Certificate of Higher Education in Historic Building Conservation 2011-2013 Course code: 1113CCR100 COURSE SPECIFICATION University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ Tel 01223 746222 www.ice.cam.ac.uk 1
CONTENTS This course specification is in three sections: Welcome, general information and resources (pp.2 6) Syllabus and reading list for each term in 2011-2012 (pp.7 14) Timetable of teaching dates for 2011-2012 (p.15) Welcome to the Certificate of Higher Education in Historic Building Conservation,a University of Cambridge award offered by the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). The Certificate is taught and awarded at FHEQ level 4 (i.e. first-year undergraduate level) and attracts 120 credits. The award is completed over two academic years. For further information about academic credit please see our website, http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/studying-with-us/information-for-students. The award is taught throughout six terms and information is given for the first three terms in this course specification. The award is intended as an introduction to historic building conservation. It is taught by means of lectures at Madingley Hall and visits and field trips across East Anglia, to view buildings and practitioners at work. The evolution of buildings from medieval to modern times runs as a thread through the course and guidance is given on identification, recording and development of appropriate conservation strategies. The course-content highlights four linked themes; philosophy, history, materials and the practice of conservation. Students will be expected to carry out their own individual work on projects covered by each part of the course. They will be required to keep an up-to-date field notebook and read the recommended books. The programme aims are closely related to competencies identified by The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC): to understand the development of philosophy and ethics of conservation and the legislation that protects the historic environment. (IHBC Competencies; 1 Philosophy, 2 Practice and 5 Legislation & Policy) to survey, record and analyse the development of historic buildings through the examination of their materials construction and style. (IHBC Competencies; 2 Practice, 3 History, and 4 Research, Recording and Analysis.) to provide practical information in the techniques of conservation, repair and restoration with the opportunity to experience the use of traditional materials. (IHBC Competencies; 1 Philosophy, 2 Practice and 4 Research, Recording and Analysis.) Sufficient flexibility is provided to enable changes to the syllabus for visits to buildings where a chance opportunity arises and to pursue individual student-interests. Teaching staff The course tutors are all experienced in the many areas of building conservation, and guest lecturers will be invited to cover specialist subjects. 2
Course Director/ Tutor Robert Parkinson is an architect with postgraduate degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and English Local History. He has worked in architecture, planning and conservation in private practice and as Head of Conservation Design and Landscape in a Planning Authority and as Historic Buildings Architect with English Heritage. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Royal Institute of British Architects, an accredited Specialist Conservation Architect and a founder member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. He lives near Oxford and in Cambridge. Tutors David Grech is a registered architect with over 30 years experience in both the public and private sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Architecture and Environmental Design and a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), both from Nottingham University. He also has the RICS Post Graduate Diploma in Historic Building Conservation and is a Member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. As well as working as a practising architect, David spent four years as a Lecturer in Architecture at the Welsh School of Architecture, and in 2004 was appointed Historic Areas Adviser with English Heritage. Shona McKay developed her interest in historic building conservation after completing the Conservation of Historic Buildings post graduate course at the Architectural Association (AA) in 1989. Her work in private practice is almost entirely related to the repair of Anglican parish churches most of which are grade I or II*listed. Although her knowledge of repair is broad she is also a designer of new work in churches, such as that at the Michaelhouse centre in Cambridge and is keen to see the use of churches extended while preserving the historic fabric. She has been a member of Ely Diocesan Advisory Panel which advises the Chancellor of the Diocese since 1993. Administrative staff Academic Programme Manager: Dr Liz Morfoot, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ, 01223 746226. Liz.Morfoot@ice.cam.ac.uk Programme Administrator: Mrs Clare Kerr, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge,CB23 8AQ, 01223 746237. Clare.Kerr@ice.cam.ac.uk Course fees The course fee is 1200 in each of two years and covers the provision of materials such as a course specification (handbook) and photocopied documents, but does not include students travelling expenses for field trips, entry fees to sites or meals. Self-financing students can pay their course fees by credit / debit card in 3 instalments each year. In the first year, this will be when the online payment facility is open in June ( 408), on 1 November ( 396) and on 1 February ( 396). Venue Madingley Hall is an historic Tudor mansion on the outskirts of Cambridge with one of the finest gardens in the region. The Hall is situated in the village of Madingley, three miles west of Cambridge with easy access from the M11 and the A14. Full directions are given on our website at www.ice.cam.ac.uk/directions 3
Parking There is ample car parking reached via the roadway branching to the left at the top of the drive. Facilities for students with disabilities Two parking spaces are available at the front of the Hall and the entrance into the building is on one level. All areas on the ground floor of the main Hall are accessible by wheelchair; at the moment there is no access to the second floor. However, there are plans to install a platform lift to the second floor in 2012. Resources for students Student Handbook The Institute s Handbook for students contains much useful information relating to studying with the Institute. You will receive a copy of the Student Handbook at your first face-to-face teaching session and it will also be accessible via the VLE. Prior to the course the Handbook is available on our website at http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/studying-with-us/information-for-students Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) The course is supported by online resources accessible within the Institute s VLE and all students will be expected to upload their assignments into the VLE. Any assignments not suitable for uploading into the VLE will be clearly identified. If you did not supply an email address on enrolment, or have changed your email address please contact elearning@ice.cam.ac.uk (01223 746206) University cards You are eligible for a University card (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/misd/univcard/whatis/) which will also act as your library card. If you did not submit a passport style photograph with your application then please email it to studentsupport@ice.cam.ac.uk or post it to the Registry, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ. Your card should be ready for you at your first face-to-face teaching session. University Library While studying at the Institute you will be able to access the resources of the University Library (http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/students/) both remotely, via the Institute VLE, and in person on presentation of your University card. You will have the same borrowing rights as undergraduate students. Cambridge University Press Students of the Institute of Continuing Education are entitled to 20% discount on books published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) which are purchased at the Press bookshop, 1 Trinity Street, Cambridge (Mon-Sat 9am 5:30pm, Sun 11am 5pm). A letter or email confirming acceptance on to a current Institute course should be presented as evidence of enrolment. Student participation All students are expected to take an active part in this university-level (FHEQ Level 4) award by handing in work for assessment to provide evidence of their learning. Therefore, all students will be expected to: (i) attend at least two-thirds of the classes and any fieldtrips and day-schools; 4
(ii) (iii) participate actively in class work; undertake reading and assignments set by the tutors. The award of the qualification depends upon the satisfactory completion of the above. The assignments will be assessed against the outcomes for each unit and the generic pass criteria given in the Student Handbook. The dates of the teaching sessions for the year are given at the end of this course specification. Pass/fail criteria Each term s assignment(s) must be passed in order to complete the programme of study successfully. A student will be allowed to resubmit, once only, failed elements of up to two of the three terms assignments within the one year Certificate. Tutors recommendations regarding the pass / fail status of assignments remain provisional until moderation has been completed. Constructive feedback in the form of one 30 minute supervision provided by the Course Director, as appropriate, will be given on failed elements to allow the student to improve on his/her initial submission. A student who fails again on resubmission may opt to continue to study on a not for credit basis and receive a certificate of attendance (100% attendance required). Submission deadlines The submission date for each term s work is no later than three weeks after the final teaching session of that term (bank holidays permitting) and these dates are given below. Please note that assignments should be uploaded into the VLE by 12 noon on the due date, so that if difficulties are experienced, elearning staff will be on hand to help you. In exceptional circumstances, students may negotiate an extension of up to two weeks. To request an extension, students should submit an extension request form to the Academic Programme Manager (contact details given above) in advance of the submission date. Forms are available from the VLE and from your tutor. Examples of exceptional circumstances would include illness of students or their close relatives or unanticipated changes in personal circumstances, but would not include holiday arrangements, workload or social commitments. In extreme circumstances, a longer extension may be possible at the joint discretion of the Academic Programme Manager and Course Director. Please see the Student Handbook for further details. Moderation procedures and the award of credit The moderation of assessed work is an important element in assuring the quality of programmes. Samples of assessed work from each unit are first moderated by an internal subject assessor. Samples of work, the tutors assessments, and the reports of internal assessors on the level and quality of teaching, learning and assessment on each unit are submitted to a Moderation Panel. In each subject area the Panel consists of a University Moderator, usually a member of the University s academic staff, and an External Examiner, usually an academic member of staff from another university. This Panel is responsible for determining that the work reaches the required standard for the level of the programme, that the tutor s marking is fair, and that the standard achieved is commensurate with that of other higher education providers elsewhere in the country. 5
The report of the Moderation Panel is considered by the Institute s Academic Operations Committee for the approval of the award of University credit. Students who have negotiated extensions for the submission of work should be aware that the marking and moderation of their work may fall behind that of their fellow-students. Guidance on plagiarism Students are expected to make sure that their assignments are supported by appropriate referencing and that there is no danger their work could be suspected of plagiarism. They should familiarise themselves with the guidance issued by the University of Cambridge, available in the Student Handbook, within the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and at: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/plagiarism/ Students should attach to each assignment a signed and dated statement of authorship, stating that the work is their own, that they are familiar with the scholarly conventions for submitted work and that they have read the Institute s guidance notes on plagiarism. This statement of authorship is given below and can also be downloaded from the VLE or copied from Appendix I in the Student Handbook. Statement of authorship Pages should be numbered and should include a title page stating: full title of the assignment, followed by the statement: The title of this assignment was(select from one of the following options:) taken from the course syllabus/specification as set up on the VLE discussed and agreed with my tutor, tutor name. your full name course name and code submission date a word count (including footnotes but excluding bibliography) the following declaration: I (your name), in submitting this assignment, confirm that I have read the guidance on the relevant scholarly conventions for submitted work and the guidance notes on Plagiarism and how to avoid it and that the work I have submitted for assessment is my own work and contains no unreferenced or unattributed work of others. I understand that the University reserves the right to include this piece of work for use in the detection of plagiarism. Contact details of ICE Institute of Continuing Education University of Cambridge Madingley Hall Madingley Cambridge CB23 8AQ. Website: www.ice.cam.ac.uk Email: awards@ice.cam.ac.uk Switchboard at Madingley Hall: 01223 746222 6
CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION Syllabus for Term 1 Michaelmas term 2011 Date 3 October 2011 End date 28 November 2011 Day Monday Time 7.15pm 9.15pm Venue Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ Tutors Robert Parkinson No of 9 meetings and 3 Saturday day- David Grech meetings / schools ( 8 th and 29 th October Shona McKay classes and 12 th November (Group A) or 26 th November (Group B) Content Introduction to the social, cultural, political, aesthetic, economic and environmental values that underpin conservation policy and practice. Introduction to vernacular architecture and building crafts. Introduction to the study of architectural history 1000-1600. Introduction to analytical and recording techniques. Presentation of Term 1 Sessions Date Content 1 3 October Introduction and welcome to the course. Philosophy 1. Saturday 8 th October-Cambridge library visits. 2 10 October Introduction to vernacular architecture. Introduction to architectural history. 3 17 October Introduction to building crafts. Vernacular architecture 2 4 24October Philosophy 2. History 2. Saturday 29 th October Cambridge visits to pre- 1600 buildings. 5 31 October Introduction to assignment. Philosophy 3. 6 7 November Introduction to recording techniques. Assignment Saturday 12 th, Wilburton, Ely CB6 3RQ- Analytical and recording 7
techniques- practical. Group A 7 14 November Assignment. History 3 8 21 November Philosophy 4. Vernacular architecture 3 Saturday 26 th, Wilburton, Ely CB6 3RQ- Analytical and recording techniques- practical. Group B 9 28 November Assignment. History 4 Outcomes As a result of this first term of the course, within the constraints of the time available, students should be able to: understand the values that underpin conservation policy and practice; have begun studies of architectural history, vernacular architecture and building crafts; understand some approaches to analysis and recording of the historic environment. Student assignments The course requires a commitment to reading and pre-class preparation. Write an essay of c. 3,000 words on any one of the following. Your work should be illustrated with sketches, diagrams or photographs integrated with the text. You must ensure that your work has proper references and includes a bibliography Almost all surviving historic buildings have been altered over time. Select a building that has pre-1600 built fabric and describe the processes of change that have subsequently taken place. Discuss the political and economic conditions of the periods when change took place. Attitudes to conservation, repair and rebuilding have changed through time. Discuss the social and aesthetic conditions in which these attitudes developed. Choose a traditional craft, trade or source of building material and discuss its history, development, geographical extent and current condition. Choose a building which retains significant elements of vernacular material, construction and detailing. Analyse the building and discuss its history, development and current condition. Students' selections of titles must be agreed in writing with the Course Director or tutor first. The word count includes all main text and footnotes, but excludes the bibliography. Closing date for the submission of the essay: 12 noon on Tuesday 3 January 2012 (Please see the information about the Virtual Learning Environment on p.4). 8
Syllabus for Term 2 Lent term 2012 Start date 16 January 2012 End date 12 March 2012 Day Monday Time 7.15-9.15pm Venue Madingley Hall, Madingley Cambridge CB23 8AQ Tutors Robert Parkinson No of meetings / 9 meetings and 4 Saturday day- David Grech classes schools (21 st January, 18 th Shona McKay February, 25 th February and 10 th March)and up to 3 individual supervisions Content Detailed consideration of timber and stone as building materials, examination of vernacular and polite architectural forms. Second term of architectural history studies for period 1000-1600 Second term of studies of conservation philosophy. Development of analytical and recording skills Outcomes As a result of the second term of the course, within the constraints of the time available, students should be able to: understand the relationship between the structural imperatives and the physical characteristics of pre 1600 timber and stone buildings; understand the principles and forms of vernacular architecture in East Anglia; record standing structures using sketches, photographs and measured survey techniques; understand the development of ideas about the historic environment. Student assignments The course requires a commitment to reading and pre-class preparation. Write an essay of c. 4,000 words on any one of the following. Your work should be illustrated with sketches, diagrams or photographs integrated with the text. You must ensure that your work has proper references and includes a bibliography Select a building with significant pre 1600 fabric to which you can gain easy access and describe the structure and construction. Show how the limitations and opportunities of the materials used affected the character and appearance of the building. Identify a locality with specific vernacular architectural character. Discuss and illustrated the evolution of the local style Students' selections of titles must be agreed in writing with the Course Director or tutor. 9
The word count includes all main text and footnotes, but excludes the bibliography. Closing date for the submission of essays: 12 noon on Tuesday 17 April 2012 (Please see the information about the Virtual Learning Environment on p.4). 10
Syllabus for Term 3 Easter term 2012 Start date 23 April 2012 End date 25 June 2012 Day Monday Time 7.15-9.15pm Venue Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ Tutors Robert Parkinson No of meetings / 8 meetings, 4 day schools (28 David Grech classes April,12 and 26 May, 23 June) Shona McKay content Completion of architectural history studies to 1600. Completion of vernacular history studies and understanding of the vernacular/polite threshold. Overview of the development of conservation philosophy and ethics. Development of analytical and recording techniques. Studies of thatch and thatching. Further studies of stone and stone construction and conservation Outcomes As a result of the first year of the course, and within the constraints of the time available, students should be able to: understand the ways in which the changing values of society and individuals have affected attitudes to the conservation of the historic environment; have a broad understanding of architectural history in England between 1000 and 1600; understand the principles of vernacular architecture and the development of polite architecture; understand the principles of traditional building crafts including timber, stone, lime, earth and thatch; survey historic buildings, to analyse the different materials used, to make sketches and to be able to write a detailed report. Student assignments The course requires a commitment to reading and pre-class preparation. Write an essay of c. 5,000 words on any one of the following. Your work should be illustrated with sketches, diagrams or photographs integrated with the text. You must ensure that your work has proper references and includes a bibliography Select a church building. Describe and draw areas of the building where the stonework has been subject to alteration and repair. Describe the stone and mortar and critically assess the alterations and repairs. (This question requires sketch drawings. The description may take the 11
form of an essay or be presented as annotated drawings and photographs). Select a timber framed building to which you can gain easy access and describe the building and its construction. Show how the building has been repaired over the years and critically assess how successful the repairs have been. (Your answer must be illustrated). Select a conservation area or a part of a conservation area or an area which you consider worthy of such status. Check with the Course Director whether your choice is suitable for the exercise and if so: Give a brief, subjective account description of the character of the area and then attempt a more objective assessment, analysing the components which make the area special. Select a building to which you can gain access and answer the following: Record the building using measured drawings, photographs and sketches. (You should attempt at least a measured drawing of the ground floor plan). Develop your own style and method of illustrating the building in a comprehensive way. Prepare a brief history of the building and compare it with similar buildings of around the same date in the area. (Make sure you quote all references and source material). The word count includes all main text and footnotes, but excludes the bibliography. Closing date for the submission of the project: 12 noon on Monday 16 July 2012 (Please see the information about the Virtual Learning Environment on p.4). Reading and resource list (*core text: please buy the specified edition) Author Title Publisher and date *Ashurst J&N PracticalBuilding Conservation Vols 1&2 Gower Technical Press 1988 (Shortly to be reprinted in revised format) *Alcock, Barley, Dixon &Meeson Brunskill RW Brunskill RW Recording Timber Framed Buildings- An illustrated glossary Traditional Farm Buildings of Britain Council for British Archaeology 1996 ISBN 1 872414 72 9 Gollancz 1897 (and later editions) ISBN 0-575-04039-4 Traditional Buildings of Britain Gollancz 1999 * Brunskill R W Illustrated Handbook of Vernacular Architecture (4 th ed) Faber & Faber 2000 (1971) ISBN 0-571-13916-7 Calloway S (Ed) The Elements of Style Mitchell Beazley 1997 12
ISBN 1554070791 *Clark K Informed Conservation English Heritage 2001 Clifton -Taylor A The Pattern of English Building Faber & Faber 1999 ISBN 0-571-14890-5 *Fleming J, Honour H, Pevsner N The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture Penguin 1999 (4 th ed) Friar S The Sutton Companion to Castles Sutton 2003 * Harris R Hart S Hoskins W G Discovering Timber-Framed Buildings Shire 1993 Flint architecture of East Anglia DLM 2000 The Making of the English Landscape ISBN 97807 47802150 ISBN 1 900357 18 6 McCann J Clay and CobBuildings Shire 2004 First published 1955- any edition or date ISBN 97807 47805793 *Mynors C Listed buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments Sweet & Maxwell (Latest edition) Peters J E C Discovering Traditional Farm Buildings Shire 1981 ISBN 9780852635568 * Pevsner N Cambridgeshire (The Buildings of England Series) (You are also strongly recommended to obtain the volume in this series for the County in which you live.) Pelican 1999 or later Yale UP Editions. ISBN 0 14 071010 8 Rackham O The History of the Countryside Dent 1986 (or any later Editions) 13 ISBN 0 460 04449 4 Rawle T Cambridge Architecture Trefoil 1985 ISBN 0 8629 050 8 Ray N Cambridge Architecture CUP 1994 ISBN 0 521 45222 8 *Rodwell R Church archaeology English Heritage 1989 ISBN 0 7134 2590 3
Taylor C The Cambridgeshire Landscape Hodder and Stoughton 1973 Taylor C Village and Farmstead George Philip 1983 ISBN 0 540 01082 0 Wood M The English Mediaeval House Bracken Books 1965 (Reprint 1985) London Studio Editions 1996. Wright A Craft Techniques for Traditional Buildings Batsford1991 Information correct as at 1 March 2012 14