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SimonKirby
Warwickshirel6 September1994

the WaterBylaw AdvisoryService(T&e
WaterResearchCentretcl01495
248454)and I have receivedboth goodand bad news.The bylaws are
ludicrouslycomplicated,andno-one
seemsto be ableto give a definitive
opinion uponwhat they mean- eventhe
WBAS.

DearThomton,
Qu'elle un nestde hornets.I sendmore
for Yourlongbathroomnonsense(Is everyoneelse
sufferingreadership.
boredto tearsyet?I expectthe heavymaterialsbrigadeto retaliateat any
momentwith publicsquabblingaboutthedensityof quarrytiles,or perhapsthe
thicknessof windowglass.)l. BathEnamelling
Ooh er missus.Personally,wherever
possibleI try to restoreoriginal enamel
on baths.If, asusual,the finish is too
anbad,I havethemRE-SLIRFACED,
honesttermmethinks,for a cold-setting
quality paintjob with a five-year
guarantee.
I havegreatrespectfor Drummondof quality,andthe
Shaw'sstandards
finish achievedon his baths,I am sure,issplendid,but it is the costwhich restricts
its useto the morc valuablebaths.This,surely,is the point- we mustsaveand
re-usethe majority of ordianry roll-edgebaths,yet to re-enamelthem properly
would makethem much more expensive
thanthe repros.Most privateswould
choosethe cheaperoption.
If a customeris preparedto PaYthe
difference,I will havea bathreenamelledin GreatBritain for under€5fi) +vat.This is cheaperthan
Drummond'sbut oneprobablyhasto livewith the pin-holesin the surface.
I would love to sell only vitreousreenamelledbaths,but Drummondhas
carveda nichewherehis customersare
preparcdto pay for enamelon theirbaths,but mostof my customersarenot,'ordinary' baths.
especiallyfor
2. Ball Cocks
Sorr)'- slip of the penin my lastletter'two
I meant'PartTWo'ballcocks(notpart' ballcocks),meaninga modernbrass
the waterfrom avalvewhich discharges
smallplasticspoutmountedabovethe
valve.ratherthanfrom below,as in the
PartOnevalve.If Drummond'shadfitted
oneof these,thenthe cisternwould
probablypasstheWaterRegs,as therquiredoneinch air gap(typeB) would
thenbe providedby the higherspout.
I havebeenin contactwith Ian Broadof

Becausethey are open to interpretation,
many plumbersare still usingoutlawed
practicesin all innocence,whilst some
implementthe bylawsin a draconian
fashiondueto mis-interpretation.
Meanwhile.differentlocal waterauthoritiesalsointerpretthe bylawsin
their own ways.
For example,it seemsthattheTYPeB
one inch air gap,which mustexist
betweenthe ball cock spoutand theoverflow,in fact shouldbe betweenthe
spoutandthe critical waterlevel. (Thecritical waterlevel is the highestlevelthat the watercanreachwith the valve
held fully openand the waterat its
highestpressure.)In practice,because
overflowscannot generallycope,thisusuallymeansthe spill-overlevel (ie thc
top ofthe cistem body).I haveinspectedvariousold cistemsandmostof them,if
fitted with a Part Ttvo ball cock, would
pass.Phew.Howevermostwoodenhighlevel cisternswould not, unlessone had
fitted a Part Ttr/o ball cock abovethe top
edgeof the cistern.
3. Lead-LinedCisterns
A few weeksago, one opinion from the
WBAS wasthat leadJinedcisterns(aspart of a WC) were acceptable.Now they
have decidedthat they arenot, but one
caninexpensivelymakethempasstheregsby coating the lead.
The WBAS recommendListedMaterials
testedto BS 6280for suitabilityfor
contactwith potable water;theseare
paints,rubberisedcoatingsandtwo-partepoxycoatingswhich onecanspread,brush or sprayover the lead.Mr Broadsuggested:
SIKAFLOR 65 - a two Partepoxy
coatingproducedby SIKA Ltd. Tel
01707 32924r
INKEX Bl 106/SL- a coatingto bebrushedor sprayedproducedby
BITUMASTIC Plc. Tel 01914832321
4. Old Taps,Mixers, Showersetc
It seemsthat providedold taPsare
properlyrefurbished(whichmeansmore
thanbungingin a new washer)almost
anythingis acceptableprovidedalsothat
double-check,non-retumvalvesare
fitted to certainitems.

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Suchitemsincludemixer taps.withno
intemaldivision,globetapsandmost
basin and bath tapswherethe spouts
hangover into the bowl (ie no Tlpe B airgaps).Howeverin anotherconversation
Mr Broadstatedthat the WBAS do notreally approveof non-returnvalvesas
they aremechanicalandthereforecould
fail.
It is my guessthat if we andthe plumbers
behaveresponsiblyandnon-returnvalves
areusd, little or no troublewill result
future.
for the foreseeable
5. The 7.5 Litre FlushThis is a tricky one.As from lst January
1993,all new cisternsandloo pansmust
usea 7.5 litre flush (Bylaw 78). Eventhe
dual flush syphonsareno longer- a greatpity asI thoughtthey
acceptableidea.
werc an excellentwater-saving
With the useof modernsyphons,anadjustmentof the bdl cockor eventhe
physicalreductionof the internal
dimensionsof the cistem,would allow
any cistemto flush 7.5 litres.
Unfortunately,as old loo panswere madeto flush on largerquantitiesof water*,I
expectthis would resultin usingtwo or
more flushesto be rid of the bobbies,
andwatercausinginconvenience
wastage,not to sayembarrassment.
High-levelcisternswould still work
effectively,but lowlevel cistemscould
be a problem.(As you statedin
SalvoNews96, largerflush cistemscan
be fitted as replacementsfor similar
cisterns,but [gl if the loo pan is to be
repalcedas well.)Unofficially, the WBAS agreedwith methat with regardto air gapson problem
cisterns,mixer water seperationandlarger flushes,commonsenseshouldrule. If every effort hasbeenmadetoobservethe regulations,it is unlikely thatfor the foresceablefuture any trouble will
result. If lead is rcmovedor coated.Part
Tlvo ball cocks,plasticBS-approved
syphonsand double-checknon-return
valves are fitted wherenecessary,then
we will be seento be behaving
responsibly.
Wherea chinacistemhasa high spillover level, at leastfit a PartTlvo ballcock, so that thereis a oneinch air gap
betweenthe overflowandthespout,
which manyplumbersthink is all thatis
requiredanyway.
Evidently,the bylawsareto be reviewed
next year,so thenthe goalpostsmaybe
movedagain.In the meantime,does

No 23 October 94 + SalvoNews 99 tuesdat II october 1994

anyonehaveany ideasaboutthe 7.5 litre
flush problem?The only thoughtthat I
hadwasto usedual-flushsyphonswhich,while not approved,delivera
conservation-minded
4.5 litre flushfor
shortvisits,anda practical9 litre flush
for big jobs, which probablyaverages
out
at about7.5 litres.
I hopethis informationis of use- I am
just a simplecess-pitdealer,andI stand/sit to be corrected.
Pip!Pip!
SimonKirby
of Simon'sof Stratford* Call me a Part Twoball coch but isn't
it the casetl&t the reasondualflushinghas beenplused out is that many
districts' undergroundsewageEyEtems
could notfunction with the reduceflows
ofwater and kept blocking up, because
basically the averagegradientswerenot
steepenough?
This lener brings to thefore, yet again,that second-handgoodsate expectedto
comply retrospectivelywith any
legislation brought in. It should be
rememberedthat behindall new
legislation arc the major manufacturers
who useit as a marketingopponunitythat goessomethinglike this "Roll Up!
RoII Up! Get rid of thc latest load ofcheapocrap you bought that doesn't
comply with theseimportant new
standardsand buy somemoneexpensive
new crap tlwt does!" Second-lundgoods
will always be at a disadvantagesincc
theywill never be able to comply
retruspectivelywith increasinglymodem
standards.Wlat is neededis an AntiqueBathroomQuality Assuranceschemethat
laysout wlat a sensibleoM bathroom
supplier doesin the way of refurbislvnentof the old items.In addition we needa
body who can bc consultedwhennew
legislation is ptoposed,andwho canbring up all the likely issuesbeforethc
legislation is enacted,so tlrat we donl
end up with thesedfficult grey oneos
which datnagetrade now and can only
serveto danage tradefur'thcr in the longterm,
My vote would befor an AntiqueBathroomQuality Associartonacronw
ABQUA- anyonefancyjoining?
If you male standardrepairs to oldbathroomthat you sell we would like tomentionit in Salvolllustrated. 1995/96togive the custotnersomeunderstandingof
what theycan expectifthey buy an oldtap, bath, cistern or basinfrom a given
supplienWewill publish the list in
SalvoNewsfirst - Ed.

SALVO
monthly

What is it?
SalvoMonthlyis a specialeditionof the [currently]fortnightly
SalvoNews.We produceten
issuesof Salvo Monthlya year.
Topicscoveredincluderegularfeatureson architecturalantiques
and reclaimedbuildingmaterials,
as well as a randomselectionof
greenbuildingissues,architecturalhistoryandcons€rvation
topics,sculpture
and art, technicaland financial
stories.All are treatedin thesamecavalierfashion.
Who readsit?
Our readershipincludesprivate
individuals,architects,interior
designers,
landscapedesigners,
do-it-yourselfers,
building
craftspeople,
college& public
libraries,and our normaltrade
SalvoNewsin thesubscribers
UK,Germany,France,lreland,
Switzerland,
and the US.
Wherecan you ggt it?
On subscriptiondirectfrom us. A
few copiesare given awayat the
RIASin Edinburgh,
the CATin
Machynlleth
and in thearchitecturalsectionof th€
Belfastand Bath branchesof
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Editor: ThomtonKay
Advertislng: Hazel Matnvers
All rtghts reserved.
@ThomtonKay& Hazel Matravers.
Published& Printed by Salvoln
MANOIS,France.

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flon0n0Compilingthe new SalvoFrenchDealers
directory f20Opageswith maps- {50 to
SalvoSubscriberslhasin the main beena
humourlessaffair, prizing informationout ofrecalcitrantsources.Unnewsworthy,exceptperhapsfor these
uncoveredduringour arduous
businessesnine weektrawl. S.L.A.G.andBitchetwo suppliersof building materialsin the
Moselle.morc reliablethanBarelier
timberMatdrtauxperhaps.A soreheaded
supplierin Rouengoesby the nameof
Migraine.Thenthereis the d€p6tventein l-ouzyin Deux Sbvresbutinunfortunatelyno bathroombusinesses
PissyPoville in HauteNormandie.

ABTE
8AB
8CilBEN
AT,IFONEETil'"Thanksfor your letter" saysTrna
thanCowell of HatfieldPeverel,"rather
just fail to senda cheque,I wantedto saythat we haveindeedenjoyedSalvo,butWehavenow completedour restoration.
shall not forgetyour name!"TtnaCowell
was a Salvosubscriberfor a year,andweappreciateher letterthat a subscriptionis
no longerrequired.It wouldbe greatif
all suscribersintendingto endtheir sub
could tell us,otherwisetheover-worked
subsdepartment(Hazel)hasmorework

I'AMOilDE
DEU COAPE
LTCOITOENAPflIE

FR,,,I{CE98
In the battleto win the competitionfor
thedesignof the new World Cup
stadium.to be locatedon the siteof an
old gasworkson the outskirtsof Paris,
JeanNouvel the architectof the le grandprojetfrangaishaspulledout all the
stops.He saysthat with his designthe
oppositionwill be transfixedby the ultramodernstadium.andthat Francewill win
theWorld Cup.The PR baftlerages
butbetweenthe two maincontenders.
Nouvelseemsto havethe edge.
Meanwhilea ten personteamunderthe
leadershipof LaurentVincentihavebeen
trashedfor designinga logo showingthe
sun,symbolisedby the footballabove,
settingon FranceovertheAtlantic.(Ihewhite shapeshowsthe westcoastof
Franceandthe north coastof Spainboundinga blackBay of Biscay.)'The explanation
Vsconti is unrepentant.
is totally cubist.Onemustunderstandthatrealityis out", he says."Ifthe sun
was placedon the right Francewould
havea negativemovementandwould
havethe impressionof falling or failing."
Despitethelack of adesign(decisiondue
any minute)contractors
havebegunacleanup of
contaminatedsiteinvolving
theincinerationof
20,00(hum of
top soil andthe moving-onof a big bunchof travellers.

Il s'agit de la coupedu mondequi sera
gagnerpar la France1998dit Jean
Nouvel.maisseulementsi on choisson
projet pour le GrandeStadeI SeineSaint
Denisqui va 6voquerl'effet de chaudron
cens6paralyserl'€quipeadverse.
Malheureusementpour la France,le logoqu'on i dejachoisi veutmontrerun soleil
selbve surle Mondial 1988."Il secouche"disentles critiques,"parcequ'en
FranceI'astresolairea tendancei selever sur I'Alsaceplus que sur Finistdre."
LaurentVincenti,deLe concepteur,
I'agenceAdsa,lancealorsdansune
explicationtotalement'tubiste .. . il fautcomprendrequ'on sublimdla rdalitd.. . si
le soleil avait6t6plac6i droite,la France
aurait eu en mouvementndgatif et donc
uneimagenegative,puisqu'elleaurait
donn6I'impressionde tomber.Vincenti
avait pris un an et demi avecune €quipe
pour le dessein.Le
de dix personnes
stadeseraconstruiresur l'ancienneusine
Agazdu Cornillon.Depuissix mois I l7o
du site souill€s,prbsde 20,0fi)m3de
terre ont 6td incin6resou trait€s pournettoyerla terre.Aussi ils ont nettoydles
gypsiesqu'ont habit6le site pour quatre
annees.
Below:Nouvel'shi-techstadiumwith a
movableweathcrprcofrcof - andprovisionfor cagedcontainer-loadsof
Englandsupporters.

BAIU'IIUDABUNENEEIU
EETS
TempleBar in Dublin, theEuroPean
PropertyDeveloper'stax havenandfor
so long a litany of demolishedhistoricbuildings,can now boastits first supergreenbuilding. Usingreclaimed
for passive
materials,with heat-pumps
heating,solar-panels
andwind generators
poweringthelighting,massiveinsulation
andrefuseseperation,
it is beingheralded
as a Europeanfirst. It isn't - the first

werebuilt in the 1960s.However,thisoneof the first of abuildingrepresents
new generationof buildingswhich are
It wasdestinedto becomecommonplace.
designedby Munay O'Laoire &Associates
andbuilt by G & T Crampton
for TempleBar Propertiesandcost€1.5m
to build 8 flats costingfrom f75,000 forfor a 3 bed,and
a2bed to f,120,000
usinga grantof f,500,000form theEU.

Trinity Collegein the form of 'campus
company'ConservationEngineeringLtd
washeavilyinvolvedin the design
process,anda numberof artistswere
involvedin the construction,including
JamesGarnerwho madebalconiesusing
old bycycleframesandexternalcopper
claddingfrom old watercylinders.

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N/.TES
HrcMilEEOAN POUSIT,.. A//ID
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fNEWOND

fiABnnilnnflnAfES
Welcomeaboardto lreneWalkerof
Wexfordwho seesred,not green,at thementionof the dreadedEire word andasksus to usesimply lrelandinstead.
Well we'djust loveto be ableto ... but.
It's the phonenumbersandthe postal
system'sfault.If we don'tuseEire we'dhaveto usesomethingevenworselike
SouthernlrelandandNorthernlrelandto
differentiatebetweenthe Intemational
Dialling Codesfor the two countries(which they arelike it or not) andwe fearthat our mail would go astraYwhen
postingmail from farawayplaceslike
tmlesswe
Franceor Northumberland
makeit clearwhich countrythe mail isbeingsentto.
The otherpoint that Irenemakesis that ittodoesn'tseemfair thatsubscriptions
Eire arehigherthanin the UK whenthe
to beEU's postalratesareall supposed
the same.Well, theyarethe samefor
lettersup to 609 but not for lettersover
609, which aremuchhigherfor overseasdeliveriesthanthe UK domesticrate.
We're currentlymusingover the
problem,andwhat we'd like to do is putup the UK subscriptionratesso that all
pay the same
Europeansubscribers'harmonised'amount,andwe couldthen
afford to postall the editionsof
SalvoNewsfrom the countrywherewe
print. At the momentour cheapestoption
is to senda singleparcelfrom Franceto
Englandwith all copiesof SalvoNews
insideand thenpay someoneto packand
The extra
mail themout to subscribers.
time takenmeansthat whereaswe used
to get an issueout within oneday ofprinting,the processnow takesfrom six
to ten daysdependingon national
holidaysin both countries.Ifwe upped
the UK rateswe couldmail directfrom
any countryin EuroPe.
We want to moveto lrelandnextyear
so weafterour stayin Northumberland,
may decideto increaseour subscription
ratesquite soon.Eacheditionof
SalvoNewscostsaround€10fi) to print
and mail out, andwe don't get mucharea
backin advertisingso subscriptions
very importantsourceofrevenue.It
wouldhelpimmenselyto havea higher
UK subsrate.The reasonwe have
reducedour outputfrom oneeditiona
week(approximately)to onea fortnightis becausewe could not affordthe
increasedmailing costsof four editionsa
monthfrom France.Also, printingin
Franceis moreexpensive.Also, if weincreasedthe UK subscriptionratesto
we couldprobablyreduce
SalvoNews
themfor SalvoMonthly.

A recentfax from ChrisBaylis
concemingtheaccuracyof our Eastern
Europeanexchangerates(printedin theclassifiedsection)wasincorrectlyreplied
to by us in the lastSalvoNews(SN9827
September).
He saidwe quoted23,102
zlotysto the poundwhenthe actualrate
wasnearer34,000.He wasright aboutthequantity,but not the cunencyf- andI'dforgotten completelylwhich is US
Dollars.We hadactuallyquoted23,102
zlotysto thedollar,which is roughlythesameas 34,0fi) zlotysto theGBPound.
The reasonwe haddecidedto quotedollar ratesis because
theYankeeDollar
is the moreuniversalcurrency,easily
within thesecountries,
exchangeable
whereasthe poundusedto be,andmaybe
still is muchharderto chanse.

PHilBNOC'IANE
sffi SIIOH(
Mark Mr-Publicity-PewGroes,oftheSurrey'sPewCornerhasannounced
impendingpublicationof a smartnew 8
pagefull colourbrochureshowingthe
manythingshe cando with (andperhapson) pews.Dimensionallychallenged
inMark dismissedthe valid observations
the last SalvoMonthlyregardingthe sizeof his bathroomasa 'wilful mis-reading'on our part,for which we makelinle
His new
apologyin thisinstance.
brochure,297cmby l97cm - slightly
bigger thanA,4- hasbeenorderedfrom
bemusedSurreyprintersby hot new
publicityagentTim Sharp.For the record
his bathis not panelledwith old pew bits,
but with old panelleddoorbits.

PNili4T
OF
COIITHff
EOI'E

ANnIEIE
CONDACT
Despiterequests
from us that an article
writtenby CarolRosierof the Oxford
Unit beCountyCouncilArchaeologicalamendedor scrapped,
Context- theOfficersHouseMag of Conservation
printedit anyway.It containsdetailsof
the Codeof Conductprintedin lastor
January'sSalvoNews,sincescrapped,
at leastheavilyshelvedby the covert
Philip Daviesof COPATandEnglish
HeritageLondonDivisionandnow
deemedunworkableby all. COPAT,of
whichThomtonKay is supposed
to be amemberappearreluctantto communicate
with us overthisissue.A curtwith AnneBowden,COPAT
conversation
andalsoco-incidentallythe
secretary,organiserof payingstolenadsin the
AntiquesTradesGazette,told us that she
wasunableto do anythingaboutthesituation.MeanwhiletheSalvodealer. ..
Codeof Conductprogresses

5

DHIffi COI'E
OF
SALIIO

c0ilDacr
On the entryform to Salvolllustratedwecommitteda form of commercialsuicide
by includinga rcquestto Dealersto sign
up to a Codeof Conduct.Our deadline
for receivingentriesfor SalvoIllustrated
was September25th.So far the following
havereturnedtheir entry
businesses
forms and signedtheir agreementto the
Code.
Alpine Building Supplies
AntiqueBathsof lvybridge
ArchitecturalHeritage
ArchitecturalReclamation
The ArchitecturalSalvageStore
The Bath Doctor
BeaverBuildingSupplies
CheshireDemolition& Excavation
ColemanRoofingSupplies
Dickinson'sArchitecturalAntiques
White HouseFarmAntiques
Five otherbusinesses
havereturnedtheircompletedformsbut havenot signedthe
Codeof Conduct.Another20 businesses,
includingauctionhouses,havenow
confirmedby telephonethat they would
like to be includedin Salvolllustrated,
but we don't know wherethev standon
the Code.
An amendmenthasbeenproposedby
SimonKirby of Alscot Bathroomsin
Warwickshire,and secondedby Peter
Randleat ACE Demolitionin Dorset.
This amendmentwould meanthat somewould not keepfull recordsof
businesses
itemsbought,andwould continueto pay
cashfor stock from peoplethat they did
not know. This would appearto apply tosmalleritems.or to itemswherethe
dealeris absolutelycertainthat the items
arenot stolen,for instancewherepurchasesaremadedirect from a clientshouse,
Weare now proposing thnt the Codeof
Conductshould read:I do not buy iternsunlessthe seller has
establishedgood title in law
I do not knowingly buy items removed
from listed buildings without listedbuilding consent(orfrom the sitesof
scheduledmonuments).
I alwayspay by chequefor itemsof avalue greater than fX (say f200 ??) to
dealersor membersof thepublic not
personally known to me, unlessa cash
paymentis madeon site to the verified
owner of the items.
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Wherepossible, I keepa ,ecord of tlrc
ptovenanceof anf item,incluclittgthe
dateof manufacttrrc,wlrcreit wasremovedfront, and any previottsowrrers.
I agreeto mv businessdetailsbeinglwld
on a list ofbusinesseswho subscribeto
this Codeof Contluct.
I agreeto allow a coPyof tltis Codeof
Conductto be placedin a public position
within my prcmises.
This revisedCodeof Conductmay now
be moreacceptableto moredealersin
EnglandandWales.
Everyissueof SalvoNewsis receivedby
thetheAncientMonumentsSocietY,
GeorgianGroup,Carol Rosier(writer ofContextarticle),
the aforementioned
David Ross(an importantresearcheronarchitecturaltheft whosefindingswe
haveaskedto see,but haven'tbeen
allowedto yet - althoughapparentlythey
havebeenwidely circulatedto
MarcusBinney,conservationists),
ContextMagazine.Lord Russell,andwasuntil thelastissuealsoreceivedby
theVictorianSociety,andthe 20th
CenturySociety.It is alsoreadon an
irregularbasisby manyothersin theconservationworld. Theseare,in themain,peoplewho are supportiveof thecauseof expandingthe marketin
legitimatelydemolishedmaterialsand
antiques.
I havealsodiscussedthe Codeof
ConductprivatelYwith a memberof
EnglishHeritagewho hasconfirmedthat
theremay be an ideologicalproblemwith
architecturalantiquesand garden
omamentamongsta very small number
hard-liners,of importantconservationist
but mostwould be haPPYto seethe
legitimatemarketthrive.Their only
arethat it is difficult, if notreservations
impossible,as thingsstand.for themto
determinewhich itemsarelegitimateand
which arenot. As far as theYareconcernedthey cannotbelievethat every
singlearchitecturalantique,reclaimed
materialor gardenornamenthasbeen
removedlegitimately.To varyingdegrees
theybelievethat a proportionof all
stocksheld hasbeenstolenor removed
without consent,andto varyingdegrees
they arecorrect.One canarguetill the
cowscomehomeaboutthe true level ofthat proportion.Further,they believethat
theonusof prooflies with thetrade.
toI havebeenaskingconservationists
helpin launchinga schemesinceI
In 1987
workedat WalcotReclamation.
Walcotproducedthe first everfreely

availableprintedadviceto periodhome
ownerson architecturaltheft, inwith theBathSocietyof
conjunction
EstateAgents.This hassincebeen
echoedby others,includingfor instanceCity Council.
Westmister

MAS 8trff PABLICITY
BOB

is whyWhat I find difficult to understandtheconservationmovementpersistin theinfaceof all thedailyevidence,disbelievingthat fi replaces,doors,
windows,bricksandtilesarethrown
away,into skips,into lorriesandinto
landfillsites.CarolRosier,for instance,
hasundertakena studyof architecturalsalvagein theUK, yet herarticlein
Contextmakesabsolutelyno mentionof
thb scaleof destructionof itemsbeing
trashed.
David Rosswasat the forefrontof many
asprincipalplanningsuchtrashings
While therehe
officer in Cheltenham.
eventried to organisethe savingof
demolisheditemsfor resaleinto thetrade.But evenhe seemsafraidto
publiclyvoiceanyconcern,
insteadon covertly
concentrating
attackingthe tradewho havebeengiven
absolutelyno chanceto defend
againsthis assertions
themselves
whateverthey were.If theft is sucha
hugeproblem,why don't we get
notificationof it for SalvoNewstheftalerts?This year,so far, we havenot hada singlefireplacetheft reportedin theUK, andonly onein France.More or lesseveryUK theft alertis from gardens.
Backto the point- a Codeof Conduct.
Anyonewho hasany viewson the Kirby
pleasewrite in. We will
amendments,
publisheverything,asusual.

ECO.TNASil/iIE
ANOHEN
Reportscomingin from Lancashiretalkof an old oak-framedfarmhousethat
stoodin the way of a motorwayinBlackburnbeingtotalledby heavyplant'greenin a morning.Tlpically, thepolice' asour conespondent
callsthem,squattedthe buildingandwhenthey were
eventuallyejectedthe machinerymoved
in. This comesaftera similaroak framedhouse,l Tth century,wasdemolishedin
Norfolk on a Saturdaymomingfor
similarreasons,anotherfive houseswerein Bath.onean Edwardian
demolished
Villa, andmanyhousesweredemolishedin EastLondon.Bothconservationists
remainandthegreenmovement
impassive
aboutthewaste,but thenthey
wouldwouldn'tthey?Therereallyis no
excusefor thistypeof activity,but there
is no endin sighteither.

Mr RobertMills rangto saythathe is not
but unlikeothersin the
publicity-shy,
spectaculararchitecturaltrade,he does
not seekit either,normallY.
He madean exceptionto tell us thathe isin Bristol- amovingto a largerpremises
20,000sqft former EverReadyBattery
distributiondepot- wherehe hopesto beinstalledon the lst November.
He hasfor sometimebeenusingan
numberof premisesto hold stock;bams
full of panelledroomsetc,andtheexpiryof his presentleasehasgivenhim theimpetusto moveon. "Has the old battery
depotbeende-toxified?"we asked."Yes,but it'll soonbe toxicagainonceI getmy
stockinsideit" he chuckled.
Over the yearshe hasrefinedhis
policyandhis clientele,andpurchasing
maintainsa relativelylow publicprofile,
while ensuringthat a networkof
assistin rescuing
nationwidesalvageurs
mainly churchandothercarved
woodwork.
Below: The remainsof an Hwardian Wllademolishedin Bath in a doy.Nothingwas
saved,and the wastegeneratedv'ill, illegally
but with MoT sanction,be takento a landfillsite.[seestory belowlefi]

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MAgruM
UAITCNES
HrcruElr EAIIi/E8
N TOITDO//,I
OFBATN
BAilT'NE
OPE{8U MIISOIT
GuillaumeBacouhasjust openeda new
shopin Islingtonspecialisingin French
antiques,architecturalitemsand
fireplaces.We're hopingfor a photo,but
so far we only havcthe addressand
phonenumberswhich are I I EssexRoad,
IslingtonNl. Telephone01713549520.
Fax 01812450576.

flIT
WATffiMONOPOLY

ItECnnH(
andSamJustinHarper-Homewood[whosesurnameI've forgotten- sorry]
havejust finishedan exhaustingsession
at this year'sLondonDecorexexhibition
definitely
wherethey votedthemselves
beststandat the show.Samorganisedthe
exhibitsusingher renownedpenchantfor
interior co-ordinationto producethe
in bathrooms.Evidentlyone
spectacular
standwasentitledSir Gawainand theGreenKnight and the otherHot
Morrocan."Around forty thousand
designerscamethroughthedooron thefirst day ... gasping,weePing,
applauding.. . it exceededall our
extolleda triumphantexpectations",
Justinafterwards.Onestandhadtiger
slateflooring with simulatedmud walls(Samhad wantedto usestraw,but Fire
Regsprecludedit) andorange,red andpurple bathroomgear.A Monocan-stylefrieze floated aroundthe walls which
werealsopunctuatedwith smallniches.
Hopefully, a full colour resum€of theDecorexstandwill be appearingin Salvo
Illustrated(providedJustincanget his
headroundtheconceptofhaving to pay
for publicity sincetheyarearchexponentsof the free editorial),until
then,you'll all just haveto let yourimaginationrun riot. On a moresalutory
noteandwith the ongoingqualitydebate
in SalvoNewsin mind Justinexplained
the WaterMonopoly'ssuccinctquality
control policy gleanedafter many years
experience."You haveto haveit right down to the lastnut, otherwiseyou end
up bald andgrey", he said.Whenwe last
met he hada tull headof hair.

DOPPTLEINEENMMEANY
RaynerWilsonof ArchitecturalHeritage
Northantshada noveltheftexperience.
The local policevisitedwith a photoof aafterstolenMercury,oneassumes
Giambologna.Next two smartlydressedyoungmenfrom the southtumedup witha Mercury.That'sthe one,thoughtJohn
Wilson andrangthe policewho tumed
up smartlyanddiscoveredthatthe
Mercurywasindeedstolen.but it wasa
differentMercury!

The Building of BathMuseumin
conjunctionwith Bath City Council haveproducedtwo new guides,onc on
STONEand the other on WINDOWS.
The arc the first in what is hopedto
becomea long seriesand are easily the
bestof suchguidesyet. In full colour,
copiouslyillustrated,theyeachcontain
20 fun-packedpagesof seriousinfo.
Idealfor students,conservationists,
houserestorersandarchitecturalhistory
buffs.Writtenby ChristopherWoodward
andothers.TelOl225 333895.Buy!
Whateverthe price- we don't know it.
kft: An illustrationfrom STONE
showingthe building of a terrace in
Oxford 1825
Below:FTmWINDOWS,to dimonstrate
woodcnshutters- ecologicallysoundan illustration by JosephHartland called
Planfor RemovingHouseswhich shows
how GeorgianBath wasactuallyconstructed.One small criticism is that'',:*
the Swedishputty heaterand old glassi:;,1;rernoveris not included.

SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October 94 + Sult'oNews99 tuesdayI I u'nher 1994

Incroyable mais vrai. What the VosgesConseil G6n6ralhas done to the Roman amphitheatreat Grand, NE France.

GIRANDHI|RREUR
Grand was first written about by a monkcalled Rupert in the l2th century,who recognised it as a formertown of greatimportance[/aville de tris grantle,ltenduel,andthe amphitheatre was spottedby a Monsieur Jollois who in
I 823 discovered the semicircularknob, but it
was not excavated until. between 1963 and1976 Roger Billoret started an organiseddig
which resulted in 50,000cu m of soil being
moved. As a result the third largest Roman
amphitheatreknown was uncoveredto the elements.
The ConservateurG6n6ral of France andDirector of Historic Sites, who is several votives short of an offering, while agreeingthat
Grand was the most important site in France
also believed that it pre-datedRomans and isassociatedwith the Gallic divinity, Grannus.
although no evidencefor this has beenoffered.
Even more implausibly he associatesthis important site with the birthplaceof Jeanned'Arc.
in nearby Domr6my some 1400yearslater andclaims perhapsthat Grand. more than a site of'antiquehistorical interest is a magic site ofAbove: Limestone carving of a Triton, carved localll, possibly by a travelling master mason
AD50- I 20, and probably for thefrieze of the big Templebuilding shovtt below. The
carvings discovered are just brilliant. Powerful, sintple and very quicklt carved. Bt
comparisort the I9thc O'Shea brothers would have been able to achieve the carving above'green'in an hour or so out ofrock, and top caruers today v.'ould take three weeks and still
not get anywhere near. Speed,style, an understanding ofanatomt, and a totalfamialarity
v'itlr tools and materials is of the essencein this kind of v,ork which must have been likefallittg off a log to the person who did it. Absolutely bloody nrarvellous.

Below left: Artist's inrpression of Roman Grand. Below Right: Grand from the ain The'semi-amphitlrcatre'

is bonom left in both pictures

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religousforce' lforcecleI'antiquereligiositi du less to say,I have spoken to one local archaeolwhich ogist, two local historians and one local
lieu7,a well documentedphenomena
explainedhis subsequentactions.He reconi- conservationist- all of whom condemn thesurveyto showthatthe decisionas at bestmad, and at worst corrupt.
mendeda seismologicalMonsieurChristianPonceletsaidthat withfreshly exposedwalls were sufferingfrom, oh'enveloppe'of l5 million francs the sitewhata grandsurprise,frostdamageandtheonly in an'developedin
to
will
be
accordancewith the herthe
site.
Heappears
solutionwas covering
approveof whatwasnextpro- itage laws of France' Imise en valeur dans lewholeheartedly
cadre de la loi de programme sur Ie patrimoine
posed.
Assistingthem in this objective
It was apparentlythe ConseilGdndralfor morutmentale).
will
the
town
of Martigny in Switzerland
ChristianPoncebeMonsieurVosgeshimself,
thewho have also covered a partially covered alet, a man many oak treesshort of a forestor
perhapsnot, who in l99l personallygavethe Roman amphitheatrein concrete.
You may noticethat,despitethe claims that
go-aheadto theschemeto drivepilesinto whatworks
were necessitatedby incipient frost
ramparts
a
steel
the
concreteandemplacewasleft,girdersupportsystemfor a seatingsysytemfor damage,less than a third of the site is to be
8,000peoplemadefrom,in themostoak-wood- covered, and according to Monsieur Goutal,
ed region in France, yes of course, Iroko. Chief Architect to France's Historic Monu'si
No-oneis suggestingthat this was a cynical mentsthe schemeis reversible la perception
ploy to obtain EU funding for an employment de ces interventionscontemporainespassaitde
generationschemebut large amountsof EU mode des g6n6rationsfuture' [r/covering hisfundsaresaidto be involved.Localarchaeolo- toric monuments in conrete slould go out ofgists'incredulityturnedto privateanger,butnot fashionl.
Grand is actually a semi-amphitheatre of amuchwassaidin theway of protests.
Franceis a funny place.Workerstaketo the type only built by the Romans in Gaul, andstreetsat the first sniff of an adverseEU grant whoseusecould havebeenasboth a Colosseum
settlementimposedexternally,but otherobvi- and anAmphitheatre, forboth gladiatorial comously corrupt and morally incomprhensible bat,killing of Christiansandanimalsetc aswellactionsby thosein powergo completelyun- as scenique spectacularsand plays requiring
checked.It appearsthatyoucanlosemuchif, as acousticproperties.No written evidenceby thea professional,you arepublicly critical. Need- Romans themselves talk of Grand. which is9

surprisingconsideringits importanceas a religiouscentreatthetime.Aseriesofundergroundaquaductscarry spring water to what was areligiouslyimportantspringwheremanyofferings have been found. This is now locatedimmediatelyunderthe church.
Amongthemanyitemsof interestthathavealsobeendiscoveredin excavationsin the villagearesomeveryfine postChristianlimestone
Thesecomprisebodiesof heads,
mini-carvings.
and animalsandarereally quitebrilliant. Also
manycompleteroof tiles,ImbrexandTegulae,
havebeenfoundin thearea.Thelimestoneridge
which wentwith themwassocketedat oneend
A basilicaon theto housethefollowingsection.
site which is believedto have servedas themeeting room of the Tribune in which vastin 1884.It is l5m bymosaicwasdiscovered
l8m andis not entirelycomplete,havingbeen
raided in the mid-20th century.The central
elementis now missing,believedto havebeen
takenby locals.

Grandis betweenGondrecourtle Chateau(also lome of Jean ClaudeLebert,mat4riaux
anciensdealer)andLffil le Grandin the Vos8es.

Below: Two TEGUALE covered by an IMBREX tile madefrom a buffyellow local clay. No signs of fixing holes are apparent. The French
medieval CANALE tiles were also unfixed, but torching was comnton,and one assumesthat these tiles were also torched, Bs the question - How
big was the gap between tlrc two tegulae, and was the imbrex mortaredfront above or torchedfrom below? Traces of old tile kilns have beenfound in the area, and tools and drawings are on view at a tiny museumin Liffol-le-Grand afew miles from Grand. These tiles are on display inthe museum inside the Basilica at Grand.

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PILI
REIIUER
Left: Reiner models a rcised pev' with built-inside tables. The pev' is raised o.ff the floor by
30cm using scrap v,ootl. The price? DM4, I 88.

Reiner Pilz may look slightly concernedin
the photo above. "You're taking a photo of mewith an empty glassin my hand," he said,"whatwill everyone think? The glass should have
beenfull!"When I arrived on a Friday aftemoon

doesn't need to expand.Expansionwould require more employees,and good craftspeople
are hard to come by in Germany.He has tried
importing labourfrom England,and elsewhere,
but doesn'treally want the hassle.It is cheaper

for him to do a contractin Beijing than in Bonnbecauseof attendantcosts on the labour which
are sufficiently higher in Germany to offset thetransportcosts involved.
His ntodus operandi is extremely interest-

he wasout workingin his garden.
HeavoidsworkingonFridays- his
staff work a four and a half day
weekfinishingat zpm on Friday.
whichis the normin Germany.
liketo becalled
Pilz- Germans- hasa mechanby theirsumames
ical engineeringbackgroundand
movedinto interiorsin 1979doing
barsandpubs.He soon
restaurants,
found that using and stockingold
bitsandpieceswasa pre-requisiteof thetrade,andin 1982he bought
his current premises,on the outskirts of Hattingennear Hanover.
As a deft financingmovehe soldoff some spacesfor flats for thepeople working for him, and healsohasa housethere.His second
wife, a Dutch artist,has a studioand his first wife, her sister,also
livesthere.Most of his employees
have been with him for over ten
years including managerJiirgen
The reason,theysay,isDohmann.
simple:he payswell andtheworking conditionsare good. One guy
eamed 100,000marks in a year
workingfor Pilz, but thenas Pilz
saidhe had somedifficultieswith
his girlfriendat the time.Average
wagesare40,000marks.
His currentcontractsinclude
Frankfurt airport. a restaurantin 11.;;;jri:rBeijing and anotherin Bangkok.:''i,,,r,ii,,,li
and work in Gerrnany,Switzerlandand Luxembourg. The rapid
growth of the businesshas slowed
this year owing to the recession,
and went noticeably flat last
Christmas, but things appear tohave picked up again recently. He
now has27 employeesand sayshe

Above: Karinski's in Beijittg - doors and x,indov,sftorn Holland, glass
and Iightirtg.frcmEngland.and bar top andfloor tilesfrom France. In
the contse o.fthe.ioh an oltl Chirtanrart.fiom Beijingfound wondering
ttrotrtrdHattingen u'a.s/rrr;'1rilr'
rqtatriated courtesvof Pilz GmhH

ing. The business remains
essentially80Voor more contracting,andalthoughhewill selldirect
to visiting customershe doesn't
advertisethefact.Turnoveris in theregion of €1.5m-f2m with 20Vo25Vo export sales. Unlike Andy
Thomton, his much larger UK
competitor,he keepshis stock oforiginalmaterialsverylow.I would
Cuessthata lot lessthan€100,000
worth is currently held in stock,whereasAndy Thomtonmusthave
a lot morethanf lm. Pilz doesnot
like using bought in Far Eastern
repro either, althoughhe is quite
happyto makeup hisown.Hedoes
source some individual components from places like thePhilippinesandIndonesia.
So how doeshe undertakemajor contractswith sucha limited
amount of original material tochosefrom?The answeris thathe
usesitemsin a muchmoreversatileway, he always re-designsa live
contract to fit his stock, and hedoesn'tpriceajob untilhehasbeen
awardedthe contract.What?Yes,
it's true.He will offertwo thingsto
newclients:thefirst is a longlist ofprevioussatisfiedclientswho new
customerscan telephone,and thesecondis a guaranteeto complete
whatthe customerwantswithin atight timescaleand some loose
budgetparameters.
When the contractis signed.
and the first paymentshavebeen
made,Pilz swingsinto action.He
personallydesignsmuchof their(cotrtittued on tlte tte.rtpage)SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October 94 + SulvoNews99 tuesday I I ot'nber 1994

usingarchitectural
antiques
output,sometimes
locally,usually
rubbishscoured
andsometimes
by Pilz himself.He lovesto buildfromrubbish
His finisheddesigns
aregiventheopportunity.
similarto thoseof AndyThomton,buthefeels
they are superior.They tend to differ in that
Andy Thomton has a more consistenthouseandthestyleowingto thenumberof contracts
restrictionsimposedby the use of standard
theold by rereproitems,whilePilz fabricates
thatfew would
workingold items.It's a nuance
who patronise
eitheranotice.Most customers
interiorwouldthink
Andy
Thornton'sanPilzorthateverythingwasoriginalanyway.Tasteand
Above: Cut-off Corner Pew..Cutting time reduced
in bothcasesby theMD.
styleis determined.fronr fii'o duys to l8 minules.
is in theWhere they differ considerably
thatPilz has,andhisuseof
greencommitment
to designandcostitemsusingsoftcomputerswarethathe wrotehimselfat a costof 100,000
marks.It doesn'tprovidevisualdrawingsbut
Pilz worksin
doescuttinglists andschedules.
seconds.I couldn'treally believethis, so heTheshowedme.Everyproductlineis analysed.
stripor clean,denail,timespentto disassemble,
packanddispatch
isandthencut,re-assemble,
permetrerun.All fifteen
in seconds
calculatedof his workshopstaffareon pieceworkfor 707oof their work time producing computerised
items.Eachjob hasa fixed time allowancein
seconds.obviously some new materialsare
used,and sinceall joinerspreferto usenew
themratherthanold, I askedhow hepersuaded
Above:FranlcfurtAirport terminalbuildingis
ratherthan
to use,for instanceold mouldings,
redesigned
by Pilz usingpiecesof paper.Thelarge
paid
new ones.The answerwas that theyarelan Devoy'slargedisplaycabinet
onerepresents
Theremaining
107omoreto re-useoldmaterial.
seen below.
307oof theirtime is spenton workshopmaintenance,and making specialitems, like for
instancemuralsand sculpturemadefrom rubnew
bish,or fixing old lighting,or developing
products.He employsonepersonfull timeon
quality control."The only time I get madand
shoutat peopleis whenthequalityis notgood
enough- I can'tstandthat,"he said.
The computerworksout the cuttinglists,
evenfor reclaimeditems.A cut-off cornerpew
with a slopingbackusedto takea joiner two
daysto makebecauseof the complexcutsrequired.With the computercalculatingall thethecuttingtime
cuftinganglesPilzhasreduced
to l8 minutes,andeliminateda lot of waste.
Beforethe designcan start,Pilz measures
up the spaces.He neverrelieson architects
drawingssinceaccuracyis vital to thespeedof
the fitting out. He saidthat eventhe costof a
two-daytrip to Beijingwassmallby comparion site.
sonto the costsof adjustingmaterials
After thesurvey,oftenwith lasers,hespendsup
to six weeksdesigning.Duringthis periodhe
worksouthow to usethelimitedstockhehasto
do thejob thattheclientwants.Pilz hassolved
the problemthat everyarchitectin Europewill
haveto addressif morematerialsaresavedfrom
beingtipped:youdesignwith whatis available.
You neverdesignfirst andthengo lookingfor
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providing for the new terminalbuilding at
Ahote: Shellu'Vtrnish mi-rediu thc workshopti
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Above: Thefastest reclaimed door rack labellingsystem in Europe. Pilz canftnd any door, glazed,
panelled etc of any dimensions in seconds - but hedoesn't stock a large number of doors: below.

Above: Iute 20thc k)tus ltaf repro baluster The
to!, one a smoothl,fxtnt ltuly in beech, tlrc lotver
oile a ruslic front India in harulrood.

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Abtn'e: Inspirational ttse of pevt step.rb1' Pilz. They
have been turnetl intu a pub leaner and drinks
table. DM5560.

Ahove: Demonstrating the naster race's suPerior
attentiut to cletail, Pilz shows how the drawers fortltis l9thC German chetnist's rack were top hungn'ith a close fitting, board which fitted into running
rebates on the top of the drawen thus reducing
snells and evaporation losses.Damned nifty eh?

Above: Pub Table made with a Victorian chimney
pot base, and reclaimed woocl, shellac varnished.
Priced at DM I 500 = t590 = 4900 FFr
Above: A bar .front madefrom door panels andparts o.ftloors. Pilz's patent pilaster is seenjoining
the tv,o incongruous pieces. Behind the bar is ott
original (now restorecl)DM26k LASSCo bar backu'hich givesan attthentictouch.

Abore: Reclainted dutr table with d|fferenr sized
punels. The table top is ute of Pilz's pre-mudes.fitnn rctloirned rurt. It cun be used xitlt legs or a
Itaseus ulxne und turt bc fitted in setrnds on site.

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design and preparationtime was six weeks
duringwhich Pilz madea shoppingtrip ro England, and amongst other things, bought a
displaycabinetfrom Ian Devoyat GreatNorthemArchitectural.Hethenadaptedthedesignto
fit the cabinetand other items, finalised thewhole with the client and agreedthe contract
price. Another six weekswill be spentin theworkshopmakingall theitemsandpackingfor
dispatch.Tlvo weekswith threepeopleare allowedon site.
He usuallyusesdoors,panellingandothersheettypeitemsto makeup barfronts."No-one
notices the differencebetweenthat and therealVictorianthing."He
impossiblyexpensive
hasdesigned
a rangeofpilastermouldingscopied from an original which he liked for its
to make.He usesthese
simplicity= cheapness
to join the differentpiecestogether.
Thechangesin wastedisposalcostscaused
legislationin Germany
by new environmental
haveseriouslyaffectedhis working practices.
Up until five years ago skips could containmixedrubbish.but now this hasbeenbanned
under federal laws, and all skips must have
whichhasincreasedtipping
materialsseperated
chargesby five times.This has increasedthe
costofdisposalenormouslyandhasdrivenPilz
inventivedisposalmethods
to find increasingly
for his, mainly timber, waste.Everything iscanberunup,usedif possible.
Smallmouldings
anythinglargerthana foot or two by six inches
is usefor makingtabletops,menublackboards,
seats,pictureframes- you nameit. He cannot
evenusescrapwood for heating,unlessit has
been analysedfirst, due to the toxins in thepaints.He can howeveruse the sawdustandinsidetheworkshophehasanextractionsystemthat takessawdustfrom the benchesinto one
large hopperwhich directly feeds into a briquette maker. The compressed sawdust
briquettesdrop directly into an underground
briquette-firedboilerwhichheatstheworkshop
building and much of the hot water for thecomplex.In the next year or so he wants tosystemfor all thedevelopthisasa mini-heatingbuildingsonthesite.Heis alsoplanningto build
wind generator
a 2 tonneflywheel-stabilised
whichhedesigned
asstudentprojectin the60s
to provideelectricityfor lighting.
Pilz alsousesbought-ingreenmaterialsand
plansto extendthis purchasingpolicy. At the
moment he uses blockboard (not plywood)boughtfrom Brazilbutheis negotiatingwith anAustrianto manufactureblockboardfrom reclaimed timber. He only useschipboard for
subfloorsbut will changewhen the reclaimed
blockboardbecomesavailable.He currently
usessomenewtimberfor mouldingsbut hopes
to useonly reclaimedwood for every componentin a yearor so.It maybe worthconsideringthat he will buy mouldingsfrom Englandprovidedtheyarein batchesof morethan50m.He
doesn'tusepolyurethane
vamishes
but instead
hasrevertedto the old shellacand methstechnologymadeup in the workshopas the mostecologicallysoundfinish,with a naturalwax(t:orttirtued on ne.rt page)l4

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overcoat.He also buys cheaplymanufactured
items like pressedor machinedltalian beechwoodmouldingsandcarvedwoodnewelsfromIndonesia.He preferstheItalianmaterialfor its
clean finish, but will use Far Easterncarved
woodwhenhe wantsa rusticlook.
Stock control systemsabound.He has anovel ideafor standardcomponentswhich are
storedin largebinswith falseends.Behindtheinsupply'justfalseendis oneweeksemergency
checkedarestocksAll
fails.
casethe systemweekly,includingreclaimedones,andre-orderusinga code'Black tagsare
ing is sytemised
placedon low stocksand the workshopthen
is comuntilrestocking
usesthebestalternativeplete.Pilz is alsovery proudof his door racklabellingsystemwhich will allow him to findanytypeor sizeofdoor in seconds.
cach6
thatthereis a commercial
Hereckons
Above:VALORPERFECTION34 parafin range
in beinggreenandbelievesthathe will be able
fitted witha glasstopfor useas a sener.DM I680
to chargeat least llVo motethanthe competition for a while, until they catchup. He is
tookingat diversifying- possiblyinto Frenchproperty,possiblyinto startinga reclamation
yardin Berlin,possiblyintotheUS.Oneproblem facedby anyonestartinga reclamationyard
in Germanyis a lack of availablelabour."Noonewantsto do hardmanualworkin Germany
aby more.You'd neverget anyoneto clean
mechanised
bricks."Why haven'ttheGermans
brick cleaning?Becausethere'sno demandfor
reclaimedbricks.In Berlin.very closeto Poland,Pilzwouldno doubtbeableto getcheaper
labour.
"I don'tneedmoremoney."he said'with alittle glint in hiseye,"but I wantto play.I used
to think thatyou couldonly be inventivewith
theuseof somealcohol- butnowI realiseit all
just comesnaturally."He showedme into his
inner sanctum.The outsidedoor was an old
glazedlateVictoriannumber.Pilz had'just forheavyduty
fun, fitted it with a double-acting
metalcatchandsealingsystem.the type fitted
on modernPVC windowsthatallowsthemto
open two ways,eitherside-hungor bottomhung.Funit maybe,butit is typicalof theman's Above: Tvro horsies from Relics Antiques arecontinuingtinkeringwith bits and pieces,his hoisted up into the upper level loading bay v'irh tt
fascinationwith technology.and a belief in .forklift truck. Stringent German health & sa.fen'
legislation requircs that safety barriers arc fined rc
greenideas.
the bays.As the one in fi'ont of thefork lift's nntsr
We talkedabouttheimpendingEU Demodrops down, one nol shotvnin theforeground isdirective."Recycling,"helitionWasteStreams
raised.
bricks'Theysmash"Iitdown-cycling.
said, callthey smasheverything.What we needis upcycling. whereold productsare given moresituatof theGerman
value,notless."Hedespairs
quantity
o
large
of
a
supplytherecalls
on andwoodblockfromanEnglishsupplierfo
reclaimed
whilejustdowntheroadin Nuremberg.
acontracta load of similar block s'as scrapped.In
wastheresultof
the roadoutsidehis premises'rvaste'recycling.It
the German'sdemolition
with piecesof
was a pinky lookingaggregate
parts
and
discernible
tiles'
oldbrick,
handmadeof usefulold itemsmixedwith crushedconcrete.Is thisthefuturefor Europe?
33'D-31303
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Altove: A ptoject to come - the refitrbishmenrnr
v,orking order of un old slore t'asftu'/tia:rr/tirt,g.
ttll r'(cuurttbul ntet'htutical.
I I've fttrgotten- x'htttare thet' culled] lOriginutll, nrude ltt' I'AMSON STORESltRIT(-E
C O L T . D . 2 0 C h e a p s i d eI.n n d t t n E C . c l 9 l t ) ' 'Above:Anotherusefor old door panelsis thispub
wall hange4for photos,pictures,found obiectsetc.

Above: Turnstile Pub Lcaner. One can imagine
Ironv'ork Chineurs in 50 years timefinding this in
Estonia and bufing it and returning it to the old
restoretl turnstiles at Lords Cricket Ground. Maybenot. DM2560

Abore: Rubbish Table made.from the base of an old
broken lentporary rcatl sign. The base is ntade fromalreudv recvcled blttt'k polvhene encasing recycled
dgllregdte umc,?le. The nex' lop is nade frutm
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Right: The pub in Hagen which
triggered the Seekopp'spassion.for olde EnglandFranz and Wilma Seekopprun an import you know.I reallylike theEnglish.I boughta
loadof panellingat Walcot."
exportbusinesssupplyinglargequantitiesof
Hecould
Thisforaystimulated
hisappetite.
carvedarchitectural
EnglishDutch
andmainlywoodworkand decorativeitemsto customers visit Englandand makea living, he thought.
Eventuallyhe soldthepub andbeganvisiting
aroundthe world.
Franzlove affair with the Englishstarted Englandmore frequently,and inevitablyhe
RobertMills.
soonencounteredwhenhe lived in a flat in Londonfor a while in"Youknow,I madeRobertMills a millionthe 1960s.He hada numberof previousbusiwith
nesses,one of which wasin food brokingand aire,"hesays,althoughI haven'tchecked
yet
Bob
Mills.
I
don't
think
he's
a
millionairecateringsupplies,all of which he eventually
gaveup andboughta pubin Hagenknownasthe nearly,butnotquite,"andlookathimnow.He'sof all the
Chest.Hefurnishedit with old bitsand movinginto a hugeplacebecause
Treasure
pieces,and it was whenhe camebackto Eng- moneyhe madefrom me.I really like theEngloadsofstuff- youtell
WalcotReclamation, lish.andI needcontainer
land,andco-incidentallyof humour
antiquesthathis pas- them."Hehasa prettyoffbeatsense
lookingfor architecturalwhichcouldbemis-interpreted.
Butasmuchas
sionfor dealingbegan.
"I still rememberturningup at WalcotRec- he mocksothershealsomockshimself.
Franz,or Frankashe is usuallyknownin
lamationat 3 am,andfindingit shut,"he said,be"and then we had to hang around for ages England,hasmovedthroughtwo premises
no-oneatWalcotgetsup veryearlybut, causeof lackof spaceand,althoughsizeisn't
becauseFranz Seekopp

henowhasa massive
everything,
60,000squarefoot old factorybuildingwhich heboughtfrom
possibly
Thyssen.
Thisin itselfis a majorasset,
chainor asoughtafterby a majorsupermarktit
firm that organises
indoorgo-cartracing,in a
hotlocationin Burgdorf,nearto Essenin Westem Germany.
Frank spenta lot of money doing it up,
single-handed.
He was not enthusiastic
about
the local fire officer's requirements.'"Theybankrupt you before you start. here," hesaid,"theywantall theseemergency
signsanddoorsandlook at theserooflights.They open
automaticallyif there'sa fire to let out thesmoke- it's crazy,theycost3,000markseachto put in and they haveto be changedevery
twentyyears."Franks reluctanceto spendunnecessarilymeanshe hasno regularemployees,
andwhenhe needshelp he offers temporarywork to(continuedon thenextpage)From the left: victorianchimneypotsboughtfor t25 each.Frank sellsthemfor
t27.50, he says;the3,N0 marksclf'openingrooflight;a purchasingmistakethatFrank saidhe v;ouldgive away;I00no oakandsteeldoorsfrom wuppertalPrison.
ft00 each or vould swaP.--

controlhesaidthathedidn'twantto paymoney
to get rid of the wasPs.
to losemoneyon everything
He professes
fromme '. ' he'sin buyingsomething
thepricesaretoo interested
becauseEngland
in
he
buys
by
a
lorry
people."l wasloading
unemployed..." We'renot
sort
the
best
...
eccentricabloodyarich"They treatme likemyselflast weekandI askedthesetwo guysto high thesedays.
antiquesanarchitecturalis
there
whetherthat
aware
understand
"they
don't
he
says,
comeandhelp me. I evenofferedto pay them' foreigner,"
impendinghis
despitebut
Africa,inSouth
I
reallytrade
nothing.
foreverythingwantclientsmybuttheysaidno I couldn'tbelieveit. Nobody
it is hardto imaginethatFranzwon't
loadsof the retirement
like theEnglish.I needcontainer
wantsto work hereanymore."quantitrying to createa market.
in
there
large
be
quickly
for
pay
very
parsimony stuff.I can
Last year his self-confessedthat thereare plenty of oldisrumouredItties."
nearlykilled him whenhe tried to dislodgea
by aspirantcolonistsfrom
his
villas,constructedishelping
Seekopp
Christian
days
These
of
his
waspsnest from the lOm high eaves
items,built but neverimportedwithtrainedEuropeChristianis adad with the business.
warehouse.
by thejungle.If
recaptured
now
trade
in,
and
the
lived
learningisand"I fell off theladderwhenthebloodythings lawyer,a keenhunter,be seekingthem
will
Franz
his
no
doubt
on
exist,
they
pendingadecisionwhichheenjoysstartedto attack me," he said, "when I came
"I reallylike thecanoe.
dugoutmanaoneInfutureinoutWilma'sbusiness.
Itisactually
future.
whereknowroundall coveredin blood,I didn't
for the hire of
much
want
too
they
but
Africa.
natives,
to SouthI was.I crawledto theoffice.about150metres' FrankandWilmahopeto retire
..
."
love
dugouts
and
their
times
few
a
out
there
Theyhavebeen
and managedto phonedWilma, and told her I
peoplethere
Contact Frank or Chrtstian Seekoppon
didn't know whereI was.Luckily shedid' and theclimate,aswell asthefactthatgone+492332 60522. +49 2332 54447or mobile
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work.
Germany
hard
mind
don't
I've
damagedI spentnine monthsin hospital.
would
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he
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and
my brainthat'swhy I'm sostupid,"hequipped. downhillasfar asheis concerned& Wilma - Velen dank fiir den
Frankleave.
toHe's got an Oliver Reedbuild, and seemsto be happy
Englishman abend,das war sehr nett von ihnen & I hope
"I'mgoingto meetaneccentrichavea similar constitution,toughasold boots.
mightbe your reputationsumivesthisarticle!
When askedwhy he didn't call the local pest in SouthAfrica ... youneverknowheI and lastly a rushroundthe biggestboomtown in the world town Shanghai" 'lflPZlG
Rapidchangesin Leipzig '.. in oneyear60'000
wereinstalled' ' . everypavementin every
telephones
streetseemsto be up ." gas ... water ... power . '.
many roadsare potholed(althoughroadshave imare
provedimmenselyin threeyears)andapartments
being refurbishedby cheap imported contractors.
Leipzig is the secondlargestconstructionsite in theworld afterShanghai.Big incentivesto developwill
end in five years threateningto turn the current
propertyboominto a slump.Much materialis being
chuckedinto skips - the usualthing - doors' windows,flooring,po€les,bathroomgear,andthousandsof tons of bricks.The level of demolitionwastehas
increasedfrom l08m tonnesin 1987to l40mt in1992.
in 1993
New Saxonrecyclinglawswerepa,ssed
anda campaignstartedto "Avoid WastebeforeRecyworks
cling" on constructionsites.For refurbishment
ofre-usewithintheproject
to oldbuitdingsa schedule
Ifre-use
drawnupby a BuildingInspector.
is agreed.
is not an optionthen disposalfor recyclingis preferred,and even mandatoryfor certainclassesof
areitemslike bricksandwood,whilesomematerials

allowedto be tipped- but we're not surewhich andneitherwasLeipzigCouncil.Oneofaroundtendemin thekipzig areaarelicensedto
olition contractors
They are paid
carry out demolitionand clearance.
extrato recycle.Howeverno-onechecksto ensurc
that materialsare recycled.Bricks are never reclaimed - there is no market for any reclaimed
materials- but arerecycledfor re-useas hardcore.
to be burntfor energyrecovery
Timberis supposed
butis webelievejustbumtsincetherearenorecovery
plantswithin a 100 miles of Leipzig.Howeverwe
Wephoneda coupleof
tackdetailin this department.
approveddemolitioncontractors.
"can we cometo seeyourrecyclingdepot?"weasked.
"You want to buy something- then we starttalking.but you can't seethe 1-ard."I drovedown
had
anywayto seeif I couldgeta peep- thepremises
massiveearthbanks.electricfencesandTV cameras.
standcontractor's
evenhy demolition
Sophisticatedards.
andspoketo
WevisitedtheHouseof Denlokratie- a greenbuildinggroup.
two youngguysatdkoldrve

A feasibilitystudyhadbeencaniedout on settingup
a reclamationyard. Highly technical,it provedthat
reclamationwas not commerciallyviable. "Whatvaluedid you placeon thebricks?Did you visit yards
in the West,in Englandfor instance."Noneandno.
Theyhadheardthat somegreensweresetlingoneup
in Berlin (only 100milesto the north)but no contact
hadbeenmade.
We decideto speakto peopleon the groundandapproachtwo guys demolishingsome small l9th
centurybrick houses.
"These pine floorboards retail for 5 deutschmarksa metrein Britain.""They're firewoodhere,pal.We haveto seperate
all the waste- its the law herein Leipzig - but thecontractorswho take it away burn all the wood.
Sometimesthey cut it andbundleit for kindling.but
mostpeoplehavecoal burningstoves.There'slittle
bricks- it's
Thereis no marketin reclaimed
demand.
not wo(h reclaimingthem,"onemansays.
"What happensto all the features from thehouse?""There'sneveranythingleft by the time rve

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arrive, the Dutch dealen organisestripping of anyandtothenationalimmainsecurityof its inhabitants,
thing antique - door knobs and light fittings. I also
turity ofa countryonly formedin 1870.In any case,heardofafew lorryloadsofsettsthatlventto Holland, they argue,was not Britain imperialist for hundreds
but this wasstoppedbecausethe transportcostswercof yearsand well into this century along with most
too high."
othcr Europeancountriesat onetime or another?
Thcrc are a few trntiquedealersin l,eipzig. We
The leadership of thc EU Demolition Waste
phoneonewho soundslikelY.
Streamsdrafting committeeby Germanyand Den"I sornetirn€sbuy stovesand gardenitems but
markis playinginto thehandsofthe recyclinglobby,'downI've nothing in stock at the mornent.Therc's no
ReinerPilzcallsit
andis againstreclamation.
dernandhereandin any caseevenifthere was,dealers cycling'. He saysthat Gennansdo not understandthefrom the West always outbid me."conceptof rcclamation,andoneof his currentoptions"How is the market organised.Do the dcalers is to establisha yard outsideBerlin. A problemis thatapproachownersprior to demolition andoffer to buy
Reiner,andotherGermans,havesaidthatno-onewill
things?"carry out menialtasklikc cleaningbricks.Everything'Not that I know of," shesays,"they simplylook
is gearedto high-technologysolutions even if thisfor empty buildings and take the stuff."brings aboutfuther problens. Soreclamationin Ger"So they stcal it?"importedlabour.Thisappeantobethe
manyrequires"No ... well ... no-onewantsthatkind ofthing
reasonthat Germansbuy UK architecturalantiques;
here.Life underthe communistsmeantwe always ratherthanimport labourto run a businessto reclaim
had to re-use everything. Now everyone demands your own material, leavethe labour where it is, andnew - PVC windows,particleboarddoors,modem just import somebodyelsesmaterials.
lighting,modernheating- it's just the way it is. The
A national agency was set up to handle thecontractors who refurbish have no interest in old
recycling of domesticwaste,paid for by a levy on
stuff."
packagingat the point of sale,known as the green"Isn't therca DIY market?"punkt. This levy finds its way back to the national"Yes,but it's tiny. Veryfew peopleown,orwant
rccycling agencywho thcn pay contractorsto cary
to own apartmentshere. Ifthey do, they alwaysbuy
out the rccycling. In all Germanstre€tslong lines of
onesthat arc alreadyrefurbished.A handful do theirbins are placed outside flats, black ones for mixed
own work, but ifthey want old stuffthey canfind it
waste, and brown ones (full of maggots)for comeverywherefor nothing."
postablewaste.Metal is left eachweekin a neatpile
Wetriedlripzig Council'sbuildingdepartrnent. by thesebins. Every 100 metresor so is a rank of'Therc is a systemfor recyclingbuildingwaste.
largerwheeliebins for differentcolour glass,plastics
see andpaper.Theseareimmaculatelytidy. Peopledon't
Ifabuilding is tobe demolishedaninspectormust
it first. tf it is listed and to be refurbishedhe must just throw things into the bins, but neatly stack theagreewhat is left in andwhatcanberemoved.He alsomaterialinside. It's the Germanway. I tried to imagschedulesall the items that must be recycled andine it in England - every morning it would be
which can be tipped."
upturnedwheclie bin chaosin the local parks.
'Once that schedulehas been drawn up, who
Every threc months an arca of each town in'rccychecksthat the owner/contractoractuallydoes
Germanywill haveafrcccollection of largerunwantcle' items?'we ask.
ed items such as furniture. This is heapedup in the"All demolition work must be caried out by
approvedconhactorswho recycle the material.""OK but how do you know that the material isactually recycled?" we ask.
"All demolition work must be carried out by
approvedcontractorswho recycle the material."
Germanis a federation,and within cach federal
state,cities havetlrcirown laws.The systemieguided
by tiers oflegislation.ListedBuilding andrecycling
laws are different from place to placc, but all aregovemed by targets set in Bonn, by the German
national government.Although Leipzig is a former
East Germancity, it is typical, and now has all thc
legislative framework of other West Germancities.
After re-unification a mayorwas electedfrom Hanover (in the West)and manyretired Wessiescameoutof retirementto helpwithre-organising aspectsof life
therc, industry in Particular.
Above: late l9thc building collapseson itself
Thc poor,but happy,formerly communallives ofthrough lack of intercst. Theonly other European
was
the
core.
Leipzig
shakento
EastGermansis being
city
where this happcnsregularly is Lisbon
where the allotment movemcnt was founded in theI 820sandwherechildren'splaygroundswereinventBelow: Jiirgen Schneide,t property developer
ed shortly afterwards.Most of the inhabitantslive inflats during the week,andin tiny timber cottagesand from Franlcfurt who disappearedfrom l*ipzig
shedson verdantallotmentsoutsidethe city at theowing the banl<sDMI.Sbn. A DMI0w reward
weekend.Takinga countryof 60 million andadding
poorpt butsociallyricher,of 20million
anothermuch
hasled to problems.Leipzig's carsarea mixtureof
ncw BMWs and Mercedesjostling with Trabants,
nothingin between,echoingthe lives of East Germanssorneofwhom havebecomevery well off, but
most poorer,
To the outside world Germanyis an effrcientecbnomicdynamo.InsideGermanyit is a frail allianceof federal politics, a country who dismissits
contributionto war in late l9th and 20th century
of the dcep-seatedEuropeas a naturalconsequencestl€€t two weeksor so before the collection is due.
Hereyou canfind anything from windows to wallpaper,andtakeit awayft,ee.Hitthe right arcaat the righttime andyou could makea fortune, although professionalrummagingis frownedon.
The outcomeof this careful waste seperationis
questionable.Everyone I spoketo said that most of
the wasteis mixed up and chuckedback into landfill
sites.Someclaimthatthis happenson thestrcetwhen
the bin mencome. So why bother seperating?Somepeopleare so diligent that they have no mixed waste
at all - everythingis s€peratedfor rccycling. But noone seems to believc that more than a smallp€rcentageactually is rccycled. The costs of recycling is metby theconsumer,andthis moneyis given
to a wastedisposalagency,but policingis questionable. Until rccently wastewas shifted acrossnationalboundariesto Franceand even England, much of it
toxic.Thishasoffrciallybeenstopped,sowhercis thewastegoingnow?
As Germanslead the European movement inrecycling,so they leadEuropein secrecyaboutdisposal.Onesuspectsthat somebusinessesare making
a fortuneout of this mess.German'sdomesticwaste
anddemolition waster€cycling would not matterif itwere not for the fact that whereGermansgo, the rcst
of Europe must follow. The Germans' lack of coordination betweenthe production of waste and its
disposalis evident.You can be a sincererecycling
your wasteto the delightseperating
consumeropenlyof your neighbours,or you can cmploy speciallylicensedprofessionalrecyclersto sortout your demolition waste,but if you run a demolitioncompany
you mustbe covert,you mustbe paid or subsidised,
you must be highly mechanised,and if you run a
reclamationcompany,as far as most Gennans areconcerned- you must be completely mad.
A big Salvo thankyouto Aga Scheuermannfor
help with translations, accommodationand phone
calls etc - THANKYOU

Above: a lzipzig skipfuI of metal workfrom a
projectaboutto be recycled=
refurbishment
melteddown includesa load of enamelledshower
trays,castiron bathsand mixertaps.
Below:precisionparkedwheeliebin recycling
pointfrom the W: brown glass,greenglass,whiteglass,dirty plastic,clean plastic,paper andcardboard.

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A Salvo-style glimpse at a one person demolition rescue and ffade supply business

REGTAMATI
III|RGHE$TER

Above: Iooking rather like somethinglmma Castlemaine4X ad, thefront of the nnin
showrcomsat DorchetserRec.On tlw left an old clwmferedHam Stonedoor caset350
42in widex 86in high wouldmalcea goodsimplefire surrcundwith piecesIeft over Below'Sankeys
Ltd, Bulwell,Notts'andnot shownis athe doorcaseis a kaleforcer impresscd
good selectionof gardenalia including traditional zincplatedwateringcansat I3-!4 each.
ca- Station,three miles away,in 1963, when it
Keir kwis moved from a respec'table
of
when
the
difficulties
becameobviousthat it would otherwisego tosurveyinginmarinereer
to turnhisfamilysourcingitemsthathehadseentippedeveryday, thetip. Hisdadthenproceeded
1960snumber,into a mediexactly when neededto restore his house, home,a respectable
promptedhim into the courseof a latterday eval manorhouse- soundsinteresting,but noTolpuddlemartyr-and hestartedareclamation photosunfortunately.
Keir actuallystill had bits of thc railway
yard.
He seemsto haveinheritedthis idiosyncrat- stationyearslater(andmay evenhavere-soldic tendencyfrom his school-teacherfadler,who someto the presentoccupiersof the converted
res- station- my notesaren'tclear)andit waspartly
successfullyattemptedthe single-handed
thesebitshadto bemovedthatspuned
cueof thepennantplatformof GWRGrimstone because

Above: Two of three Roman, Celtic, neolithic... or perlwps ISth century columns from an
old livestock market in Bridport Tbwn. They
had been re-used at least once before
according to Keir f2,000 the set. approx 8ft
high 24in dia.

Below: Elementsof a woodenconscnatory, Vctorian, fonning a 9ft high threesided
structure with sft deepsidesand a25ft longfrontage c/w original Vctorian glass(somedamages).Theroof timbea weresimpk pine glazingbars. t350 thelot.

Above: This unprepossessingshot shows sonreof a large quantity of heavy materials stocked,
as well as, in the background 36no 7ft long x
6ft high park railing c1920 for {1,000. On rlrc
left a large quantity of BIue Lias kerb at f2 ft
run and on the right, Portland Rubble, muchsought after for garden work. Also available
is granite kerb at f3 ft run. Unpriced are aload of blue/black quarn' tiles, sashweights,
gutte6 ridge, bricks and rutoftiles.

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the commencement of Dorchester Reclamation
five years ago. Having created a local network
ofsuppliers, Keiris particularlyconcerned,asis
fellow DorsetdealerPeterRandleatACE Demolition, of the increasingdifficulties of dealing'onewith local planners,and thelaw forcouncil
employees and their friends, and anotherlaw for
the restofus' situation.well known andincreasingly documented throughout the well-to-do
areasof Britain.
Winterbome Abbas is not over-burdenedwith house restorers,so Keir has concentrated
on building a businessbuying materials,locallyand inFrance* - he is a fluent French francophile - to supply the exigent English trade. He
tradeson a storage-onlysite of mini-units converted from redundantfarm buildings, with noretail usage.This has contributed to the Trade
Only facet of DorchesterRec.
Mr Lewis u,elcomestradevisitors, preferably by appointment,and says there is usually'someroom for movement' in his prices.
Contact Keir Lewis at DorchesterReclamation, WinterborneAbbas(by appointmentonly)
on 0305889779.0860 859358or 0305264927.

Above:A smallselectionfromDorchesterRec's30 plus mini-stoves,perhapsthe bestcollectiortaroundon salefor t55-f200 each.SomeFrench,someEnglishand evenone or
tvvoScotsmodels,He also hascremailliires,or pot hangersas theyare called in Britain.

*He has ordercd a copt'ofthe Salvo French'so
I know wherc to avoid in
Dealer's Dircctort,
fiiture'as he politelv puts it. There'sno hiding
place Kein but the clnnces of meeting one of the
20 directory buters on anl given day in France
at one of tlrc 2000 businesseslisted must be
around 100,000 to L So, bott chinins mate!

Below: Large ranges and kitchenalia but not shown enamelled mincers at f3 small and f.l I
large, andfive rarious old wooden drainers at t25-f.45 each. Not so cheap is the Raebunt( ?) in its desirable and original light blue enamel - a snip at f750 negotiable! Fire
surrounds, not sltowtt, irtclude enamelled slate, Bath Stone, unusual tooled Blue Lias. Dove
Grey Marble and Pine.

Far left: Part of the batlroom showroom with apacked array of gea4 in the main unrestored but
cleaned. KLdoes have a bathroont workshop andbrass polishittg equipntent. Behind tlrc baths are sonrc
deco bidets at {30-t45 c/w taps and pop-up wastes, aswell as a Pyramid corner basin {l20 and 14 otlters ataround t60 with taps, and towel rails at fl5 -f20
each.
Below & left: A rank of cast iron cisterns, all cleaned(and overhauled?) including a Bittanic t35, Theo
Conway Ltd, Weymouth - Shanks Patent !45, The
Burlington, Wlliam Dibben & SonsLtd, Builders
M erc hants, B oumemouth f,35, Thurman, D o rc hestert55 [and seefront cover], Slnnks & Co Ltd Patent
Nol lzvern {40. Also below them is a set offour 48inw x 39in h blasted and pimed Victorian radiators,
suitable for low or high pressure systems. These rads
have hollow circulation pipes, up which hot air travels
to be issued f'rom the top grill i.e. early convector rads
- although they were not called by this name in thosedays. No manufacturer's stamp visible unfortunately.
f 1,000 complete. Isee detail left]

IE

99 tuesdayI I october1994
SALVOMONTHLY No 23 October94 + SalvoNews

Right:
Upsidedown
dinodoodoo
Below:
Monkfrcm
Gorton Friary

AI BIIIING$HUR
T884I($[|THEBY'$:

IN

GK
SHt|
G[|PR[|UTE
Toplot at Sotheby'sBillingshurstsaleon 28
Septemberwasf,23,000(estf,20-€30k) paidby
bya privateUK buyerfor a setof four seasons
GiuseppeLazzein\. The sale raiseda total of
g3O4,2Wand Jackie Reeswas reportedto be
tiredbut happyattheresult.Amongthesurprises,moreof which in the next SalvoNews,two
Val d'Osnegothicgardenchairs- well pittedwent to a London dealerfor f,2'6fi). They were
unusual,sincethis modelis normallyonly seenasa bench. .. evensof2'6fi). Phew.
PeterHone,of London'stop gardenrepro
houseClifton Little Venicewas defeatedby
destiny when he failed to securea dinosaur
coprolite which soaredto f400 - doublethe
estimate.Peter phlegmaticallydismissedhis
failure "I wasdefeatedby destiny"'he told us'"I was relishing a Salvo headlinelike HONESLIPSFROM COADETOCRAPbutit wasnot

biddet clearlyajurassic
to be."The successfuloverbuff, addedto Sotheby'sembarrassment
slip up by announcing
theCoprolite/Copralitethat the cataloguephotograph[above left]showedit upsidedown."Maybe,but you knew
it wasworth a pile", camethe reply.
Apparently,thenormalgaggleofdealersat
thebackof thetent werenot presentat the startof the sale.Unperturbedat the breakdownof
Billinghurst'santiquePA system,Mr Jamesstartedoffusinga loudRylands,theauctioneer,'.Can everyonehear?"heunamplifiedvoice.
asked."Ifthere wereanyoneat the back,theywouldn't be ableto", cameHone'squick-witted andascerbicreply.
On a more seriousnote, a set of twelve
apostlesfrom GortonFriaryby EdwardWelby
Puginwerewithdrawnat the last minuteafterCity Council.
fromManchester
representations

They had beenremovedin August 1993withverbal confrrmationthat consentwas not required, which was affirmed again before thesale.However,a photographappearingin theTlmesa few daysbeforethe saletriggereda rethink, andMCC askedthat they be withdrawn
to which requestSothependinga re-appraisal,
by's agreeddespitethe lack of any firm listing
evidence.
TheBossilookalikeraisedanover-estimate
t12,075but Nigel Bartlettfought off the competitionto win a white statuarychimneypieceflankedby jambs carvedwith drooping rams
heads.Claiming it be a design of Williambidf,2l,275 against
he successfully
Chambers,a €6k to fl0k estimate.
Full report with photos in the next
SalvoNewsplus ReclamationServices'auction.

PAIIGEGOR$IITI$||IHEBY'$:

In .what the FrenchTradedescribedas acynicalestimatingexercise,thesaleofold decorative items from the Corsini Palace in
Florencewhich took place on 26,27 md 2E
resultedin a takeofl2.2m againsta
September
total estimatedof around€lm.
Around 8.0(X)came to the view and 900
struggledto getbidsin on saledaysfor the2,(M)lots. Italians wentfor thehundredsof decorative
Above:ThisPareFeu soldfor 33,0ffi F
lots. Once again,lots were withdrawnundersale in Arachon,
25
pressurefrom localmunicipalconservationists, [t4'000] at the septernber
Thefirescreen
Tbl4dano.
heldbyFranceachairincludingfromexportandothersbanned
datingfrom the 1920swosnot impressedbut
anddaybedinitialledJB - JosephBonaparteit wasfrom the schoolof decomuch vauntedby the FrenchTrade,who natu- dealersfelt
Edgar BRANDT[1880metalworker
an
under
them
buyingrally denurred from
I960lwho created.a new langtngefortofailedsubsequently
which
and
stop,
exportcontinentalmetalworkand is muchsought
reachthe €20,000estimate.
afteirnow,hencethe doubling of the estimnte.
getit.
More newsif weaP...
cnMlllE
Christie's Scotlandareplanninga saleof PaintingsandSculptureby Women
Artistsfrom the lTth centuryto thepresent
dayon DecemberI st.Call

Above:Autelenboisdordsculpt6.€pXVIIICme.
16octobred
Dimanche
H l73cmLl05cmPl04cm.
ANAF: Lyon-Brotteaux.
I 5h.Jean-ClaadetAI78650505fax 7865 09 09 [France]
AlexanderMeddoweson 01413328134
or fax 01413325759.
RegisThiollet, Argenteuilannoncela
venteprochaineavecvitraux,chemin€es,
mobiliersdejardin, statuaire,boiserie
seramardi22 novembre.T6l€phoneI 39
61 0l 50 or fax I 39 61 34 77 [France]

SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October 94 + SalvoNews 99 tuesdav I I october 1994

ETOACESTENSilNE Bffi'$'TINE

Stolenfroma housein Co Llmerickon 31 July1994.
Pairof STONELIONSapprox30inhigh.LowerJawsmissing.
any into to.'AskeatonGarda061 3921o2or (owner?)069 64030
crimeref no: nonegiven
source:atg

Stolenfroma Gardenin Moretonin-the-Marshon 31August1994
BRONZE
Pairof CHINESE
DOLPHINSapprox39inhigh
any info to.'Moretonin the Marshooliceon 0608650324
Cheltenham
Policeon 0242
521321crimerel no:41301194
source:salvo

Stolenlrom
Hutton-in-theForeslin
1990
December

RECOVERYCOSTSWILLBEMETBY THEOWNER

Pairol 1SthC
LeadPuttileaning
on shieldwith
hbrseshead

any lnfo to: ol
Kirkbrideon 0768
6435s

PAil$,France

LeadPutto
approx
24inhigh
any info to:
PC RoyEckersley
0253
736222source:alg

681881andanyinfoto:01488
ask for Taracrimeref no:FB,0153339
source.'salvo

2nocastiron
Chalrsand 1noBench.
lmpressed'DesignedbyRichardBawden
1992:Castby
RayneFoundry
Essex'onunderside
anyintotoi DCJim Hill,ThamesValleyAntiquesOtliceron 0865846395
crimeref no: EE 3567194
source: alg

Stolenfroma
Graveyard
in Lythamon18
August1994

crimerefnoi N8576/
94

18thcenturyltalian,handcarved
Vicenza,statueof Female,halflife-size

Stolenfrom
somewh€reintheThames
Valleyon 21
April1994

18tholifesiz€
LeadFemale,leftl€g missingbelow
calf,shot
damage,some
repairfirbreglass

U/i,IEASflINE

StolenfromGAFDENART,
in earlySeptember
Hungertord
1994

Volde 13 iuillet 1994 a
Paris - SainteAnne en
p i e r r e ,1 m h s u r s o c l eavec instruclion"Ste Annep r i e zp o u r n o u s 1 5 . . . "any info to: Salvo
crime ref no:32313
source: lg

99 tuesdayIl october 1994
SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October94 + SalvoNews,n

CtoGnfrom St P€toranidSt Paul'sChurch'Klanln
ln Koszallnreglon,on 2 JulY1993
The stol€nltomsthown horohaveb€enclrculatedby th€ Centr€for the Prot€ctionof
PubllcCollectlonsand the roferencenumbers
rolalolo thelrcataloguonumbornoi the crlmo
relerencenumbg|.We havollstodthe catalogue
numbersas crlmereferencenumbersIn our
comput€rdatabase,whlchshouldnot be too
confuslngsincewe are unlikelyto recelveany,
dlrectfromPotlshPollceaboutthett'lnlormatftcn
Evenso, eachcrlmerefetencenumberso
wrltt€nhas boenpre'flxedkat- standlnglor
rtich ls pollshfor cataloguo.
Ratatogu'Anyonewlth Informatlon
ls askodto contact
Salvoot prelorablywtlt€ dlrectto:
6' Poland
Alel6Ulazdowskio
0o 461 Vtiarszawa,or t€f +48 22 62822 85
or fax +48 2221 04 45

Stolenfrom St
inNicholas'Ghurch
Lesznoon 7 June1993

f6u1 Apostl€s,18thc, hlgh rellefwall sculpturos
In polychromowood55cmh
anv lnlo to.'Salvo
cime ref no: kat PC 99'73, 100-74,101'75and
102-76source;a&b

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c1720Saint,unpaint€dwood,pulpildetall

Avon & SomersetAntlquesSquad
WDCsPat Ross& HelenKeneallY
lel 0275816730

any lnfo to.'Salvo'
crlmeref no:kalPC103-77source:a&b

BrightonAntiquesOfficer
SergeantMuggleton
tel 0273606744
HampshlreAntlquesOfflcer
DC MalcolmCraig
tel 0962854992ext 2301or 1466
fax 0962866351
Kent Antiques Officer
DCAlanMintertet 0622 654674

ffi

Stolenfiom the St CrossChurchin
I Septemb€r1993
SuchaKoszalinska
TwoVlftues,Fld.llty and Falth' l7thc'
hlgh r€llefwall sculptures,polychromedllmewood50-60cmhigh

ScotlandYardAntlquesSquadlelOT'l2304344
Thames ValleYAntlques Ofllcer
DGJim Hilltel 0865 846395

any lnto to.'Salvo'
crtmerel no:LalPC 114-88'115'89
source:a&b

Wcst Yorkshlre Antlques Offlcer
DC PeterCraven,Div HQ Huddersffeld
tef: 0483 422122ext 36626
direct line: 0484 436626
fax: 0484436679$T€}tHft$osav.
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to salvoNewsyou can
All salvo TheftAlertsare now on disc. lf you havea Macintosh,and subscribe
imagespagesofthumbnail.photographic
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havea freetrialcopy;f Salvo!Stolen.The systemworks
you cansophotograph,
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SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October 94 + SalvoNews 99 tuesday I1 october 1994

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t!,50 inc p&P
UP
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Includes maps & updetes 2yrs
ORDEFS BEING TAKEN '.IOW.
Prlnting October.
. SALVO ILLUSTRATED- A IUII COIOUT
consumer gulde to Archileclural
Antlques, Antique Garden Ormanonl eFrancenowIn Manols,@

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In the villlge of Manois, Frlnce. From
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8.35
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2.44
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EccleslastlcalInterlors- Largeor
small,completeor part,especially
goodpitchpine& oak.Contact
MarkGroesat PewCorneron
Guildford(telor fax)01483203587(UKTrade)CompleteBar InterlorRequlredFrenchoarly2othc/late1gthc,tixtures& fittings- the works.In marble,
wood,tilesetc. Bar partsonlyalso
considered.
PleasephoneDamian
Cronin18000Bourgeson 48 20 58 93(FranceTrade)
RechercheInl6rleurdu Bar
BelleEpoqueou premier€nsemble,moiti6du Xxdmeen marbre,bois,
tuilesetc.Possibilited'el6ments.
svp (enAnglais)d
T6l6phonez
DamianCroninde Bourges48 20 58
France)93 (Marchand
OLD IRONWORK& STEEL
PerlodGatesUrgentlyRequlredAll
please.
Sizes.No timewaslers
Fencingalsowanted.TelBerkshire
01488681881(UKTrade)ght lron Securlty
Brass/WrouScreensfromBankCounter.Pre-1914
period.StrongRoomDoorsand
Fittingslromsameperiod.ContactJ
Museum,Beamish,Co
Gall,Beamish
DHgORG.Tel01207231811
Durham,(UKMuseum)
OLD BATHROOMS
Castlron Roll TopsWanted- Large,
Small,DoubleEnders,Sitz,
AlsoWCs,Basins,& Old
Everything.
BathroomFittings.Victorian,
Deco.BathRe-enamelling
Edwardian,Serviceto the Trade.Bathshield
AntiqueBaths.Tel01752698250(UKTracle)
OLD MACHINERY
HandPoweredServlceLlfts (Dumb
Waiters).
Completeor Bits.Please
phone01225314265.lAscenseursduseuice, entierou nonl (UK Trado)

T R A D I T I O N AM
LATERIALS
WantedRECLAIMED FLOORING
4,000 ft plus vlctorlan Plne
Floorboard.Unpainted. Urgently
Required.Widths 6in+. Thickness 7s'- 1ilr'. Anywhere in UK. Also Maple
Strip required.Contact Dave Longley,
Walcot Reclamation.Tel 01225
335532 (UK Trade)
1,000 sq m Maple Block wanted.
Anywhere in UK. Would preler lodismantle.Must view before lifting. Tel
Declan Malloy,Viclorlan Wood Works
tet0181 985 8280 0r fax 0181 986
3770 (UK Trade)
Artlsan achat de grande quantlt6
des Planches en Ch6ne en bon 6tat.
T6l6phonezou 6crivez svp Artisan, 80
London Road, Teynham,
S i l t i n g b o u r n eK, e n t M E g g Q H . T 6 11 9
44 1795 522121. Fax 1I 44 1795
520744 (Marchand Grand Bretagne)

SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October94 + SalvoMews99 tuesdayII october 199422
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tro.t ptovloucD€lgel
mnt/l'/ued
RECLAIIIEDOAK BEAIIS
Arilrln rchlt do grande qu.ntlta
d6s ViolllesPoutresen Ch6noon bon
6tat. T6l6phonozou 6crlvszsvp
Artlsan,S0 LondonRoad,Toynham,
Slttlngboum€,Kent MEggQH.T6119
44 1795522121.Fax 19 /t/+1795
520744(MarchandGrandoBretagne)
RECLAIIIEDROOFING
20 tqulre Cotlwold Stono Slatc.
wanted.ContactGll€sat Roclamalion
Servlceson 014528'14064(UK Trade)
Serlourly Want.d. Roll ToP Rldgc.
Buff Llmaatone.Cotluold' Btth
Stonc Gtc.Pleaeclax 0ltl52 t13634
or phone Glles on 01452E14064.
Top prlce pald. Any quantlty.
Anywhere.(UK Trade)

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T) e-Enamelled
I\oll
Top Baths
from f,375plus vat. Tradltlonrl Bulldlng tltorl.la,brlcks,tllo!, rlato!, tlmbor' otk
beams,woodblock ctc. EYanth€kltch.n llnk Allo Archlt ctur.l
Salvrgo,. lloat atock cl.anod, aonod'
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ITEMS
ARCHITECTURALFor Sale
ASSORTED
Portland Stons Flreplaces6ft
op€n€rs,singl€stoneheads,Palrof;
PortlandCorbels,Keystones,Cills,
run of 30no 14lnx 6ln x 64in Portland
Steps;GranlteSteps1zlnx 7ln
sectionup to sft long,250no;Cast
Gutt€rlng,tons of; HamStone
Doorway;72 cagepalletsof assort€dclay rooflng;25ydsLlas Cobble;400
Pin€ Doors;Double-End€dRollToP
Bathsfrom e200;TprsMedl€valStrap
Hlng6s;g,ooonoCl€anRed Brlcks;
Doco Bldets C30;Dorchoster
01305889779(UKRoclemation
Trads)$ffiwffiffi&ffffif
AV Planchesen chAne18em€,
Parquetsde Versalllesot autr€s.
Marchands
deDevissurdemandg.
pr6f6rence.Fax25 01 55 00. T6193
29 55 1/tou 07 55 59 70. (Marchandfrangais)

RECLAIMEDMATERIALSMATERIAUXANCIENS
ForSale-AVendre
RECLAIMEDBEAMS
PO|'JTBESDE RECUPENATK'N
AV GrandeQuantit6esde PoutresdeR6cup6ratlonsn ch6ne.Foumlture
sur llste.Sclageet dsblt sur llsto
posslble.Fax25 01 55 00. T6193 29
55 14 ou 07 55 59 70. (Marchandfrangals)
RECLAIMEDFLAGSTONESDALLES OE AECUPENAT'ON
AV Dallosdo Bourgognoder6cup6rationtout66qusntlt6s.Roscler
en 6palsscureur demando.
Marchandsde pr6f6rence.Fax 25 0l
55 00. T6193 29 55 14 0u 07 55 59
70. (Marchandfrangals)
FLOORING
RECLAIMEDP LANCHES DE NECUPENA7,ON
Ouart6r-.rwn Engllsh Otk Strlp 4'l
5'/6'Wide. OrlglnalFloorfromthe
BritlshMuseum:VictorianPlne
Floorboards63h' xTlc':'Old Oak
Planking7'Wide; ltl00 3q yds Pltch
Plne Planklng9'x 1' 16ft, l2ft & 8ft
Lengths. Squ.ro-odgod; Maple,
Mahogany,JarrahIn T&G Strlplrome7 p€r sq yd; Oak, PltchPlne,
MahoganyWoodblock- Llfted,Reprocessed& Shrinkwrappedfor easyre-laylng.VictorianWoodworks.Tel
01819858280.Fax0181986 3770.
(UKTrade)

MATERIALSRESTORATIONFor Sale
FIREPLACESPARES
Rophc.m.nt Sparc Pert3tor Castlron Flreplsces.Ash covers,frets,
bars,hoodsetc.Verylargerangeof
stock.TolCapltalFlreplaccs01438
821138(UKTrad€)ffi
BAITI RE.ENAMELLING
Brth R.-Enlmclllng &Relurblshment
Sorvlcoat our Dcvon
Workshops.Dellvory/Collectlon
SeMceAvallable.BathshleldAntlque
Baths.Tel01752698250(UKTrad€)A Ycndr. NEGOCEDE I'ATERIAUXANCIENSdan! le Sud de la Frrnce.
R6glonNlgolrc. Instaler depub
t982.
T6193 0t 28 33. Fax 93 29 13 59.

sun23 octobcl
Lea,Wiltshir€
Brlll3coteFrrm Sale
RelicAntiqu€stel (moblle)0831785059(UK)we<l26 & thurs27 october
ParkAvenue,NowYor*
E3trtc of lllra Allcc Tully : P.nollsd
Room!, Floorlng, Chandellerby
Boutlo,Sculpturc by Earye &Pompon,Chonots,Archltectural
Flttlng! etc etc
Christi€'s,NewYork
ToddMedll(2121il61188 (USA)
SusanAdams01713892965(UK)sat 29 & sun 30 oct
Atlanta,Georgia
Arch Antlque! & Collectlble.
RedBarontel (,104)252 3770(USA)matdl 22 novembrc
95100Argenteull,Parls
Antlqult6! lycc Vltrrux, Statullro,
lloblllcr do Jardln, Chemln6ccot
Bolrerlee
RsglsThlollet
t6l 1 39 61 01 50 (F.ance)
thurs1 dec
Glasgow
Womrn Artl3ts: Palntlng &Sculpturc
Christies:AlexanderM€ddowesr€t01413328134(UK)[closlngdat€ 7 oct]
23 may 1995
west Sussex
Billingshurst,
Archltoctural& GardenOrnamsnt
Sale
JackleRe€s
Sotheby's:
tel 01403783933(UK)

ANTIQUEFAIRSwith Architectural,
Garden,or D€coratlveAntlques
16- 20 november
Olympia,London
Flnc Art & Antlque. Falr

ffitues 22 november
QEll ConferenceCsntre,London
Hlrtorlc BulldlngsExhlbltlon
Hall McCa.tney
tel 0462675848(UK)23-25 may 1995
Olympla,London
Rostorex1995
MackBrooks
rer01707275641(UK)
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SALVO MONTHLY No 23 October 94 + SalvoNews99 tuesdav I I october 1994

RONSONSRECLAMATTON & RESTORATIONHUGERANGEOFANTIOUES&ARCHITECTURALSALVAGE

Walling & Ornamental Stonc
Brlcks & Flagstones
Roof Tlles, Sldcs, Cotswold Tiles
Oak& EIm Beams
Farm Implcmcnts & Cider Mills
CastImnwork
Flooring & Mach More
Call Ronsons, Norton Barn,
Walnlodes Lane,
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H A V ER F O R D W E S T

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PanelledRooms
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1-3 feb 1995
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29-31mat 1995
Paris
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outch Azulelos & Orlental
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Archltectural ilodels & Booksof the Fenalssance
PalazzoGrassi
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ANCIENTMONUMENTS
SOCIETY
1994AUTUI'NLECTURES
A serlesentitled"Eulldlngsfor
Leisur€,Pleasure,Pennles& Pain"
thurs| 3 oct
Hospltals& Asylums
Dr JeremyTaylor

thuts20 oct
Archltectureof Banks
MatthewSaunders
thurs27 oct
GardenBulldings
RogerWhlto
AnclentMonume nts Soclety
tel 071236 3934
tax0713293677
BUILDING OF BATH MUSEUM
For detailsof eventspleasetelephone
Buildtngof BathMuseum,
The Vineyads, Bath. Tel0225 333895
THE GEORGIANGROUP
tues11oct6.30pm
RoyalSocietyof Arls
Concert& JaneGlark:speakerthurs 13 octDayoul at ClivedenConservation
Workshops,Bucks
sat 15 oct2pm
Cambenr€llWalk
guide:CharlesHind

wed 19octDayout In Buckinghamshire:
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Tel: 0386 584414
Fax:0386 584236

fd 2l oct (leave London4pn)
Nightat the Opera:Glyndebourne
The Ba6€r of S€villesat22 oct 10am
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OTHERStues 11oct 6.30pm
BondStreet,London
Hugh Malslngberd:Grert Housesof England& Waleg'lickets
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October.
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nool, andWall Panelling,
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