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Annual Report 1983 THE Kensington Society The objects of The Kensington Society are to preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington by stimulating interest in its history and records, by protecting its buildings of beauty and historic interest, by preserving its open spaces from disfigurement and encroachment, and by en- couraging good architecture in its future development. Annual R.port FRONT COVER 1983 -B+ Clock Tower, Kensington Palace, c. l8G0 B¡ kìnd panission oJ Ka:mgton hóti Libnry The Kensington Society (d ! o ç P¡\TRON U HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. G.C.V-O ¿ ; PRESIDÊNT ALEC CLIFTON-TAYLOR, O.B.E., F.S.A., Hon. F.R.I.B.A. i¡ o VIC F]- P R ¡:S I DENTS 1) c THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF CHOLMONDELEY c THE RT. REV. ]'HE I,ORD BISHOP OF KENSINGTON O q) U \ COIÌN(]II \ Sir Geoffrey Agnew Miss Mary Golclie, <:.r'.o. CJ Hardy Amies, Irsq. SirJohn Pope-Hennessy, c.R.E., F.a.A F. S. ^. c Sir Hugh Casson, p.R.A., !.R.r.8.,\., F.s.A Miss Lascelles, c.r'.o. L Joan Þ. Sir Trenchard C)ox, r:. s. r:., n.s.r. The l,ady Norrn:rn,.¡. e. O -c J. cle Vere Hunt, Esq. Sir Duncan Oppenheim -c Sir Seymour Egerton, r.c:.r'.rr Dr. Stephen Paslnore u-c \ I -c\Jd EXIi(:I'TIVF] (J0\I M IT'TEIì i. clr.\rRv^N: R. T. D. WII-MOT, Esq. c) vr(:E-(ìIr,\rR\r,\N : IAN GRANT, Esq., r. t. t. n.,r. bJ-ì Barnabus Brunncr, Esq. Keon Hughes, Esq. Michael Bach, Esq. Georgc Polc, Esq. .J Mrs. G. (lhristianscn A.Jabez-Srnith, Esq \ ) 1-. Dunn, Esq. Mrs. H. Leggatt ! U Philip English, Esq. Miss.J. Seabrook r! ri O Ian (ìrant, Iisq., r.t.r.n.r. P. W. E. Taylor, Escl c R. T. D. Wilmot, Esq. lì c \ U Ì{r)x.'rRFr,\SuRriR: Keon Hughes, Esc1. ì \ J \ Ho¡*. SECRF-.'r';\R\',\NI) ÈDIT()R ()F RFrp()R'r: Mrs. G. (ìhristiansen, lB Kensington Square , W.B : O I \ \ a Messrs. flroft, May and Co. ^t'ÌI)rr()RS: \\ !r ,r.'l \ ! ,\ + ! & ã rl :¡i:^ I \ \ Foreword responsibility, while on many occasions, where buildings ol archi- tectural or histolic importance are threatened-as was, recently, the Natural History Museum-the Division has been a tower of strength The news that the Grearer London council is to be abolished is likely at public enquiries. to have been sreeted enthusiastically by many members ol the I fèel therelbre that I can probably speak lor every member of our Kensington .Society. It is widely recognised that the G.L.C. is, Society in declaring that, whatever is to be the ultimate läte of the compared with most local authorities, a very big spender, and thai G.L.C. as a whole, we would strongly deplore the break-up ol'the their, as some would say, extravagance has 6""n-tuig.ty responsible Historic Buildings Division and the dispersal of its staff. A well- f'or the immense 'fhe increase in the local rates. when I uc.-qui.ed -y.,*n inf'ormed leader on this sublect in Times ol January 4th bore the little house in 1955 the annual rarc (and sewerage *u, ìh.., includea¡ title'Much f'oo Good to Discard'. I only hope that by the time thar *u. {i3^?r- _4d.;20 years larer it was still onty e:ae .eS; last year ií this plea has been printed it will have become unnecessary. was f 1,306.36. ALEC CLIFTON-TAYLOR. I have no objection to a relatively wealthy Borough like ours making a reasonable contribution to the expenses of less allluent I-ondon Boroughs. But, although I have been concerned with one aspect of education rhrouehout mosr ol'my adult lilè, I have long lèlt it dilficult to justify the huge sums spenr on education (in' rhe neighbourhood of 50 per cenr ol'rhe total rare) in relation to aìl other services. 'By their newspapers shall ye.fuclge ihem'is nor a bad rule- ol'-thumb precept, and how -uny ."ád the three or f'our so-called quality daily newspapers? Do a sreat many youns people derive much benelìt even from havine ro sray ar scho;l ,"tit irr.f are r6? I am all in lävour ol'those who can be nefìt riom it sraying on unril l7 or 18' but it seems to me eviclent that there are m¿ìny chilàren, ancl some highly talented, whose gilis are quite unacademic, and lor whom the last year at school is largely a waste or'time. This is a big subject upon which a great deal more could be said, and perhaps I am nJt the o'e who should,be saying it. It is, however, my Uåtiet' that f.or many young people somerhinq much more Iike the olcl apprenticeship system might be not .nly more valuable but more selt'-lììfilling. In a .Let word, lrom the age ol 15, no later, I would say, young p"nþt" g", on with what they are sood at'. And there aie very lew *hn u.".,.rt eoodat somethine. Nevertheless, I am becominr¡ increasingly doubtlul about the wisdom of abolishing the G.L.c. So manyä' rhe services which it provides cannor, one fèels, be satisfäctórily placed under local adrninistration. porice The Metropolitan and ti,. þi.. service are rwo obvio.us examples. Another body which has made un otrtrtu.rding contribution to London as a whore is the Historic Buirdings Division] which embraces, as well as a works section which hai o., *uny occasions been very helpÍLl to our society, the entire stafi' of ríe surueT o.f London. This is an astonishing and universally ud*i..ã achievemen¡ of which, since 1900, 4l laige volumes hu,u.'upp"u..à, and the f'utLre of which could be in jËopardy if the C.l.C. i, abolished atnd no alternative u..u.,g.,'.r,i, ui. The Council is also the -ua". owner of'about r,000 lisreJbuildings of many different dates, I'or which the Historic Buirdings Divisioi carries itt. p.orarriorrui. anyone present who had not, so lär, donated, would now do so on a Annual General Meeting senerous scale, in order to keep it as it deserved. He again ureed members to pay their subscriptions onJanuary 1st, The Annual General Meeting was helcl in the Large 'l-own Hall ¿rnd so obviate repeated reminders. Foyer, Hornton Street, on May 4th, 1983. Mrs. Norman Butler seconded the adoption of the accounts. Mr. Alec Clifton-Taylor, President ol the Society, was in the Election of' the Oflìcers and the Executive Committee. All the Chair. present members we re up l'or re-election, and no new names were put The Minutes ol' the last Annual General Meeting, previously f'orward. Miss Y. Wells, in proposing the acloption of the motion, approved by the Committee, and circulated in the Annual Report, thanked the me mbers ol'the Committee l'or their work, in which she were taken as re:rd, and signed by the Chairman.'l'hcre were no was seconded by Miss Mary Goldie. matters arisine. The President, Mr. Alec Clifton-Taylor, closed the Meeting, them that the Mr. ClilÌon-1-aylor, in opening the Meetin¡¡, announced, with thanking the members lbr attending, and reminding f'ollowed the unveiling of the tablet-by great regret, the death ol'Mr. Dennis Marlow, ¿rncl commentecl on his Meeting would be by 'l'he Patron of the Society-placed in cle'otion to the Society, over many years of'unstintecl work o¡r the H.R.H. Duke ol'Gloucester, the Princess Alice, Countess of'Athlone. Committee, and wished to extend the sympathy ol'thc Society to the Garden in memory of Mrs. Marlow. Mr. R. 'l-. D. Wilmot, rhe new Chairman ol'the Execurive Com- mittee, paid tribute to the work ol his predecessor, Mr. Ian Grant, who recently vacated the Chair. The lv[emorial Gardm Mr. Wilmot, in moving the adoption ol'the Reporr, saicl rhat the An important event took place on May 4th, the Society was honoured year had been a very active one, with some successes, anci some by oul Patron, H.R.H. The Duke ol' Gloucester, unveilin¡1 the f ailrrres, the srrccesst's havinr¡ won. 'Ì-he Tablet in the Princess Alice , Countess ol'Athlone, Memorial Garden. main l¿rilure had been the clisturltinf{ srory of'the Old Town 'l-he unveiling was f'ollowed by a Reception, attended by His Royal Hall, the futurc ol' which was ol' momentous importance. 'l'he Highness. Socicty's vitw was that substantial reinstatcment ol'the fäçade was Railings, designed by Mr. Ian Grant, F.R.I.B.A., have since been essenti¿rl, if'luture dcbacles were to be avoidecl_ erected. The maintenance of' the Garde¡r has been undertaken, 1-he proposals fìrr cìemolition of' the E¿rstern (ìalleries ol' the without cost lbr labour, by Miss Seabrook and Mrs' Christiansen. Nattrr¿rl History Museum hact, happily, been shelvecl. However, anyone who has a garden, particularly a new garden, will Mr. Wilmot w('nt on to clescribe the Princcss Alice Memorial know maintenance costs are involved, e.g. sPrays' feeding, renewal ol' Garden as, pcrhaps, tht' most imasinativc conrribution which the plants, etc. A lèw chanses have been made during the year. The Societv had evcr m¿rde to the Boroueh. Ballerina shrub rose appeared a little insignifìcant, thesc have been He particularly wished ro pay tribure ro rhe acrive played part by changed to the Mountbatten rosc.
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