The Georgian, Issue 1, 2023

The Georgian (Issue 1, 2023) continues to highlight identification of historic architectural fixtures drawn from the Charles Brooking Collection. The sixth instalment looks at hob-fire grates and once again is splendidly illustrated. Where such grates survive in-situ, this article will help practitioners more accurately date Georgian and early Victorian buildings.

Also of note is an nicely illustrated article by Nigel Hankin, an archival volunteer for the Georgian Group, who shares his research on ‘Egyptian taste’ in Georgian England. Chrissie Paver, head of marketing and communications at Painshill, explores the development and restoration of this important landscape garden, currently attracting around 200,000 visitors a year. Much of the restoration work followed the establishment of the Painshill Park Trust in 1981. The author points out that there are still many management challenges. Climate change means that the park is increasingly subject to flooding, bridges have been damaged, and the ongoing upkeep and restoration have become more difficult to sustain financially.

This article originally appeared in the Institute of Historic Building Conservation’s (IHBC’s) Context 177, published in September 2023.

--Institute of Historic Building Conservation

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings

• Conservation.
• Georgian Group Journal.
• Georgian Group Newsletter (No 2, 2023).
• Hardy Plants and Plantings for Repton and Late Georgian Gardens (1780-1820).
• Heritage.
• Historic environment.
• IHBC articles.
• IHBC.
• Worcester’s Georgian churches.