Council`s expensive history lesson
Language: English Series: Architects` Journal ; 186(42) 21/10/87 p13Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: The owner of a reconstructed Tudor farmhouse has successfully appealed against the serving of a demolition order by Hertfordshire County Council. The order was served on the grounds that the dwelling had been constructed from unseasoned green oak , but the owner provided evidence that cottages of that period were usually constructed of recently felled local oak.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The owner of a reconstructed Tudor farmhouse has successfully appealed against the serving of a demolition order by Hertfordshire County Council. The order was served on the grounds that the dwelling had been constructed from unseasoned green oak , but the owner provided evidence that cottages of that period were usually constructed of recently felled local oak.