Masters dissertations

MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings

Quarr Abbey: Modernising with Tradition

A proposal of guidance for conserving NYS Whipple bowstring trusses through a reconciliation of British and American conservation practices

Assessing the suitability of Englands Listed Building Consent (LBC) process for listed building homeowners and evaluating the feasibility of a Permitted Development style LBC system.

The post occupancy evaluation of a deeply retrofitted historic home indicating the viability of retrofit in carbon emission reduction techniques.

The authenticity of China's heritage conservation: the case of Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement

The conservation of the historic almshouses of Cornwall

Towards a Philosophy for the Authentic Conservation of Historical Artificial Materials and Imitative Techniques

The Adaption of Fire Safety Means in Historic Church Buildings

Permanent impermanence reframing the concept of Archaising buildings in modern China

Material lifecycles and change management in heritage buildings: the reassessment of materialist heritage significance and authenticity

Exorcising the Spirit of Viollet-le-Duc: Placing Knossos in the History of Conservation Architecture

The effectiveness of current Graveyard legislation in providing consistency, sustainability and legacy

Bats and listed buildings: how to protect the protected

Wood joints of traditional timber-framed buildings in China: The interpretation and presentation of their features and significance

Keeping the Light: Conservation of Historic Lighthouses in South Wales

Building Conservation and Urban Regeneration: with specific reference the The Palace Theatre, Plymouth

Beatrix Potter's Farms: conservation issues and significance of Lake District farmsteads

LANDSCAPE GARDENING PROTECTION: INHERITING AND PROTECTING TAOIST CULTURE IN QINGCHENG MOUNTAIN, CHINA

The digitalization of Pulteney Bridge

Raising Historic Buildings to New Heights: The incorporation of historic buildings into modern tower developments in dense urban areas

Promoting architectural heritage: Opportunities for the adaptive re-use of neglected monuments in Pella, Central Macedonia, with particular reference to Giannitsa.

A STUDY INTO CURTILAGE LISTED BARNS: THEIR DERILICTION, THE PLANNING SYSTEM AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR CONVERSION

A review of conservation areas; are they fit for purpose?

Taking Out a New Lease of Life: The sustainable adaptive re-use of Londons Historic Industrial Buildings

The Conservation of Charles Holden's London Underground Stations at the end of the Piccadilly Line

Intangible authenticity: approaches to authenticity in the presentation of National Trust stately home interiors to the public