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Residential Bath preserved

Residential Bath preserved Outlines the history of the town of Bath in respect of its Georgianarchitecture and discusses the reasons and methods behind 20th centuryconservation schemes. Discusses the importance of the town in thedevelopment of urban planning and describes construction, design andmaterials originally used. Concentrates on damage and neglect caused bythe Victorians, the Second World War, traffic and the decliningprosperity of the town. Describes the conservation schemes undertakenduring the postwar period, in particular the Town and Country PlanningAct of 1947, the Bath Terraces Scheme, the work of Colin Buchanan andthe results of slum clearance and commercial redevelopment. Details thetwo phases of the city councils conservation study and brieflydiscusses the current situation in Bath, mentioning the high cost ofmaintaining history property and the recent factor of Georgian buildingsbeing split into small units. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Structural Survey Emerald Publishing

Residential Bath preserved

Structural Survey , Volume 8 (4): 7 – Apr 1, 1990

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0263-080X
DOI
10.1108/EUM0000000003234
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Abstract

Outlines the history of the town of Bath in respect of its Georgianarchitecture and discusses the reasons and methods behind 20th centuryconservation schemes. Discusses the importance of the town in thedevelopment of urban planning and describes construction, design andmaterials originally used. Concentrates on damage and neglect caused bythe Victorians, the Second World War, traffic and the decliningprosperity of the town. Describes the conservation schemes undertakenduring the postwar period, in particular the Town and Country PlanningAct of 1947, the Bath Terraces Scheme, the work of Colin Buchanan andthe results of slum clearance and commercial redevelopment. Details thetwo phases of the city councils conservation study and brieflydiscusses the current situation in Bath, mentioning the high cost ofmaintaining history property and the recent factor of Georgian buildingsbeing split into small units.

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Structural SurveyEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 1990

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