CADW WELSH HISTORIC MONUMENTS

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CADWWELSH HISTORIC MONUMENTS
Balancing Cultural Environment and Economic
Issues 10th International Walled Towns Symposium
Tenby 4 October 2000
Trefor R Thorpe BA (Hons) Arch. Dip.Arch.
IHBC Senior Conservation Architect
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• Heritage places are fragile places - even with
  walls they are vulnerable to attack

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• To effectively manage change one must first
  understand the mechanics of change and what is at
  risk from it

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• Conservation Plans provide the essential guide
  for the management of change in historic places

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Conservation Plans can provide

• policies to combat disrepair, erosion of quality
  and under-use of buildings
• a basis for partnerships between funding bodies
  with comparable aims
• strategies for the improvement of the economy,
  sustainability, viability and confidence

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• In addressing change quality of design must match
  quality of place

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• Even special old places have to live to survive -
  the trick is discovering the secret of eternal
  youth

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Good luck!