[Bell Historians] Repair or Renewal

[Chris Pickford]

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

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). 

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. 

CJP
           
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