Protection starts at the top: Peterborough Cathedral (right, in a late 18th-century
watercolour by Thomas Girtin) is enhancing rainfall channels to cope with increasingly frequent severe weather
Peterborough Cathedral
In a practical and timely response to increasing intensity of rainfall resulting from climate change we were interested to see that Peterborough Cathedral is providing chutes to its high level downpipes and eliminating bends in the outlets. Research by Dr Hayley Fowler of Newcastle
University has shown that the incidence of what are called “extreme rainfall events – severe storms when rain falls steadily and heavily for between one and five days – will become both more common and more severe in the future. The amount of rain falling during these storms is anticipated to increase by up to 30 per cent by 2080, with one-day downpours predicted to increase in intensity “in all regions with Scotland and northern England seeing changes of more than 20 per cent”. Peterborough’s Cathedral Surveyor is
concerned that with the very large roof area of the building and the number of steep, slated roofs a very fast run-off of water into the parapet gutters is produced. The water tends to build up as it has to travel a slow, tortuous route around a couple or more bends before it reaches the downpipes, and there is a significant risk of overflow when the rain is particularly heavy. We warmly welcome these sensible
proposals which, we hope, will do much to reduce or eliminate the problem of increased rainfall at the cathedral and the risk that it poses to the roofs and ceilings below, including the nave carved wooden ceiling of 1200.
CC
Addington House Croydon UPDATE
We are pleased to report that an application to carry out works of reinstatement, following unauthorised removal of early timbers from this late medieval house, has now been submitted. The proposals have been prepared by experienced conservation professionals. The council remains determined to ensure that, as far as possible, the damage done is reversed. The Society has, of course, backed them wholeheartedly in this.
MS
English Heritage has stated publicly that it wishes to reduce the number of spot listing proposals if deals with, in order for it to function less reactively and more strategically in its designation programmes. It seems possible that the SPAB and fellow National Amenity Societies could help by taking a more active role in the process. It is not uncommon for us to be asked for an opinion by members of the
Wagon House Bramble Cottage Ilford, near Ilminster Somerset
public considering the submission of a spot listing application, and we are already notified formally by EH when an application to de-list is submitted. This was the case with the grade II listed wagon house at Ilford. Despite some
alteration as part of a past conversion we felt the structure retained sufficient character and interest to remain listed and we have advised EH of our view.
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