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Ben Derbyshire PPRIBA FRSA HonAIA

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Chair @HTADesignLLP, Past President @RIBA, Commissioner @HistoricEngland, Author #HomeTruths - a housing designer’s primer available @RIBAbooks. Views my own.

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We at @historicengland are shocked by the terrible fire at the beautiful Copenhagen Stock Exchange. We are contacting our colleagues in Denmark to offer any support that might assist in the challenging work ahead of securing a plan for its future.

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Easy to sympathise with these vox-pop views collected by Daily Mail. The proposals make plans submitted for look tame!
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Office for Place Office for Place exists to embed holistic design quality, based on local engagement, reviving a spirit of proactive planning whereby communities can buy in to sustainable development that supports their wellbeing. That must be a good thing.
housingtoday.co.uk/comment/the-of…

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Changing of the guard Historic England !
Many thanks to new chair Nairita Chackraborty & Richard Upton.
Grateful for a useful discussion on getting upstream to support developers with advice on heritage impacts
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Changing of the guard @HistoricEngland #LondonAdvisoryCommittee! Many thanks to new chair Nairita Chackraborty & Richard Upton. Grateful for a useful discussion on getting upstream to support developers with advice on heritage impacts OldOperatingTheatre lnkd.in/etSaNFDT
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❤️LOVE❤️ these green cab shelters. And, good news! All 13 of them are now protected by Historic England londonist.com/london/history…

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The cabmen’s shelter on Wellington Place, St John’s Wood has been listed at Grade II 💚

All 13 historic green huts in London built by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund as rest stops for drivers are now protected as listed buildings.

Find out where they are ➡️ bit.ly/LondonCabmensS…

The cabmen’s shelter on Wellington Place, St John’s Wood has been listed at Grade II 💚 All 13 historic green huts in London built by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund as rest stops for drivers are now protected as listed buildings. Find out where they are ➡️ bit.ly/LondonCabmensS…
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Ron’s Place, Birkenhead’s hidden gem of Outsider Art, has been granted Grade II listing by Department for Culture, Media and Sport on our advice. 👏

Ron's art was concealed for over 30 years within an unassuming Victorian semi-detached villa.

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/RonsPlaceListed

Ron’s Place, Birkenhead’s hidden gem of Outsider Art, has been granted Grade II listing by @DCMS on our advice. 👏 Ron's art was concealed for over 30 years within an unassuming Victorian semi-detached villa. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/RonsPlaceListed
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This sewage pumping station in London is a sight to behold. 🤩

Opened in 1865 by engineer Joseph Bazalgette, Crossness Pumping Station (Crossness Engines) is a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.

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The elegant pleasure grounds of the early 18th century Abbot's Hall in Suffolk have been listed at Grade II. 🙌

Now home to Food Museum, the gardens contain an ornamental canal, a walled garden, and the remains of a medieval camping ground.

The elegant pleasure grounds of the early 18th century Abbot's Hall in Suffolk have been listed at Grade II. 🙌 Now home to @FoodMuseumUK, the gardens contain an ornamental canal, a walled garden, and the remains of a medieval camping ground.
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Thank you! Together, we've reached over 300,000 contributions to our 👏

This submission by Samantha shows a Grade II listed 19th-century Lychgate at the Church of St Paternus in North Petherwin.

Get involved this Easter break 🐣 ➡️ bit.ly/MissingPiecesP…

Thank you! Together, we've reached over 300,000 contributions to our #MissingPiecesProject 👏 This submission by Samantha shows a Grade II listed 19th-century Lychgate at the Church of St Paternus in North Petherwin. Get involved this Easter break 🐣 ➡️ bit.ly/MissingPiecesP…
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Fascinated by the best buildings from 1914 to the present? You could be one of our new intake of trustees C20 Society, helping us develop this high-profile educational and campaigning charity. But hurry - closing date is April 8. Details: c20society.org.uk/work-with-us

Fascinated by the best buildings from 1914 to the present? You could be one of our new intake of trustees @C20Society, helping us develop this high-profile educational and campaigning charity. But hurry - closing date is April 8. Details: c20society.org.uk/work-with-us
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Our country’s housing crisis has been decades in the making, but it doesn’t have to be like this.

Ahead of the general election please join us in  calling on all political parties to commit to a long-term 🏡

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The Queen has joined volunteers of the Royal Voluntary Service at the recently restored Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

🏭 The site is an Historic England project, which showcases the great contribution by Shrewsbury to the world of manufacturing and innovation.

The Queen has joined volunteers of the @RoyalVolService at the recently restored Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings. 🏭 The site is an @HistoricEngland project, which showcases the great contribution by Shrewsbury to the world of manufacturing and innovation.
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'The plans will demolish much of the listed sympathetic 20th-century trainshed, severing the link between the two listed Victorian buildings, and cantilevering a 20-storey tower above the hotel and station. This is unprecedented over a Grade-II* listed building.'
The Victorian Society

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Today is International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Take a look at our map of listed places connected with slavery and abolition ➡️ bit.ly/AbolitionListe…

🏛️ England's oldest anti-slavery memorial in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Today is International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Take a look at our map of listed places connected with slavery and abolition ➡️ bit.ly/AbolitionListe… 🏛️ England's oldest anti-slavery memorial in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
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I'm excited to say that after four years (to the day) at the helm of Open City, I'm leaving for new things! Huge thanks to everyone who has supported me and the charity during my time as chief exec. Here's to a more open, accessible and equitable city!✨

open-city.org.uk/blog/phineas-h…

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Historic England(@HistoricEngland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great to meet @SimonFell alongside local people and Westmorland and Furness Council to celebrate Barrow's High Street Heritage Action Zone.

3 residential units are back in use with repairs to places, including Ramsden Hall and the restored lighting column at Barrow Library.

Great to meet @SimonFell alongside local people and @WandFCouncil to celebrate Barrow's High Street Heritage Action Zone. 3 residential units are back in use with repairs to places, including Ramsden Hall and the restored lighting column at Barrow Library. #HistoricHighStreets
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New research shows your life satisfaction improves to the value of £515 a year from living near heritage.

The overall wellbeing value for day-to-day encounters with heritage is estimated to be worth £29 billion annually in England.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/WellbeingHerit… Department for Culture, Media and Sport

New research shows your life satisfaction improves to the value of £515 a year from living near heritage. The overall wellbeing value for day-to-day encounters with heritage is estimated to be worth £29 billion annually in England. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/WellbeingHerit… @DCMS
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