Jane Fawcett | John Betjeman | Nikolaus Boulting | Hugh Casson | Mark Girouard | Osbert Lancaster | Nikolaus Pevsner | Robin Winks The future of the past

attitudes to conservation, 1174-1974

"The great buildings of the past, according to William Morris, "do not belong to us only; they have belonged to our forefathers and will belong to our descendants unless we play them false. They are not in any sense our property, to do as we like with. We are only trustees for those who come after us." The story of how that attitude has gradually formed public opinion and become embodied in legislation is a fascinating one that is not over yet. The future of the Past is a history of atitudes to architecture,...

Engels | Thames and Hudson Ltd, London | 1976

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