Capturing London’s historic views

Over the last decade, London’s skyline has been changing. Many new, tall buildings have been appearing across the heart of London irrevocably changing the historic skyscape of the capital city. In 2006, the ICOMOS-UK Cultural Landscape and Historic Gardens Committee decided to commission a photographic record of these views with particular reference to the two [...]

School in Derbyshire World Heritage site saved

ICOMOS-UK Member and Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Co-ordinator, has recently been very successful with the outcome of an appeal against the redevelopment of an early 19th century school in Belper into 15 dwellings. The proposal to redevelop the former private school was been rejected after an inspector, Olivia Spencer, found that it makes [...]

New proposals for Stonehenge – Consultation

New proposals have been unveiled to revise the Stonehenge World Heritage Site Management Plan and to improve the environment around the monument and restore its landscape setting. New visitor facilities and interpretation centre are also integral to the proposals for the better presentation of this World Heritage Site. In December 2007, the UK government committed [...]

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