Heritage : a history of how we conserve our past /
James Stourton.
- 479 pages : illustrations (colour)
The first threats -- The search for Arcadia -- Assembling a national collection -- The exodus of paintings -- Brave new world -- Birmingham and anti-heritage -- The backlash : the heroic period of conservation -- Rescuing a city : York -- The sack of Bath -- The archaeologists -- Beyond the town -- The fall and rise of country houses -- The enthusiasts : canals and railways -- Regeneration : mills, housing and power stations -- Regeneration : cities, docklands and basins -- Liverpool story -- Margate Sands -- The heritage industry and the lottery -- Churches -- Museums -- Heritage : an unfinished history.
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Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--History.--Great Britain Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--History.--Great Britain Cultural property--Conservation and restoration--History.--Great Britain