ABSTRACT
Previous chapters have dealt principally with the care and restoration of individual sites, such as a historic building, or an industrial or archaeological feature. This chapter considers the wider conservation issues involved in promoting enhancement schemes in conservation areas. The examples shown have nearly all been carried out in conjunction with District Councils and others. For the development of this environmental awareness, the Civic Trust can largely claim responsibility and the credit. In David Smith’s informative book Amenity and Urban Planning he states that ‘the Trust soon took an interest in historic areas, especially in the improvements of streets by repainting and the
replacement or repair of street furniture, paving and lighting, which culminated in the passing of Duncan Sandys’ Civic Amenities Act, 1967. The original “street improvement scheme” was carried out at Magdalen Street, Norwich, in 1959, and a great many have followed since’.1
