>On 29 Mar 2004 at 10:24, David Hardwick wrote:
>> The last uinconverted engine house in the Bristol Oalfield in anything like
>> it's original condition was demolished last month.
David,
It's the 'threatened to list the building ' bit which worries me. I hope
it's not correct. Council officials / archaeologists should encourage
conservation, if necessary by finding a form of re-use. Using threats will
only have the opposite effect.
Peter
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