Save Britain's Heritage (styled as SAVE Britain's Heritage) is a British charity, created in 1975 by a group of journalists, historians, architects, and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings. It is also active on the broader issues of preservation policy. SAVE Britain's Heritage is a registered charity governed by a board of trustees.
SAVE Britain's Heritage uses press releases, leaflets, reports, books, and exhibitions to advocate for decaying country houses, redundant churches and chapels, disused mills and warehouses, cottages and town halls, railway stations, hospitals, military buildings, and asylums.
SAVE Britain's Heritage was the first organization to campaign for the introduction of the Thirty-Year Rule, which now makes post-war buildings in England and Wales eligible for listing.
SAVE Britain's Heritage campaigns to protect British historic buildings from demolition or negligent alterations. SAVE states that they receive no statutory funding and the organisation is sustained by private donations from individuals and charitable donors.[2]
The charity aims to:
Awaken public interest in and public appreciation of Britain's architectural heritage.
To encourage the study of that heritage and related matters and to promote high standards of planning and architecture.
To save from needless destruction or disfigurement, buildings or groups of buildings and designed landscapes of special historic or architectural interest.
Where necessary, and with expert advice, take legal action to prevent major and needless losses.
Achievements and failures
SAVE Britain's Heritage always placed a special emphasis on the possibilities of alternative uses for historic buildings and has, on a number of occasions, prepared its own schemes for the re-use of threatened buildings. On repeated occasions, its proposals were instrumental in giving threatened buildings a renewed lease on life.
Many of its campaigns altered the way conservation now protects Britain's built heritage. SAVE Britain's Heritage's attack on insensitive shop fronts contained guidelines now adopted by many local planning authorities, and SAVE Britain's Heritage was the first organization to campaign for the introduction of the Thirty-Year Rule, which now makes outstanding post-war buildings in England and Wales eligible for listing.
SAVE Britain's Heritage was instrumental in saving buildings such as:
SAVE maintains an electronic register, first created in 1989, of over 1400 "Buildings at Risk" and publishes a print catalogue of the register annually. The BaR, as it is also known, includes information on threatened unlisted and Grade II listed buildings (outside London) throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Buildings are considered to be at risk if they are under threat from demolition or neglect.[3]
The register is continuously updated: newly identified 'at risk' buildings are added, while others are removed either after restoration or demolition. The register also summarises the development history of each building, detailing the progress of any restoration or other proposals.[4]
Publications
Save Britain's Heritage has published many campaigning books and leaflets, including:
The Concrete Jerusalem (1976),
Elysian Gardens (1979),
Vanishing London: A Catalogue of Decay (1979),
The Fall of Zion (1980)
Lost Houses of Scotland (1980)
The Country House: To Be or Not To Be (1982)
Estates Villages Who Cares? (1983)
Crisis at Saltaire (1986)
Pavilions in Peril (1987)
Bright Future: The Reuse of Industrial Buildings (1990)
Stop the Destruction of Bucklesbury (1992)
Beacons of Learning (1995)
Mind over Matter (1995)
Silence in Court (2004)
The Guildhall Testimonial (2006)
The Big Saves: Heroic transformations of great landmarks (2016)
Too good to lose: Historic schools at risk (2018)
Canterbury Take Care! (2019)
Departing Stores: Emporia at Risk (2022)
These publications advocate the preservation and reuse of, amongst other things, nonconformist chapels, redundant Anglican churches, Victorian mental hospitals, country houses, gardens and outbuildings, and industrial buildings.
SAVE Britain's Heritage also publishes an action guide, to assist campaigners with setting up their own groups to advocate the case for particular buildings. An exhibition highlighting the first 30 years of its work was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2005.
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historic buildings It is also active on the broader issues of preservation policy SAVE Britain s Heritage is a registered charity governed by a board of trustees Save Britain s HeritageNicknameSAVEFounded6 June 1975 48 years ago 1975 06 06 TypeCharityRegistration no England and Wales 269129Location70 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EJArea servedEngland and WalesOwnerMarcus Binney CBERevenue 672 000 2017 1 Websitewww wbr savebritainsheritage wbr orgSAVE Britain s Heritage uses press releases leaflets reports books and exhibitions to advocate for decaying country houses redundant churches and chapels disused mills and warehouses cottages and town halls railway stations hospitals military buildings and asylums SAVE Britain s Heritage was the first organization to campaign for the introduction of the Thirty Year Rule which now makes post war buildings in England and Wales eligible for listing Contents 1 Goals 2 Achievements and failures 3 SAVE s Buildings at Risk Register 4 Publications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGoals EditSAVE Britain s Heritage campaigns to protect British historic buildings from demolition or negligent alterations SAVE states that they receive no statutory funding and the organisation is sustained by private donations from individuals and charitable donors 2 The charity aims to Awaken public interest in and public appreciation of Britain s architectural heritage To encourage the study of that heritage and related matters and to promote high standards of planning and architecture To save from needless destruction or disfigurement buildings or groups of buildings and designed landscapes of special historic or architectural interest Where necessary and with expert advice take legal action to prevent major and needless losses Achievements and failures EditSAVE Britain s Heritage always placed a special emphasis on the possibilities of alternative uses for historic buildings and has on a number of occasions prepared its own schemes for the re use of threatened buildings On repeated occasions its proposals were instrumental in giving threatened buildings a renewed lease on life Many of its campaigns altered the way conservation now protects Britain s built heritage SAVE Britain s Heritage s attack on insensitive shop fronts contained guidelines now adopted by many local planning authorities and SAVE Britain s Heritage was the first organization to campaign for the introduction of the Thirty Year Rule which now makes outstanding post war buildings in England and Wales eligible for listing SAVE Britain s Heritage was instrumental in saving buildings such as Calke Abbey in Derbyshire acquired by the National Trust in 1983 The Grange Northington in Hampshire the surviving parts were acquired and restored by English Heritage Peninsula Barracks in Winchester converted to private residential use in 1998 and Tyntesfield acquired by the National Trust in 2002 Brandon railway station in Suffolk in 2020 It also established charitable trusts to restore the following All Souls Church Halifax a church by George Gilbert Scott Bank Hall Bretherton a Jacobean mansion built from handmade brick for the Bannastre Family in 1608 Barlaston Hall in Staffordshire a Palladian villa by Sir Robert Taylor and 6 Palace Street the oldest building in Caernarfon outside the castle However campaigns are not always successful Its campaign in 1977 1978 to save the Baltic Exchange building and its collection for the nation failed as it was unable to stop the demolition of historic buildings in the City of London to make way for the new Baltic Exchange and could not prevent the disposal of the interior of the Baltic Exchange which had been damaged by a Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb in 1992 It has previously campaigned to save the General Market Buildings of Smithfield Market on Farringdon Road and the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough As of October 2022 it is currently campaigning to protect Marks amp Spencer s Marble Arch store on Oxford Street SAVE has since taken the case to a public inquiry at Westminster City Hall after being called in by Secretary of State Michael Gove in June 2022 SAVE s Buildings at Risk Register EditSAVE maintains an electronic register first created in 1989 of over 1400 Buildings at Risk and publishes a print catalogue of the register annually The BaR as it is also known includes information on threatened unlisted and Grade II listed buildings outside London throughout England Scotland and Wales Buildings are considered to be at risk if they are under threat from demolition or neglect 3 The register is continuously updated newly identified at risk buildings are added while others are removed either after restoration or demolition The register also summarises the development history of each building detailing the progress of any restoration or other proposals 4 Publications EditSave Britain s Heritage has published many campaigning books and leaflets including The Concrete Jerusalem 1976 Elysian Gardens 1979 Vanishing London A Catalogue of Decay 1979 The Fall of Zion 1980 Lost Houses of Scotland 1980 The Country House To Be or Not To Be 1982 Estates Villages Who Cares 1983 Crisis at Saltaire 1986 Pavilions in Peril 1987 Bright Future The Reuse of Industrial Buildings 1990 Stop the Destruction of Bucklesbury 1992 Beacons of Learning 1995 Mind over Matter 1995 Silence in Court 2004 The Guildhall Testimonial 2006 The Big Saves Heroic transformations of great landmarks 2016 Too good to lose Historic schools at risk 2018 Canterbury Take Care 2019 Departing Stores Emporia at Risk 2022 These publications advocate the preservation and reuse of amongst other things nonconformist chapels redundant Anglican churches Victorian mental hospitals country houses gardens and outbuildings and industrial buildings SAVE Britain s Heritage also publishes an action guide to assist campaigners with setting up their own groups to advocate the case for particular buildings An exhibition highlighting the first 30 years of its work was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2005 See also EditSociety for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsReferences Edit Save Britain s Heritage registered charity no 269129 Charity Commission for England and Wales Why donate SAVE Britain s Heritage www savebritainsheritage org Retrieved 2023 05 10 Buildings at Risk SAVE Britain s Heritage How to save a Building at Risk SAVE Britain s Heritage External links EditOfficial website SAVE Britain s Heritage 1975 2005 30 Years of Campaigning V amp A Save Britain s Heritage registered charity no 269129 Charity Commission for England and Wales Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Save Britain 27s Heritage amp oldid 1162181845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
