{"id":3548,"date":"2024-02-19T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/?post_type=advice&#038;p=3548"},"modified":"2024-03-21T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:22:14","slug":"help-with-undergraduate-and-postgraduate-research","status":"publish","type":"advice","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/advice\/help-with-undergraduate-and-postgraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Help with undergraduate and postgraduate research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\t     class=\"block-columns  no-m pb  \"\n>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            \n    \n\n        \t\t            \n        <div class=\"grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(1, 1fr);\">\n                            <div class=\"col \">\n                    <h2>We would like to be able to help, but often we are asked for information that we are unable to give.<\/h2>\n<h3>The last thing we want to do is alienate people whose support we would value, so here are some notes to help you put your request into the context of our work.<\/h3>\n<p>It may help you to know that\u00a0<em><strong>we do not<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">cover Scotland or Northern Ireland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">deal with buildings built before\u00a0<em>c<\/em>. 1837 or after\u00a0<em>c<\/em>. 1914<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep lists of buildings by type (e.g. all corn exchanges in Britain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep files on any building that has not been the subject of a listed building consent application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">list buildings (although we sometimes recommend buildings for listing)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep files on conservation areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">designate conservation areas (although we sometimes support proposals to designate them)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">have a library that can be consulted by the public<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">advise on Victorian life and social history in general<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">give grants for research, study or building conservation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">buy, develop, renovate or have control over any buildings apart from our own headquarters<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep lists of recommended tradespeople<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">recommend particular products or services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep lists of properties for sale<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">complete questionnaires (we feel that in most cases to answer them would give a misleading impression of our work and policies).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">On the other hand, if you can target your question precisely at us, we are much more likely to be able to help you.\u00a0<em><strong>We do<\/strong><\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep files on current listed building consent applications that we are commenting on<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">keep some files on past listed building consent applications that we have commented on<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">produce reports on matters affecting conservation and architectural history<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">produce regular newsletters and an annual report<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\">produce various publications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">To be able to help you, we need something precise to go on: the name of an architect, the address and the date of the building, or a request for a comment on a specific aspect of a particular case.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Can I study your case files?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Yes. To make an appointment, please write to or email us stating the name and address of the building in which you are interested, the grade at which it is listed, the name of the relevant local authority and if possible the date of the listed building consent application. We can then tell you what, if any information we have got. We cannot undertake to photocopy files. If you are using the post, please send a large SAE for our reply.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Good general guides to conservation and planning law<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Charles Mynors,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0421758309\/thevictoriansoci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a04th edn., Sweet &amp; Maxwell, 1999<em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Roy Speer and Michael Dade,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0953348903\/thevictoriansoci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Stop and Influence Planning Permission<\/a><\/em>, Stonepound Books, new edition 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Roy Speer and Michael Dade,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0460861948\/thevictoriansoci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Stop and Influence Planning Permission<\/a><\/em>, Stonepound Books, 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Consult\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagegateway.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heritage Gateway<\/a>\u00a0to discover whether a building is listed. Local planning authorities also keep maps showing the boundaries of local conservation areas. They may also have information for residents of conservation areas, or design guides to show how to repair and maintain houses in conservation areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span class=\"normal\">Specialist art and architecture collections include:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtauld.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courtauld Institute of Art<\/a>, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2 ORN. Tel: 44 (0)207 7848 2701. Fax: 44 (0)20 7848 2887. Email:<a href=\"mailto:booklib@courtauld.ac.uk\">booklib@courtauld.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.vam.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Art Library<\/a>, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7. Tel: 44 (0)20 7942 4400.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Monuments Record Centre<\/a>, Great Western Village, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2GZ. Tel: 44 (0)1793 41460. Fax: 01793 414606.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riba-library.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Library<\/a>, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD. Information and opening hours: https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/contact-and-visit\/riba-library<br \/>\n<\/span>Telephone: +44(0)20 7307 5355 Email: support@riba.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to be able to help, but often we are asked for information that we are unable to give.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3703,"template":"","class_list":["post-3548","advice","type-advice","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Victorian Society advice about Help with undergraduate and postgraduate research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benefit from our experts\u2019 knowledge on a range of topics and questions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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