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Post date: 14/09/2016
The Secretary of a local historical society and the director
of the museum have asked for my comments on the renovation
of the property at 157 Dorp Street. Both parties have had
access, presumably through the architect, to a Phase 1
Report which I prepared and which identified the property as
historically significant. A copy of the text of the report
is attached. The concern is that the renovations being made
are very unsympathetic to the historical fabric of the
building and they are asking how the National Monuments
Council could have allowed this to happen. They want to
know why the recommendations of the report were not
followed. My involvement stopped with the submission of the
report and I have no knowledge of the basis of any decisions
made.
There is no doubt that the renovations are having a major
negative impact on an important historical building. This
is the reverse of what was advocated in the report and what
the National Monuments Council would support. It is
necessary to look at what has happened at 157 Dorp Street to
avoid any recurrence. A decision needs to be made on what
can be done now to rectify the situation.