Topography

and a Policy for Its Future, very numerous illustrations from line-drawings, maps and plans, appendix listing historic buildings and sites, bibliography, paperback, spine faded, edges of covers  a little rubbed, small tear to bottom margin of one page, otherwise in good condition, Hampshire County Planning Department (Winchester, Hampshire) 1979

29.6 x 20.5 cm, 450g, no ISBN

The result of a Government statement in 1977 setting out national policies and procedures relating to historic buildings and conservation areas, which included the exhortation, “Local authorities stand in the vanguard of those protecting historic buildings and areas, and the Secretary of State hopes they will make diligent use of all the powers available to them.”

 See the Foreword to the book (reproduced below).