37 case studies were found
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Sea Mills
Sea Mills Garden Suburb is a good quality and intact example of Ebenezer Howard and Raymond Unwin’s model of a planned Detached Garden Suburb. It is Bristol’s finest example of planned municipal housing, built in the aftermath of the First World War to provide ‘Homes fit for Heroes’ on land conveyed by Napier Miles of Kingsweston House specifically for the purpose of laying out a garden suburb. Part of the estate was designated a conservation area in 1981.
ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERISATION
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Abbotsbury, Dorset
An affordable housing development on the edge of the village of Abbotsbury, a picturesque historic village in West Dorset.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT
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East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset
An affordable housing scheme within one of Dorset’s most picturesque villages. The development is a good example of the use of vernacular materials in a sensitive historic area, a designated conservation area.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT
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Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
Four affordable houses which respect the pattern and low density of housing in this Dorset village.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT
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The Higher Barracks, Exeter, Devon
The Higher Barracks, Exeter, Devon remained in military ownership until 1997, when it was sold to a volume house builder.
REGENERATION; RE-USE
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Cullacott, Werrington, Cornwall
Listed Grade I, this 16th century farmhouse was on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.
REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION; RESEARCH & ARCHIVES; RE-USE
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Royal William Yard, Plymouth
Listed Grade I, the Royal William Yard was built between 1825–31 as a victualling depot for the Royal Navy.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT; REGENERATION; MANAGEMENT PLANS
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Rosewastis Mill, St Columb Major, Cornwall
Planning permission for the residential conversion and renovation of this unlisted early-19th century watermill was granted subject to conditions.
ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERISATION; REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION
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The Vinery, Greenway, Kingswear, Devon
Although not individually listed, the Vinery lies within the curtilage of the Grade II* listed Greenway House and forms part of a Grade II Registered Park and Garden.
REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION
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3-4 West Street, Exeter
Listed Grade II this verncular building shares a party wall with the medieval church of St Mary Steps.
ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERISATION
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Civic Square, Crediton
The development of the civic square in Crediton has seen the rejuvenation of this historic market town and the relocation of the town’s fire station to a more suitable site.
Grants; preservation and maintenance; regeneration; re-use
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Boscombe Pier
Restoration and improvement of pier head buildings associated with public realm enhancement, including additional development and the creation of a breakwater for a new water sports venue.
DESIGNATION
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Harvey's Foundry, Hayle
This development entailed the refurbishment of a collection of historic industrial buildings and new build to create a range of contemporary commercial uses.
Repair, reconstruction, restoration, Re-use
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Pannier Market, Tiverton
This scheme was for the refurbishment and addition to an existing pannier market to improve and increase operational space and better meet the aspirations of the local community.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT; REGENERATION; RE-USE
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Melksham, Wiltshire (How to do a street audit)
The following case study shows how a 'street audit' was undertaken in Melksham, a small historic market town located in West Wiltshire which has many historic buildings, the majority in the centre are listed.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT; MANAGEMENT PLANS
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Latton, Wiltshire (Use of white lines)
Wiltshire is located in the southwest of England and the County is currently undertaking innovative approaches to the use of white lines on their roads.
DESIGN IN CONTEXT
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England's Past for Everyone - Wiltshire
England’s Past for Everyone (EPE) is a Heritage Lottery funded project run by the Victoria County History (VCH). They run fifteen local history projects in ten counties across the country. The Wiltshire project looks at the history of the rural parish of Codford, from Anglo-Saxon settlement to important military garrison.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH & ARCHIVES
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England's Past for Everyone - Bristol
England’s Past for Everyone (EPE) is a Heritage Lottery funded project run by the Victoria County History (VCH). They run fifteen local history projects in ten counties across the country. The Bristol project is a study of the lives of ethnic minorities in Bristol, over the past 10 centuries.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH & ARCHIVES