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What buildings tell me about where I live
Posted by Carol Taylor Bruce on 1st December 2011 | 0 Comments
All over Britain, there are interesting buildings with a story to tell. Some may appear unassuming at first sight, others seem to make statements about their importance and almost shout it from the rooftops. Let me take you on a stroll through the village where I live.
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Using’s better than losing!
Posted by Lauren Schofield on 8th September 2011 | 1 Comment
To move forward in a positive way, we need to keep an eye on where we are coming from. Learning from the past is a sentiment we can all agree on and the phrase ‘using is better than losing’ can be applied to almost everything. Whether it is in regards to the throw-away culture of the last few decades that is causing problems in the environment, the skills that organisations such as the Heritage Crafts Association are working to protect or the buildings that define our towns and villages.
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How to spot a Georgian building
Posted by Alice Kershaw on 30th August 2011 | 0 Comments
Read a Jane Austen novel and you'll be transported back into a scenery of architecture and landscape we today recognise as Georgian. The buildings of this era have a distinctive style and most remaining in anything like their original condition have been given some protection through being listed.
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Watch out for the gargoyles!...
Posted by Chris Cox on 26th August 2011 | 3 Comments
…And the corbels, columns, and even the odd green man. Yes, I’m talking about the weird and wonderful carvings that you can find in historic churches up and down the land. As Development Officer for The Churches Conservation Trust, I’ve visited many of the historic churches we look after. But I am a long way from visiting all of the 344 in our care, ranging from the dinky Anglo Saxon to the imposing Victorian. I have, however, seen a wonderful array of stone and wooden carvings that adorn these buildings.
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Ten clues to help you identify a Victorian house
Posted by Alice Kershaw on 22nd August 2011 | 3 Comments
Seemingly obviously, Victorian houses were built between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria was on the throne. However some people, including the Victorian Society itself, take ‘Victorian Architecture’ to encompass Edwardian as well, which takes this time period up to 1910.
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What to look out for in architecture
Posted by Roger Woodley on 19th August 2011 | 2 Comments
Here are just a few tips – not a deep lesson – on what to look out for to form an opinion about your surroundings. (Deep lessons are available, but you don’t need them to enjoy architecture: we can all enjoy it, without training, because we’re all in or around buildings nearly all the time, so we get opinions about them quite naturally).
