Sir James Dyson on 7 October scrapped plans for a £56 million School of Design Innovation in Bath at the old Stothert and Pitt site at South Quays within the City of Bath World Heritage site, which the forthcoming UNESCO/ICOMOS joint mission was to have considered.
The Bath Chronicle reported that Dyson abandoned his plan [...]
13 October, 2008
Categories: Consultation, World Heritage . Tags: buildings, England, planning, UK World Heritage . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: Leave a Comment
SAVE Britain’s Heritage is delighted that the Inspector and the Secretary of State have refused consent to demolish the General Market Buildings at Smithfield. The building which is one of a grand procession of market structures designed by the City Surveyor Sir Horace Jones has stood empty for more than a decade. SAVE Britain’s Heritage [...]
20 August, 2008
Categories: Campaigns . Tags: buildings, England, planning . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: Leave a Comment
By Sarah Simmonds, Avebury World Heritage Site Officer
One July evening in 2006 residents of the World Heritage Site were invited to appear in an aerial photograph of the Avebury henge. The evening marked the launch of a project to produce a Residents’ Pack for Avebury and the chance for local people to get involved and [...]
18 August, 2008
Categories: World Heritage . Tags: England, intangible, UK World Heritage . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: Leave a Comment