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The
one day meeting debated the problems of trying to conserve historic roofs
in the face of a decline in the stone slate manufacturing industry over
the last 100 years. |
| PAPERS |
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Stone
slate roofing, a national treasure in crises.
Susan
Macdonald. English Heritage |
Susan
Macdonald, English Heritage's project manager for the stone slate research
work, explained the background to the work carried out over the last four
years and described the issues surrounding the attempts to revitalise the
industry. |
The
Roofs of England Campaign.
Terry
Hughes. Slate & Stone Consultants. |
Terry
Hughes, who has carried out the research into the status of stone slate
manufacturing for English Heritage, initially in the South Pennines and
subsequently for the whole of England, presented some aspects of the work,
some outcomes and issues still to be tackled. |
| CASE
STUDIES |
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The
Yorkshire Dales
Kate
Holcroft.
Yorkshire
Dales National Park.
The
Cotswolds Hills Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme
Richard
Appleton. FRCA |
In
two case studies covering the Yorkshire Dales and the Cotswold Hills the
successes and difficulties in conserving stone roofs were considered. |
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Collyweston
and the South Pennines
Charles
Wagner.
English
Heritage. |
The
final case study described progress and the problems in re-establishing
a viable stone slate manufacturing industry in the East Midlands and the
South Pennines. |
| WORKSHOPS |
The
results of the workshops are included as a set of key points for future
action. |
| Planning
issues |
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| Land
use issues |
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| Conservation
issues |
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| Production
issues |
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| Skills
& Education |
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| Funding |
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