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Réf.

43560

Type

conference item

Titre

English parish churches and sustainability

Langues

French

Auteurs

Walter, Nigel

Lieu de publication

Charenton-le-Pont

Pays de publication

France

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

08/2023

Pages

p. 91-97

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS Scientific Symposium 2021 - Living heritage and climate change

Lieu de conférence

online

Date de conférence

9-10 November 2021

Mots-clés

churches / climate change / preventive conservation / sustainability / philosophy of conservation / economic aspects / social aspects / prevention of deterioration

Pays mentionnés

United Kingdom

Résumé en anglais

England's 16,000 parish churches represent an outstanding body of living heritage. Typically, they have experienced multiple episodes of change, which has both enabled them to survive and given them their outstanding character. Growing awareness of the climate crisis – and the Church of England’s own recognition of this crisis – is leading to further change, including, for example, the upgrading of fabrics and the installation of photovoltaic panels, where appropriate. This paper describes two aspects of the Church’s response, a ‘Practical Path to Net Zero Carbon’ document aimed at parish communities, and a set of Best Practice Guidance for architects and surveyors. Responding to the climate crisis will necessarily result in changes to these buildings. The paper argues that such change need not be seen as a threat, but rather anticipated as normal to the lives of living heritage. But in order for these changes to be successfully integrated, they must be made in continuity with the tradition that formed these buildings, being framed as a theological question, as a ‘mark of mission’. Such change should strengthen the connections between people and heritage places, to the benefit of both.

Document joint

ICOMOS_ScSy21_p91-97_Walter.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)