IHBC North West Branch Day Conference
Wednesday 15th October 2014
Liverpool Medical Institution
114 Mt Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 5SR
Conference report by Keith Parsons, Principal Lecturer, Grenfell-Baines School of Architecture, Construction & Environment, University of Central Lancashire

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MANCHESTER TOWN HALL COMPLEX TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
Winner of the IHBC North West Conservation Award 2014
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PROGRAMME
Chair: Dr Julian Holder, University of Salford
9:30
Registration and coffee
9:45
Welcome – Paul Hartley, IHBC NW Branch Chair
Introduction
9:50
Keynote: The Importance of Setting for Heritage - David Rudlin, URBED
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10:15
Setting in the NPPF, PPG and English Heritage Good Practice Advice - Richard Morrice, English Heritage
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Structures in Historic Landscapes
10:40
Wind Farms in Historic Landscapes - Jonathan Edis, Heritage Collective
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11:05
Coffee
11:30
Enabling Development - David Tomback, English Heritage
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11:55
Historic Cities and Setting: Chester case study - John Simons, Donald Insall Associates
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Urban Setting
12:15
Historic Views - Rosemarie MacQueen, Westminster City Council
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12:40
World Heritage Sites : Buffer Zones and Beyond - John Hinchliffe, Hinchliffe Heritage
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13:05
Discussion and summary
13:20
Lunch
Experiencing Setting
14:00
Tours
  • A Liverpool World Heritage Site – John Hinchliffe, Hinchliffe Heritage
  • B Liverpool Biennial: historic city, future plans – Rosie Cooper, Liverpool Biennial
15:15
Tea
Rural Setting
15:30
The Historic Landscape: Significance & Change - Kim Wilkie
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Salent points
15:55
Heritage at Risk (Registered Parks and Gardens) - Chris Mayes, English Heritage
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16:20
Discussion and Summary
16:40
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