Rebecca Barrett Principal Adviser, Heritage at Risk

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

• Who’s who…

• Principles…– Understanding significance– Priorities for repair and restoration– Long-term maintenance and management

FACTS AND FIGURES

• 6 Registered Parks and Gardens• Approx. 350 listed structures / monuments

WHO’S WHO…

• Heritage at Risk Team

– Principal– Conservation architects– Landscape architect– Project officers

WHO’S WHO…

• Development Management Team

– City and East London – Mike Dunn– Westminster and West London – Tim Jones

WHO’S WHO…

• Legal Team • Structural Engineers• Designations

PRINCIPLES

• Principles of assessment, conservation and management are set out in our two guidance documents

PRINCIPLES

• Conservation Management Plan

– Assessment– Action – short / medium / long term priorities– Monitoring

PRINCIPLES

• Assessment – research, significance, issues and constraints

– Documentary research– Architectural survey– Monument and sculpture survey / inventory– Landscape design survey– Ecological survey– Tree survey– Community consultation

PRINCIPLES

• Template for recording condition• Concentrate on monuments of historic

significance• Value of volunteers

PRINCIPLES

• Action - short / medium / long term priorities

Category Condition & risk status

Action required Re-inspection required in

1 (very bad) Hazardous / unstable

Intervention as soon as possible

Once repaired after 5 years

2 (poor) On-going deterioration

Intervention within 2-5 years

Prior to intervention and then after 5 years

3 (fair) Some decay but generally stable

Intervention may be required in 5 years

After 5 years

4 (good) Stable No intervention required

After 5 years

PRINCIPLES

• Action - monument conservation

– Emergency measures– Repair – Cleaning– Consolidation and surface treatment– Replacement of decayed or missing elements

– Ongoing monitoring…

PRINCIPLES

• Action - historic landscape restoration

– Reinforcing key avenues / paths and vistas– Revealing and managing veteran trees– Carefully considering the design and siting of new planting / burials

PRINCIPLES

• Action - managing wildlife

– Habitats need to be managed to optimise the quality and diversity of wildlife and natural features

PRINCIPLES

• Monitoring

– Regular monitoring, including programme of condition surveys– Review Conservation Management Plan

KEY MESSAGES

• Engage with EH (and others) at earliest opportunity• Decisions must be informed by thorough understanding of assets