Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
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Wikidata WikipediaThe Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) (also known as Anti-Scrape) is an amenity society founded by William Morris, Philip Webb, and others in 1877 to oppose the destructive 'restoration' of ancient buildings occurring in Victorian England. "Ancient" is used here in the wider sense rather than the more usual modern sense of "pre-medieval." Morris was particularly concerned about the practice, which he described as "forgery", of attempting to return functioning buildings to an idealized state from the distant past, often involving the removal of elements added in their later development, which he thought had contributed to their interest as documents of the past. Instead, he proposed that ancient buildings should be repaired, not restored, to protect as cultural heritage their entire history. Today, these principles are widely accepted. The architect A.R. Powys served as the Secretary of the SPAB for 25 years in the early 20th century.
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Commemorated on 4 plaques
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The architect Philip Webb 1831 - 1915 co-founder with William Morris of the society for the protection of ancient buildings lived here 1900-1915
Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill, Crawley, United Kingdom where it was
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91-101 Worship Street Built as workshops and dwellings Designed by Philip Webb, 1862 Friend and colleague of William Morris. Co-founders of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 1877.
91-101 Worship Street, London, United Kingdom where it was
The Butterwalk 1635 - 1640 This building, which suffered severe war damage on February 13th 1943 was repaired and reinstated during 1953 by the Dartmouth Corporation with assistance from the Ministry of Works and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Reopened on April 14th 1954 by the Rt. Hon. Sir David Eccles. K.C.V.O. M.P. Minister of Works A. Hugh Wright Town Clerk Harold J. Adams Mayor
Dartmouth Museum - The Butterwalk - Duke Street, Dartmouth, United Kingdom where it was
Dedication 15 December 1920 WW1 Memorial Pipe Organ WMO 257857 SPAB John Betjeman Award 2020 Rededication 13 November 2019
Tenterden Wesleyan Methodist Church, West Cross, 155 High Street, Tenterden, United Kingdom where it was