Emergency Repairs for Historic Buildings

1 Introduction 1.1 Emergency Repairs for Historic Buildings 1.2 Historic Buildings at Risk 1.3 Basic Aids for Conservation Officers 1.4 Condition Surveys 1.5 Causes of Deterioration in Historic Buildings 1.6 Grants for Repairs 1.7 Legislation for Urgent Repairs 1.8 The Use of the Legislation 1.9 Historic Buildings Preservation Trusts2 Temporary Repairs and the Care of Unused Buildings 2.1 A Building under Temporary Repair 2.2 Assessment 2.3 Recording and Conserving 2.4 Safety 2.4.1 The Stability of the Building 2.4.2 Public Safety and Access 2.4.3 Protection from Traffic 2.5 Security 2.5.1 Assessing Security 2.5.2 Assistance with Security 2.5.3 Deterring Vandals 2.5.4 Physical Protection 2.5.5 Fire Precautions 2.5.6 Intruder Alarms 2.5.7 Graffiti 2.6 Excluding Water 2.6.1 Roofs 2.6.2 Rainwater Systems 2.6.3 Rising Damp 2.6.4 Drying out and Ventilation 2.6.5 Cocooning 2.6.6 Screening of Openings 2.6.7 Water Supplies 2.7 Organisms 2.7.1 Fungi 2.7.2 Woodboring Insects 2.7.3 Birds 2.7.4 Harmful Growths 2.8 Special Features 2.8.1 External Enrichments 2.8.2 Plasterwork and Rendering 2.8.3 Wall and Turret Clocks 2.8.4 Organs 2.9 External Appearance3 Temporary Uses for Historic Buildings 3.1 The Need for Temporary Uses 3.2 Obtaining Vacant Possession When Required 3.3 Payments and Obligations for Temporary Use 3.4 Care of Valuable Features 3.5 Short-Life Housing 3.6 Temporary Shops 3.7 Industrial and Commercial Uses 3.8 Community Uses4 Examples of Emergency Repair Case Study 1 the Lamb Inn, Wallingford, Oxfordshire Damage Caused By Ineffectual Emergency Repairs Case Study 2 5-7 Elder Street, Spitalfields, London Short Term Emergency Repair Case Study 3 Arkwright House, Preston, Lancashire First Aid Repairs by Volunteers Case Study 4 Houses in Gillygate, York Saving an Historic Street Case Study 5 Rock Hall, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire The Problems of An Isolated Historic Building Case Study 6 113—115 Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire The Determination of the Planning Authority Saves A Regency Elevation Case Study 7 Warehouse, Liverpool Road Station, Manchester The Problems of a Very Large Historic Structure Case Study 8 Brandling Station, Felling, Gateshead A Tiny Unwanted Building with Historic Associations Case Study 9 the Royal Naval Asylum, Penge, London Permanent Emergency Repairs Solve an Intractable Problem Case Study 10 Island Warehouse, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Long-Term Dedication By Volunteers Case Study 11 Maw's Tile Works, Ironbridge, Shropshire Irreparable Damage in One Year of Neglect Case Study 12 32 Heathcoat Street, Nottingham Permanent Emergency Repairs to a Valuable Street Elevation5 Aspects of the Case Studies 5.1 Choice of Buildings 5.2 First Steps 5.3 The Cost of Emergency Repairs 5.4 The Quality of the Emergency Repairs 5.5 AchievementsAppendixAcknowledgmentsIndex