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  1. Sea Mills
    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
  2. Abbotsbury, Dorset
    Abbotsbury, Dorset
    An affordable housing development on the edge of the village of Abbotsbury, a picturesque historic village in West Dorset.
    DESIGN IN CONTEXT
  3. East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset
    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
  4. Simsay Fields, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
    Simsay Fields, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
    A development of four affordable homes on the edge of the village of Cerne Abbas, within the Dorset Downs AONB.
    DESIGN IN CONTEXT
  5. Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
    Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
    Four affordable houses which respect the pattern and low density of housing in this Dorset village.
    DESIGN IN CONTEXT
  6. Iwerne Minster, Tower Hill, Blandford Forum
    Iwerne Minster, Tower Hill, Blandford Forum
    Small affordable housing scheme in a rural settlement integrating a traditional form and vernacular materials with a contemporary feel.
    DESIGN IN CONTEXT
  7. Cullacott, Werrington, Cornwall
    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
  8. Royal William Yard, Plymouth
    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
  9. Rosewastis Mill, St Columb Major, Cornwall
    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
  10. The Vinery, Greenway, Kingswear, Devon
    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
  11. 3-4 West Street, Exeter
    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
  12. Civic Square, Crediton
    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
  13. Boscombe Pier
    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
  14. Harvey's Foundry, Hayle
    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
  15. Pannier Market, Tiverton
    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
  16. Melksham, Wiltshire (How to do a street audit)
    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
  17. Latton, Wiltshire (Use of white lines)
    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
  18. England's Past for Everyone - Wiltshire
    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
  19. England's Past for Everyone - Bristol
    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
  20. England's Past for Everyone - Cornwall Religious Sites
    England's Past for Everyone - Cornwall Religious Sites
    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 religious sites project in Cornwall is a study of the religious history of Cornwall up to the mid-sixteenth century.
    EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACCESS; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH & ARCHIVES
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