NBPT-1970-71 Fourth Annual Report
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uti 11 It \ Ii V11 lioll N i Il~h I "' I.I. ~ . B Uti i Ii~ P 1'4'~4'I' ,ilHil.'.1 T"II ~ I I I,'O(IHTII ANN"I\L IU':POU'l' 1970-1971 Published by : NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BUILlJING PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITEU I SHIRE HALL, HIGH PAVEMENT NOTTINGHAM, NGllHR. TEL. NOTTM. 53681. /' J /'/1111111:011,1, hI' ("/)fll"/n".\! of NIIIIs. /'/(1111111//: 1)11)0011101/ \\',.: 11,,'11'" (""1 :. "1'\';111"11 1\"";1, ~""III\\ ... 1I I'rillll'd hy /lm.HlII {5 1.//1'/</111< 1,1d., ('roH ,<""I/'('{'I, 1,0"1< 1':11/0", NolI/"g lllll/l, NC'IIl 1/11) OFFICERS Chairman: COUNTY COUNCILLOR A. E. LESTER, j.l'. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION HOllo1'ary Legal Adviser: MR. A. R. DAVIS, D.L. Honorary Technical Advisers: TRUST LIMITED MR. H. A. jOHNSON, F,IU.B.A. DR. N. SUMMERS, A.A.DIPL., F.R.l.B.A., A.I.L.A. Secretary/Treasurer: MR. G. BOYLlN, J.P. HonoTm'y Auditor: MR. A. GRUNDY, F.C.A. ANNUAL REPORT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT MR. j. W. BARKER (Notts. Rural Community Council) The Trust's work in the saving of worthwhile building3 from dereliction PROFESSOR M. ·W. BARLEY, M.A., I'.S.A., I'.R.HIST.S. or demolition has the support of notable allies, firstly the national organisations MR. D. A. BROOKS (Notts. County Council) COUNCILLOR W. L. BROWN, j.p. (Newark Rural District Council) and other amenity bodies who are interested in our work and give their COUNCILLOR G. CAWTHORNE (Worksop Rural District Council) support from time to time. We have been glad that the involvement of the COUNCILLOR W. F. G. DOWSON, T.D. (Notts. County Council) Trust, by way of reports and encouragement, has been of interest to the MR. j. W. M. DUDDING, I'.R.I.B.A. Civic Trust and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and has MR. D. N. DURANT (Notts. Local History Council) COUNTY ALDERMAN W. H. FOSTER (Notts. County Council) brought support from the Historic Buildings Council to Nottinghamshire for THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS GALWAY (Council for the Protection of Rural England the first time, and two grants in respect of buildings in which we have been (Notts. Branch) interested have now been offered by the H.B.C. for Wilson Street, Newark, MR. ]. A. GREEN, D.p.A., A.C.C.S. (Kirkby-in-Ashfield Urban District Council) and Holme Pierrepoint Hall. COUNCILLOR M. T. HILDYARD, M.B.E., M.C., D.L., j.P. (Bingham Rural District Council) COUNCILLOR MRS. A. I. HILL (Arnold Urban District Council) The Trust has also endeavoured to interest national bodies in other COUNCILLOR W. E. HOLMES (Eastwood Urban District Council) COUNCILLOR M. W. HORROCKS (East Retford Rural District Council) important buildings in the county, Gateford Faqnhouse; Worksop Priory COUNCILLOR E. R. HUDSON (Beeston & Stapleford Urban District Council) Gatehouse; Manor House, vVarsop; Winkburn Hall, and Royston Manor, COUNCILLOR H. A. IVES (Basford Rural District Council) Clayworth. "COUNCILLOR G. A. jELLEY (Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District Council) "COUNCILLOR D. P. LIGHl'OWLERS, A.I.A.S., F.V.I., F.R.S.H. (Carlton Urban District Another ally is the Department of the Environment, whose scheme of Council) improvement grants, statutory and discretionary, administered through the MR. H. ]. LOWE, DIp.T.P., M.T.p.l., F.R.I.C.S., F.I.L.A. (County Director of Planning) COUNCILLOR H. H. SANDERS, j.P., F.I.B., F.S.B.1. (West Bridgford Urban District local authorities, can do so much to bring into good condition buildings that Council) are of historic or architectural value. COUNCILLOR B. SIMCOX (Worksop Borough Council) COUNCILLOR MRS. ]. I. STEpHENSON (Newark Borough Co~ncil) At the end of the preceding year the Trust had shown a film "Streets COUNCILLOR W. H. STEVENS (Southwell Rural District Council) Ahead" made by the then Ministry of Housing and Local Government con COUNCILLOR T. STIMPSON, j.p. (Sutton-in-Ashfield Urban District Council) cerning the application of improvement grants. Some local authorities in MR. K. S. S. TRAIN, A.R.C.S., F.S.A. (The Thoroton Society) COUNCILLOR M. WARRINER (Warsop Urban District Council) Nottinghamshire operate their improvement grants well, others are not quite COUNCILLOR MRS. P. R. WATSON (Hucknall Urban District Council) so constructive in the use of the powers conferred on them, but we would COUNCILLOR K. F. WILLlAMS (Mansfield Borough Council) stress" that the Government are anxious that improvement grants should be ALDERMAN j. D. WINTER, I'.C.A. (East Retford Borough Council) given wherever possible, and they have made it clear in the film, and in their j.p., L.M.R.S.H. (Notts. County Council) ALDERMAN MRS. E. A. YATES, recently issued book "New Life for Old Buildings" (H.M.S.O. SOp), that FINANCE AND GRANTS SUB-COMMITTEE any soundly constructed property is redeemable given the goodwill of all THE CHAIRMAN parties. Government grants to local authorities to administer these schemes THE SECRETARY cover 7S% of the costs involved, so it is in the ratepayers' interest that local MR. ]. W. BARKEH authorities should make the best possible use of the improvement grant PROFESSOR M. VV. BARLEY, M. A., I'.~.A., F.R.HI~T.~. MR. j. W. M. DUVDING, F.R.l.B.A. procedure. MR. D. N. DURANT THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS GALWAY The Trust's Finance and Grants Committee and the Council have met COUNCILLOR M. T. HILDYARD, M.B.E., M.C., D.L., j.I'. regularly to discuss grant applications and reports prepared by the Honorary COUNCILLOR IVI. W. HORROCKS Technical Advisers, and we list below the projects on which grants/loans MR. H. A. jOHNSON, I'.R.l.ll.A. were made or offered during the financial year 1970/71: COUNCILLOR D. P. LIGHTOWLER~, A.l.A.~., 1'.V.I., F.R.~.H. MR. H. j. LOWE, DIP.T.P., M.T.P.I., F.R.I.C.S., F.I.L.A. COUNCILLOR W. H. STEVENS 12-16 Bothamsall DR. N. SUMMERS, A.A.DIPL., F.R.l.Il.A., A.I.L.A. Windles Square, Calverton K. S. S. TRAIN, A.R.C.S., LS.A. MR. Grove Farm, Epperstone COUNTY ALDERMAN MRS. E. A. YA'l'ES, j.I'., L.M.R.~.H. OBSERVERS: MR. M. E. BURROWS, A.R.l.C.S. L Members of PltoFESSOR G. B. DIX., B.A., DIP.T.P., Technical M.L.A., A.R.I.B.A., M.T.P.I. f Panel Manor House, Gonalston lease or by purchase. These procedures have been, or are likely to be, applied in some cases, notably the Bede House Chapel, Newark; The Barn, Main Prospect House, Gringley-on-the-Hill Street, Keyworth; Windles Square, Calverton; Winthorpe Almshouses; The Grange, Langford Rempstone Cottages. Whilst some of these buildings will be retained by the The Old Vicarage, Misterton Trust, the Council have felt that in scme cases the Trust should operate a Grove Farmhousc, Misterton revolving fund and acquire properties for restoration, later selling them in order to recoup their outlay. In order to carry out this procedure the Trust 21 Castlegate and 2/12 Boar Lane, Newark will need more capital and, therefore, wc have tried to give considerably 23 Millgate, Newark more publicity to our work during the year by virtue of exhibitions and Burdell's Shop Front, Newark membership ' brochures, 12-13 Market Place, Newark It is hoped that during the coming year the publicity and membership Newark Civic Trust (Exhibition) drive will culminate in the promotion of a number of well attended, and Wilson Street, Newark influential, meetings throughout the county. Dovecote, Normanton-on-Soar The Trust has continued its work of survey, and the Vernacular Survey, Tower Cottage, Newstead Abbey carried out by students of the University of Nottingham, is now almost Stockingers' Shops, Ruddington complete. This will make a useful record, supplementing the list of buildings Hall Farm House, South Scarle of architectural and historic interest. IS Nottingham Road, Southwell Apart from showing slides and pictures of buildings in which the Trust 143 Main Street, Sutton Bonington has been interested, at meetings for members, the Technical Advisers have The Hollies, Main Street, Sutton Bonington undertaken some lectures on the work of the Trust to amenity groups, and Church Site Farmhouse, Thorpe-in-the-Glebe 'now that a more complete photographic record is in being, this activity will probably increase. Manor House, Warsop Gateford Farmhouse, Worksop The County Council and County District Councils still provide most Worksop Priory Gatehouse. of the necessary finance for the work of the Trust and we are grateful for this support which is given without any "strings"-we are still a strongly In addition to the regular meetings of the Committees, the Honorary independent, voluntary and charitable body, but we do need more support Technical Advisers have met frequently, and have advised on 'listed' building from individuals, organisations, industry, commerce, and the professions. applications and Conservation Area proposals referred to us by the Planning This is worthwhile work, and in the interests of the whole county-please Department, as well as reporting on all grant aid applications. Visits made by support it. them in the county have numbered more than ninety, and each has involved at least one site investigation with a full report being submitted. A. E. LESTER, Chairman Some of the problems mentioned in our last report about finding owners GORDON BOYLIN, Secretary for derelict, but potentially good, buildings are still with us, but we have made progress and some buildings of which we had almost despaired are now to be renovated and restored.