{"id":23404,"date":"2019-07-27T16:08:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=23404"},"modified":"2019-07-27T16:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:07:53","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-doorstep-heritage-features-destroyed-during-homes-revamp-on-neave-brown-estate-under-hpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23404","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Heritage features \u2018destroyed\u2019 during homes revamp on Neave Brown estate \u2013 under HPA??"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"website\"The Camden New Journal<\/em> has highlighted how Neave Brown-designed kitchen workstations in the historic Alexandra and Ainsworth council estate, listed Grade II* since 1993, have been sledgehammered during refurbishment works, while the council has been reported as saying that the \u2018removal of heritage features\u2019 were approved under a Heritage Partnering Agreement (HPA) it had agreed with contractors carrying out the \u2018Decent Homes\u2019 refurbishment programme.<\/h3>\n

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The Camden New Journal<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Heritage features of homes in a protected housing estate have been destroyed during refurbishment works. Workmen have taken sledgehammers to concrete and wooden structures in kitchens of the protected Alexandra and Ainsworth estate, also known as Rowley Way. The building in Swiss Cottage \u2013 designed by RIBA Gold Medal winner Neave Brown \u2013 became in 1993 the first post-Second World War council estate to be listed.<\/p>\n

Residents say they were not properly informed about the extent of the works. Andrea Butcher, who has lived there for 30 years, said: \u2018These flats were listed for a reason and that means preserving their unique character wherever possible even if that is unpopular with some tenants.\u2019 She said she was \u2018shocked\u2019 that the council and contractor Mullaley had replacing historic features in the kitchens with \u2018MDF and laminate cabinets\u2019.<\/p>\n

The council says the \u2018removal of heritage features\u2019 were approved under a Heritage Partnering Agreement it had agreed with contractors carrying out the \u2018Decent Homes\u2019 refurbishment programme. A spokesperson said: \u2018The internal works currently being carried out on the Alexandra & Ainsworth estate were in accordance with a Heritage Partnering Agreement (HPA). The HPA allows the removal of certain heritage features in particular circumstances, depending on various factors including the number of original features present.\u2019 They added: \u2018Prior to work starting on residents homes contractors spoke with them to ensure they are aware of the changes being carried out and the different designs that are involved. We are always seeking to improve communications with residents and in the case of the resident whose kitchen appears in the photos, we have spoken with them and have come to what we hope is a happy solution.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Brown, who died aged 88 in January 2018, designed the brutalist estate that was built in 1968. Mullaley has not responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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