{"id":29347,"date":"2021-03-09T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29347"},"modified":"2021-03-09T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T17:10:08","slug":"ihbcs-hespr-special-interest-sector-news-pick-of-the-week-aj-on-the-most-corbusier-building-in-britain-now-gii-listed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29347","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s HESPR \u2018Special Interest Sector News\u2019 pick of the week: AJ on ‘The most Corbusier building in Britain’, now GII listed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"logo\"<\/a>The IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/em>, with news from across the development sector, and this week features the Architects\u2019 Journal<\/em> (AJ<\/em>) on what it describes as ‘The most Corbusier building in Britain’!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u2026<\/strong>\u2018a striking and well-articulated example of post-war library design\u2019\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

AJ<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Saltash Library, completed in 1963 and designed by Royston Summers of Cornwall County Architects\u2019 Department, has been handed a Grade II listing.<\/p>\n

In an article in the AJ in 1987, Summers (1931-2012<\/a>) described the library, which is still in use today, as \u2018the most Corbusier building in Britain\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to Historic England, the textured concrete structure is \u2018a striking and well-articulated example of post-war library design\u2019, drawing reference from famous Modernist architect Le Corbusier\u2019s Palace of Justice at Chandigarh, which began construction in 1951….<\/p>\n

Summers\u2019 library was the only part of a proposed new Civic Centre scheme earmarked for the growing Longstone area, which was to have included a new guildhall, police station, county health clinic, council offices and council chamber.<\/p>\n

The listing citation states that the pale-grey concrete and white, rough rendering on the exterior of the library were designed to \u2018harmonise with the Cornish landscape\u2019. Inside, the library was \u2018warm and inviting, including richly coloured fabrics for the chairs and Nigerian walnut for shelves, tables and balustrades\u2019…..<\/p>\n

Architectural historian Pevsner described Saltash Library as \u2018one of the most innovative of the County Architect\u2019s post-war oeuvre\u2019.<\/p>\n

The library was opened on 10 December 1963 and cost \u00a320,000 to construct. ….<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

See the Listing<\/a><\/p>\n

Visit the Library on Google Street View<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more on HESPR see our \u2019Find Services’<\/a> or explore our ‘Join HESPR’<\/a> sections.<\/p>\n

See more IHBC and HESPR news on IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see hespr.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

\"HESPR<\/a>Download the HESPR flyer<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with IHBC Jobs etc<\/a><\/u><\/em>, including a targeted email to 2000+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.18,000) and websites with c. 290,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts\u2019, with news from across the development sector, and this week features the Architects\u2019 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29348,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29347\/revisions\/29348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}