Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscape conservation will help landscape professionals familiarise themselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, garden structures and designed landscapes encompasses.
Trade Review"With an august roll call of contributors, Gardens and Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation fills a useful niche . . . Theory and practice are here combined in a rich mix." (Journal of Australian Garden, 1 April 2015)
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Introduction Marion Harney xv
Part I: History and Theory
1 What is it about gardens that you want to conserve? John Dixon Hunt 1
2 The National Trust approach to garden conservation Mike Calnan 9
3 The nature of gardens and their signifi cance John Sales 23
4 Some Olla Podrida from the diary of a garden historian Richard Wheeler 31
5 On design and process William Martin Wood 47
6 Evolution of principles for the conservation of gardens and designed landscapes David Jacques 55
7 Conservation of garden buildings Michael Forsyth 67
8 ‘Perished Perches’: historic garden furniture Lisa White 79
9 The history and the future of public parks David Lambert 91
10 The history and aesthetic development of the cemetery and related conservation issues Jonathan Lovie 101
Part II: Survey and Assessment
11 Researching historic parks and gardens David Lambert 117
12 Defi ning signifi cance and developing a conservation philosophy Sarah Couch 129
13 Science and craft in understanding historic gardens and their management Peter Thoday 141
14 Garden archaeology Brian Dix 149
15 Conservation arboriculture: the natural art of tree management in historic landscapes Neville Fay 153
16 The use of aerial photographs for conservation and research Helen Winton 163
Part III: Conservation and Management
17 Values in heritage management: conservation plans and beyond Kim Auston 173
18 Developing a conservation management plan Sarah Couch 181
19 Public parks and their conservation Hazel Conway 193
20 Conserving historic parks and gardens in a changing climate Jenifer White 207
21 Conserving the grey? Management of vegetation without an end-point in culturally important landscapes James Hitchmough 219
22 ‘Plants are fashioned by cultivation, man by education’ Robert Mattock 227
23 Costing and contracts for historic gardens and landscapes Nigel Thorne 239
24 Constraints and working on site: some practical and contractual problems Mike Ibbotson 247
Part IV: The Legislative Framework
25 Designed landscapes and national designation Fridy Duterloo-Morgan 255
26 Conservation legislation in the UK Colin Johns 261
27 Historic parks and gardens: the planning system and other conservation tools Jonathan Lovie 271
28 The role of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the conservation of historic gardens and designed landscapes Drew Bennellick 283
29 Legal protection for structures, trees and wildlife Charles Mynors 291
30 Easy access to historic landscapes Heather J.L. Smith 301
31 The international context – the European Landscape Convention Adrian Phillips 309
32 Cultural landscapes and the World Heritage Convention Susan Denyer 321
33 Why should there be any international law relating to monuments and cultural landscapes? Malcolm Forster 331
Part V: Conservation in Action: Case Studies
34 ‘. . . with great art, cost, and diligens . . .’ – the reconstruction of the Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle Brian Dix 339
35 Paradise restored – a case study exploring the restoration of three of Hestercombe’s period gardens Philip White 345
36 Strawberry Hill, Twickenham Marion Harney 357
37 Stourhead – the conservation and management of a ‘Living work of art’ Alan Power 371
38 Hackfall, Yorkshire Patrick James 377
39 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefi eld Patrick James 385
40 The Roof Gardens, Kensington, London Lynne Bridge 393
41 Lowther Castle & Gardens Dominic Cole 405
42 Monticello Marion Harney 413
43 The Gardens of the Alhambra Farhat A. Hussain 421
44 Central Park, New York City Michael Forsyth 431
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