Publications in Print
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Found 33 publications, showing 1 - 10
Beacons of Learning
£10.00 (£8.00 Friends Price)
A report focusing on the plight of urban schools in England and Wales, containing essays from leading figures in the field and over 100 illustrations. Extensive gazetteers give particular emphasis to those school buildings which are under threat of closure or have been converted to new uses. Published July 1995.
Boom not Bust: How Greater Manchester can build the future without destroying its past
£14.99 (£12.99 Friends Price)
978-0-905978-84-0
This 60-page report, written by Eamonn Canniffe and Mike Ashworth, focuses on three areas – central Manchester, Rochdale and Oldham, those former giants of the cotton industry – and leads the reader on a fascinating tour.
Central Manchester is experiencing an economic boom which is reshaping its skyline, with around 70 towers currently planned or under construction. It’s an exciting time for the city, but such rapid growth comes with a risk of its remarkable built heritage being swept away – when it could be harnessed and reused as a vital part of a sustainable 21st-century city. At the same time, the boom has not reached the region’s outer boroughs, many of whose historic buildings face decay or demolition.
It is a celebration of the many fine buildings in the conurbation as well as a call to action among the wider community. It contains illustrated gazetteers of vulnerable buildings, sections on history and appraisals of the good work that is already underway. We make recommendations for particular buildings and, where necessary, call for strategic vision, imaginative local urbanism, more funding and beefed-up policy.
Bright Future: The Re-use of Industrial Buildings
£10.00 (£8.00 Friends Price)
The sequel to The Country House To Be or Not To Be and Churches: A Question of Conversion, this is a fully illustrated colour guide to practical ways of re-using mills, warehouse, maltings and other industrial buildings. Features a number of architect's schemes. Published April 1990.
Brighton Churches: The Need for Action Now
£10.00 (£8.00 Friends Price)
Central Brighton is home to a number of 19th-century churches of great size and beauty. This report by the late Thomas Cocke - with stunning new photography by Matthew Andrews - examines the superb but all too little-known interiors of these churches and warns that, with rising costs of repair and maintenance combined with declining congregations, the threat of closure looms for many.
95 pages, full colour, 100 illustrations.
Published 2009.
Canterbury Take Care!
£14.99 (£12.99 Friends Price)
978-0-905978-81-9
Historically Canterbury is one of the most important cities in England with an outstanding cathedral. Until the Baedeker raids in 1942 it was a fine, largely medieval city, enclosed by walls dating back to the Romans.
This collection of essays by several leading authors explores the architectural history of Canterbury from the Anglo Saxons to post-war redevelopment. With the future of our cities uncertain following the Covid-19 Pandemic, this SAVE report on Canterbury could not be timelier.
Chatham Historic Dockyard: Alive or Mothballed?
£4.00 (£3.20 Friends Price)
A report providing detailed proposals for the re-use of the remarkable historic buildings of Chatham Dockyard. Published October 1984.
Churches: A Question of Conversion
£5.00 (£4.00 Friends Price)
An extensively illustrated (colour and b/w) book describing new uses for redundant churches and chapels, ranging from offices and housing to theatres and restaurants. The emphasis is on schemes that respect the character and integrity of the churches. Published September 1987.
Colchester: Back to the Future
£6.00 (£4.00 Friends Price)
ISBN: 978-0-0905978-65-9
Colchester is one of England’s most overlooked historic county towns. It retains its Roman grid, with a castle, town walls and street after street of handsome buildings. This report aims to highlight the wealth of Colchester’s built heritage, show the good work that has been done in conserving and augmenting these assets, and put forward ideas for the future - from the small scale to the highly ambitious.
Colchester, Back to the Future argues that the town must capitalise on its history and heritage rather than bend to the concrete will of those who mistakenly believe that economic development and physical development are one and the same. Only though conserving, and where possible, carefully adding to the town, can Colchester retain and strengthen its real identity. This will require patient discussion and negotiation, putting aside politics and working to a long-term plan. If Colchester can meet this challenge, it could be the envy of Britain.
Published 2010.
Dare to Care: Buildings at Risk 2012-13
£7.00 (£5.00 Friends Price)
SAVE's new Buildings at Report 'Dare to Care' shines the light on historic properties in urgent need of new owners or fresh uses, revealing an array of exciting opportunities for restorers. This is the ultimate 'lonely hearts' list for buildings at risk.
A must read for anyone interested in Britain's heritage and an essential tool for prospective restorers, SAVE's reports play a critical role in the conservation of Britain's historic buildings. Some two-thirds of the country houses included in SAVE's first report, published in 1977, had found new owners or uses within three or four years and good news has continued ever since. Marcus Binney, SAVE's President says, 'This is the 23rd of SAVE's annual reports on buildings at risk, each one illustrating a remarkable selection of endangered properties in varying states of repair, but all candidates for immediate action.'
Dear Mr Heseltine
£1.00 (£0.80 Friends Price)
Comments on proposals for setting up a new commission for historic buildings. (English Heritage was established in 1984). Published February 1982.