Branch Committee

Chairman:	David McDonald - 020 7361 3352
Secretary:	Sheila Stones - 020 7973 3785
Treasurer:	John Webb - 020 8871 6645
Membership:	Philip Ridley – 020 7364 5331
Events:	Kate Ainslie-Williams - 020 7735 6088
Day Conference:	Jacinta Fisher – 020 8313 4664
CPD:	Mike Brown - 020 8379 3865
Newsletter:	Marc Timlin - 020 7312 7404
Publicity:	Florence Salberter - 020 7985 7224

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us.

Next Committee meeting: Wednesday 1 October 2008

Tuesday, 2nd September – visit to St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

Saturday, 27th September, 10.30 - a visit to Strawberry Hill

And 14^th October: London Branch Day Conference on Tall Buildings. Full details

 

Membership

London’s membership is diversified with representatives from most 33 boroughs, national organisations and associations; and from architects, planners and other professionals of the buildings industry.

This diversity is very important to our membership. It gives us the opportunity to share and develop our knowledge by having meaningful debates, presentations and discussions. In addition to a regular newsletter, we have set-up a Yahoo group e-mail to communicate efficiently between members.

With our members continuous professional development in mind, we organise various events, visits, talks and a yearly conference. Your input to any of those is encouraged, so please do not hesitate to contact any of the committee members to discuss your suggestions.

Finally, if you are interested in becoming a member and would like to discuss the entry requirements informally, please contact us.

Events

On the 29th October, don’t miss the visit to the Old Royal Naval College, the painted hall and the chapel.
Click for full information.

The visits will offer you something different from the standard ones for the general public, as we get someone who is, or has been, closely involved with the building, collection or project to ensure our members get the full benefit of the visit.

If you wish to suggest a speaker or subject for a talk, or if you have worked on a site you could take a group on, please contact our events organiser, Kate Ainslie-Williams on 020 7735 6088.

Past events:

Visits to historic places such as:
- St Paul’s Church, Deptford and Fulham where Brian Lofthouse of Thomas Ford Partnership lead the tour,
- visit to St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square with the project architect,
- Visit to Strawberry Hill lead by Kevin Rogers and organised by the Strawberry Hill Trust,
- St Paul’s Cathedral – talk and tour by Martin Stancliffe of Purcell Miller Tritton, resident architect,
- Chandos House, built by Robert and James Adam – talk by Philip Little of ESA Design Ltd

Days out to:
- Kew Gardens Marianne North Gallery and the Pagoda and Kew Palace with tour and talks by Donald Insall and Harvey Murray-Smith, house manager of the Palace,
- Danson House, visit with Richare Lee of English Heritage followed by a visit to the Red House, Bexley Heath.

Lectures:
- Conservation of Cinema Theatres by Richard Gray of Cinema Association
- Brunel’s newly discovered bridge at Paddington Station – visit and talk by Graham King of Westminster Council
- Funerary Monuments by Dr Roger Bowdler, English Heritage

Conservation Officers Group (COG)

We are currently looking at organising a COG event on Archaeology, so watch this space…

We recently conducted an event in partnership with HLT and EH with presentations on the heritage protection, HAP and subterranean developments, and our previous COG event was on the ecclesiastical exemption with talks and workshops by Nick Chapple (English Heritage), Peter Aiers and Charles Smith (Diocese of London), Colin Kerr (Molyneux Kerr Architects) and Timothy Jones (London Diocese Advisory Committee and English Heritage).

We regularly organise a special seminar on a specific subject especially relevant to conservation officers. If you wish to help coordinating the next COG seminar, please contact the secretary or chairman.

 

Annual Conference

Tall Storeys: do high buildings complement the historic environment?

London’s fifth Day Conference will be on the controversial subject of tall buildings and will take place on the 14th October 2008 at the Royal College of Physicians.

It will examine the case for and against tall buildings, consider architectural quality and the technical means of assessing proposals. These issues will be discussed in the context of the historical background and the existing policy framework, as well as considering case studies.

Our annual conference is very well subscribed, so book the date in your diary and make sure to reserve your place as soon as you can.

 

For full details click graphic on left to download leaflet (PDF)

Past conferences:

In 2007 - Renewable energy and the historic environment. (link to flyer, PDF download)

In 2006 - Retail Therapy, Heritage and Urban Design in Town Centres. (link to flyer, PDF)

Newsletters

No. 10 Summer 2008 (view online)
No. 10 Summer 2008 (PDF download)

No. 9 February 2008 (View online)
No. 9 February 2008 (PDF download)

No.8 October 2007 (View online)
No.8 October 2007 (PDF download)

No.7 June 2007
No.6 November 2006
No.5 June 2006
No.4 January 2006
No. 3 February 2005
No. 2 September 2004
No. 1 May 2004
 

The above Newsletters are graphical representations which will open in a new window. If you are unable to read the graphics contact the Branch representative to request a hard copy

If you wish to contribute any information to the newsletter, please contact our editor, Marc Timlin on 020 7312 7404.