The Sand House

The Sand House

Scottish Kirkyards

Scottish Kirkyards

Saving the Wall

The Conservation of Hadrian's Wall 1746 - 1987

Publication Date15th June 2011

Book FormatPaperback

pages192

Illustrations72

Height235

Width156

The history of the conservation of one of Britain's most cherished landmarks.
Regular Price £16.99 Online Price: £15.29
Availability: In stock
ISBN
9781445600185

This book tells the story of the conservation of Hadrian's Wall, from the construction of General Wade's Military Road in the eighteenth century to the designation of the Wall as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The first part of the book describes the attempt to protect the Wall via private ownership in the form of the Clayton estate and the imminent threat of destruction that followed the break-up of that estate. The campaign that led to the 1931 Ancient Monuments Act - especially formulated to deal with the threat to the Wall - is illuminated here, as is the subsequent protection of the Wall by means of the Wall and Vallum Preservation Scheme (prototypical of today's national parks). In the book's second part, the post-war conservation work of Charles Anderson is described and discussed - with the help of numerous photographs that were taken at the time, with great foresight, by Anderson himself. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of the Wall, but also to anyone interested in the history of conservation.

Write Your Own Review
Only registered users can write reviews. Please Sign in or create an account

People Also Bought