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Heritage has three attributes: the quality of the building, the context of the building, and the social life within. Currently, heritage can be determined by just one of those, but surely it has to be all three combined to make it worthy of retention. Man

When the heritage hammer comes down

When councils are determined to refuse a residential application, and all else fails, inevitably the heritage hammer comes down. Which is an utter nonsense in most cases. Why? Almost without exception, old houses are not worth keeping.
Tone Wheeler
Tone Wheeler

25 Jul 2023 5m read View Author

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