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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">George is right in what he says - on both
counts, a) that the industry is much more willing to undertake repairs (where
practicable) nowadays, and b) large national heritage bodies persist in trying
to push this beyond the limits of practicality and performance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">But please bear in mind too that
Christopher's article was originally commissioned by SPAB (long-term campaigners
for the respect and repair of old structures who have been taking an
interest in the fate of old frames for a very long time), and that it was first
written in 1989 (not 1993). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">In hindsight, we may perhaps now see that
respect for old frames had been at an especially low point in the
previous decades. We may feel - I certainly do - that the pendulum has now swung
too far the other way, but the key point is that the whole climate in
conservation is very different now from what it was in 1989 or even 1993.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">CJP</FONT></DIV>
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