In England and Wales, an amenity society is an organisation which monitors planning and development.
31-486: The Twentieth Century Society (abbreviated to C20 ), founded in 1979 as The Thirties Society , is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. It is formally recognised as one of the National Amenity Societies , and as such is a statutory consultee on alterations to listed buildings within its period of interest. The catalyst to form the society
62-565: A C20 caseworker, said, "What is indisputable is these buildings are a unique record of social, economic and architectural history – a vivid reminder of the way people lived, worked and played through the century." Starting in 2015, the society has published The Risk List (a play on the Rich List ) every two years, which highlights ten buildings that the society believes are "in danger of either substantial alteration or demolition". The bi-annual lists are as follows: The following are some of
93-435: A battleship, describing it as a "100-odd metre long, turreted, metallic grey thing lying in its own sunken rectangle". Over time, deterioration of the building's fabric and drawbacks of its glass construction led to complaints that the building was often excessively hot in the summer and very cold in winter. Council authorities also expressed concern that the building's seventeen exits and entrances made it difficult to secure
124-575: A national level. In England, the six principal societies, known formally as the National Amenity Societies, are statutory consultees on alterations to listed buildings , and by law must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. These societies are: The six societies meet several times a year as the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies. A database of their casework
155-570: A spokesperson for English Heritage said, "We have found the Thirties Society proposals are usually well supported. It has been very influential in saving some of the best twentieth-century buildings." Founding members included: The society of " young fogeys " as they were called invited Maxwell Fry , Jane Drew , Sir Sacheverell Sitwell , Lady Diana Cooper , Sir John Betjeman and Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh to be patrons. They also considered Douglas Fairbanks and David Niven but "there
186-566: A strict appearance policy banning colourful hijabs and hairstyles which "block the view of others" was racist. The students signed a petition of no confidence in Smith's leadership, and one member of staff referred to the matter in a resignation letter. Parents said that the changes did not reflect the education they had chosen for their children. By March 2021, relations between staff and leading trust members were said to have deteriorated, resulting in protests in which students tore down and burned
217-469: A warning letter sent out to all parents, by Lord Nash , Chair of Future Academies the previous Wednesday: "We must particularly ensure that our students, your children, understand the consequences of any future disobedience, which will undoubtedly result in disciplinary action." 'They want to expel the students for speaking out' and 'Expel the Racist Headmaster' were graffitied in support of
248-663: Is a mixed-sex education secondary school and sixth form with academy status , located in the Pimlico area of Westminster in London . After many years of underperformance, culminating with Ofsted's decision to place the school in special measures and the resignation of former head teacher Phil Barnard in December 2006, Westminster council controversially voted in March 2008 to transform Pimlico into an academy. This decision
279-540: Is provided by the Council for British Archaeology on behalf of the committee. In addition to the above, the Garden History Society is a statutory consultee in relation to planning proposals likely to affect registered historic parks and gardens . Details of the arrangements for handling heritage-related applications are laid out from time to time by the relevant Secretary of State, most recently by
310-521: The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in 2021. Many civic societies in England and Wales comment non-statutorily on planning and historic building matters within their localities, or within a particular conservation area . Some are formally recognised by the local planning authority; for example, Westminster City Council maintains a list of recognised consultees which includes
341-537: The Soho Society and other residents' associations. Some also operate as preservation trusts; for example, Wisbech Society is recognised by Fenland District Council as a planning consultee. Bodies in Scotland with similar roles: This article about an organisation in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pimlico Academy Pimlico Academy (formerly Pimlico School )
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#1732772146012372-550: The 1930s, by calling for "statutory protection from the Department of the Environment for the protection of important buildings and interiors". Speaking of the need for the society, Jenkins, the vice-chairman, said "It's easier to find examples of architecture from the 1890s than the 1930s, and although there are buildings which I find absolutely hideous, there are architectural reasons why they should be preserved." In 1992,
403-500: The 1970s." In 1982, a Manchester branch of the society was formed, with a focus on the Grosvenor Picture Palace on All Saints Street, which was under threat of demolition. The society held its first conference, on the seventies, in 1999. The society published a journal between 1981 and 2018; initially entitled The Thirties Society Journal it became Twentieth Century Architecture from 1994. In 2019, to mark
434-521: The Union flag. A slogan was painted reading: "there is no black in the Union Jack". On 31 March, students staged a protest (which was falsely said to be a walkout) and gathered in the playground with those parents and teachers who supported them. The trust's chief executive, the headteacher and the vice principal met representatives of the students and agreed to all their demands. When Smith addressed
465-419: The buildings and objects that the society has successfully campaigned to save: The society published a journal between 1981 and 2018; initially entitled The Thirties Society Journal it became Twentieth Century Architecture from 1994. The following books were published by C20, unless otherwise stated: Amenity society National amenity societies preserve historic art and architecture and operate at
496-599: The façade of the 1920s building was retained and received a Grade II listing in 1977. It was incorporated into Rogers' 1986 design. Established in December 1979, the Thirties Society , as it was initially called, had offices at 21 Cambridge Street, London. Its organisation was modelled on the Georgian Group and the Victorian Society , and its initial intention was to preserve architecture from
527-593: The process of Pimlico's change to an academy, the council argued that the borough's community education needs could be sufficiently served by preserving the existing community school status of Quintin Kynaston School . However, since then QK switched to a community foundation school, meaning that there were no longer any community schools in Westminster akin to the traditional inner-city comprehensive. The charity Future, set up by John and Caroline Nash,
558-676: The school and wished to pursue other opportunities. In 2016, discussing issues raised by deregulation of the education sector, the National Union of Teachers cited Future Academies after Nash's daughter Jo, unqualified as a teacher, was given an unpaid teaching position at Pimlico Academy. An Oxford University history graduate, Jo Nash had previously worked in the office of the Tory minister Iain Duncan Smith ; she joined Future as an unqualified teacher and as an adviser to help design
589-518: The site, and that the site lacked disabled access. In the face of opposition from the Twentieth Century Society , and that of prominent architects and critics including Richard Rogers , RIBA president Sunand Prasad , Stephen Bayley , and John McAslan , the last remaining part of the old building was demolished in summer 2010. As of the 2017/18 academic year, OFSTED rated the school's performance as Outstanding; with
620-539: The society's 40th anniversary, they curated a list of 40 Buildings Saved , a collection of 40 "buildings which would not have survived without our intervention" including Jubilee Pool in Penzance , Plymouth's Civic Centre and St. Augustine in Manchester. In 1998, the society released a Buildings at Risk report, which included Pimlico School , Romney House and Simpson's Building. Of the report, Bronwen Edwards,
651-498: The staff, the following day, he said he was using the Easter break to reflect on the changes: there were cries of "Leave". It was revealed that in the no-confidence vote, 85 members of staff had voted for the motion which resulted in a 99% vote of no-confidence, and 98% had voted to proceed to industrial action. To start the new term, Smith issued letters to students involved in the protest threatening them with expulsion. This followed
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#1732772146012682-445: The students on the wall on Sunday night. Several MPs wrote a letter to the headteacher on 19 April, expressing their concern about possible action against children who had taken part in the protest. Sir Michael Wilshaw , the former chief inspector of schools in England (2012-2016), was drafted in by Future Academies to support Smith. Smith announced his resignation on 18 May 2021. Tony Oulton succeeded him on 31 May. The school
713-469: The trust's history curriculum and recruit teachers. Daniel Smith, formerly a deputy at Ebbsfleet Academy , who was appointed headteacher in September 2020, made a series of unpopular changes to the school ethos, syllabus and uniform code and flew a Union Flag in the grounds, which some opposed. Students expressed concern that the school's revised syllabus taught too little about Black history and that
744-590: Was chosen as the academy’s sponsor in 2008. The chair of the trust, Nash was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School System from January 2013 until September 2017. In 2010 the school received a Grade 1 ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted. No further full inspection has been undertaken since. In 2015, a freedom of information request revealed that Pimlico Academy, Paddington Academy and Westminster Academy were given £2 million of extra non-refundable funding to balance their budgets, 3 of 22 nationally sharing £12.6 million. Pimlico deficit funding between 2011 and 2013,
775-438: Was contrary to consistent expression from the school's stakeholders (teachers, students and parents) that they wanted the school to remain a community school. The Westminster NUT voted in favour of strike action to express their objections to Westminster council's strategy. Staff, students, parents and former school governors held the view that the school's underperformance was due to long-term neglect by Westminster council. During
806-457: Was joked that The Twenties and Thirties Society sounded too much like a dating service. The name The Thirties Society was eventually settled on. The name was changed to The Twentieth Century Society (abbreviated to C20) in 1992, about which Stamp said, "Much as I like the very English anomaly of a body called The Thirties Society defending buildings of the 1950s, the fact is that our name obscures our aims. We defend buildings put up as late as
837-553: Was rebuilt between 2008 and 2011 to a design by Architecture PLB as part of the Building Schools for the Future initiative. The design was for a school of total capacity of 1262, that is a Key Stage 3/ Key Stage 4 five form entry secondary school (1050), a 200 place sixth-form and a 12 place special unit. It included a local library and a base for Westminster Adult Education Service. The contract with Westminster City Council
868-526: Was some concern that the stars of the Twenties and Thirties might not be around long enough to warrant putting their names on the letterhead." Norman St John Stevas , Minister for the Arts , attended the launch party. Catherine Croft, the current director, took over the position from Kenneth Powell in 2002. There was a debate over the society's name. The Inter-War Society was considered too martial and it
899-512: Was the proposal to replace Lloyd's of London 's Classical-style 1920s headquarters with a new modernist Richard Rogers building . Marcus Binney (founder of Save Britain's Heritage ), John Harris (director of the RIBA drawings collection) and Simon Jenkins (editor of London's Evening Standard ) felt that the existing building "represented a whole body of important architecture of the period that deserved more sympathetic assessment". Ultimately
930-499: Was valued at £20m. It was constructed by Bouygues . The previous school building was designed by John Bancroft of the Greater London Council 's architecture department and was built in 1967–70. It was a noted example of brutalist architecture , constructed of concrete and glass without decorative claddings or ornament, and its appearance had been controversial since it opened. A contemporary critic likened it to
961-438: Was £1 million: schools are not allowed to run a deficit budget. In 2013 Labour councillors called for an inquiry after the new Pimlico primary school where Nash was co-chairman of the governors appointed an unqualified teacher as headmistress ahead of its opening with 60 pupils in September. Further criticism followed when she resigned after four weeks in the job. The school said that the headmistress had successfully set up