context has gone to Yorkshire, as the new edition of Context, the journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), looks at this large county with much to offer.
Yorkshire folk can be rather shy when it comes to celebrating their cultural inheritance: the seven registered battlefields; the distinctive landscapes of Yorkshire’s national parks; the county’s rich industrial heritage; the two world heritage sites at Fountains Abbey and Saltaire; the urban parks, historic gardens and parkland; and much great architecture and urban development.
In this issue we present a snapshot of work that is making the most of a few of the riches Yorkshire has to offer: Baldersby Park’s 18th century landscape monuments, recently repaired; the city of Hull, gearing up to be City of Culture in 2017; Howsham Mill, a former granary, mill and gothic folly that now makes electricity by water power and provides environmental education; Tower Works, whose three Italianate towers, distinctive landmarks on the Leeds skyline, have been incorporated into new development; and the people who come together in the York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship.
As ever, themed issues of Context also include more general conservation articles as well as news, book reviews and reports from IHBC’s officers.
The next edition of Context will look back at the 2014 Annual School in Edinburgh and in November Context will be commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War. Forthcoming Context themes include a look at the retail environment, the material and technology of metal and Northern Ireland.
If you have any suggestions for articles or other material contact Fiona Newton at: editorial@ihbc.org.uk
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