{"id":31545,"date":"2021-10-26T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31545"},"modified":"2021-10-26T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:25:00","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-civic-society-disappointed-after-shirehall-is-prevented-from-being-listed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31545","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Civic society disappointed after Shirehall is prevented from being listed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A civic society has expressed disappointment over the decision to prevent one of the county’s landmark buildings Shirehall being granted listed status.<\/h3>\n

image: for illustration purposes only – By Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=13951995<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 Who will prove to be right: Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE, PhD, FBA art and architectural historian or Shropshire councillors?\u2019…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Shropshire Star<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Shropshire Council has succeeded in its application for a ‘certificate of immunity’ for Shirehall on Abbey Foregate in Shrewsbury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The document means that the council building cannot be granted listed status \u2013 which would prevent it being demolished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It also makes it far more valuable to potential developers if the council decides to sell the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The decision was taken by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, following a report from Historic England, which said Shirehall fell short of the standard needed for protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The report concluded: “The national stock of civic buildings of the post-war decades include a number of high-quality examples, exhibiting innovative design and planning, rich, symbolic materials and art works, and with integrated landscapes, and against those listed examples, the interest of the Shirehall falls just short.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The protection from listing lasts until September 16, 2026…<\/p>\n

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Michael Dinneen, chairman of Shrewsbury Civic Society, said the decision to grant the certificate failed to appreciate the building’s architectural value \u2013 which had been recognised by a noted architectural historian, the late Sir Nikolaus Pevsner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Dinneen said: “Shrewsbury Civic Society opposed the application by Shropshire Council to Historic England for a certificate of immunity from the listing of Shirehall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This attractive purpose-built building, which has provided an essential and practical focal point for all of Shropshire Council\u2019s activities in one place, is a victim of inexcusable dithering and U-turns on maintenance which has taken its toll on the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“However it is not beyond effective refurbishment for numerous uses including local government, community bodies and similar organisations….<\/p>\n

…Who will prove to be right: Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE, PhD, FBA art and architectural historian or Shropshire councillors?”<\/p>\n

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