Conferences

Annual General Meeting and Conference:
Monday 19 March 2012
To be held at The Canal Museum, Kings Cross
Starting at 9.15am followed by the all-day Conference from 9.45am:
Working Title: Transport's Legacy to the Built Environment

The Canal Museum, 12-13 New Wharf Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9RT 

Nowhere in London is as dominated by historic transport infrastructure as Kings Cross and St. Pancras – the two main line termini, four underground lines the Thameslink route, canal and numerous roads and streets. Mid-Victorian engineering and investment decisions have shaped the whole area and influence the lives of millions every day. As rail freight and canal traffic has declined part of that historic infrastructure has disappeared. By contrast the immense increase in passenger traffic has put the whole area under renewed pressure. That so much of the historic infrastructure is still in successful use shows how adaptable it can be but what of its future and what role can conservation play?

With specific reference to the development of Kings Cross, the conference will look at the historic impact of transport on the built environment and the particularities of its conservation. How does a piece of infrastructure differ from an individual building? What historic building types have arisen from the development of transport? What aspects of our transport legacy are most under threat now? What approach should be taken to a historic construction whose significance resided in a long gone system of which it was a part? How do we reconcile the conservation of historic technologies with the demands for twenty first century transport? How in philosophy and practice do other conservation disciplines engaged with the transport heritage differ from building conservation?  These are just some of the questions that we might address… 

Flyer and Programme 2012 pdf.

The fee for the Conference, to include a buffet lunch and all refreshments, is £85 for ASCHB members, £120 for non-members and £40.00 for students. There are 10 student places available on a first come first served basis with valid student identification.  To attend, please complete and return the enclosed booking form plus payment as directed on the form before March 1st.  Numbers are limited, so places will be on a first come: first served basis.  If necessary priority will be given to ASCHB members.

Booking form download: BOOKING form Conference 2012.pdf

Booking enquiries: Email: Karen.Butti@thomasford.co.uk  T. 020 8659 3250

How to find the venue: http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/visit/printmap.htm