Press coverage archive
Stowe School
Queen visits Stowe
WMF Britain’s Jonathan Foyle and Colin Amery joined Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh on a recent tour of Stowe, where WMF was involved with the restoration of the Marble Saloon.
Images ©Stowe School.
Building Design
The battle for St Peter’s Cardross hots up
in Glasgow.
Rory Olcayto
Published: 09 November 2007
‘After Tom Bloxham’s Urban Splash expressed interest in developing Gillespie, Kidd & Coia’s celebrated St Peter’s Seminary, a second would-be saviour, the Marquess of Bute, has thrown his hat into the ring’
Times Online
St Paul's opens up secret rooms to ease wear and tear of 2 million tourists
Dalya Alberge
Published: 08 November 2007
‘St Paul’s Cathedral is to give unprecedented access to rarely seen areas of the 300-year-old building, to lessen the serious damage being caused by millions of visitors.’
Building Magazine
Web watch I’m staying inside
Alex Smith
Published: 21 September 2007
‘... visit the World Monument[s] Fund’s (WMF) new site for inspiration and ideas. The website looks as lovingly crafted as some of the threatened buildings it champions.’
The Observer
Court battles loom in fight to save site
Henry McDonald
Published: 23 September 2007
‘The World Monuments Fund, a global organisation that protects ancient buildings, put pressure on the European Commission this weekend to use the European Court of Justice to halt the works at the Lismullin national monument in Co Meath. Ancient Tara Hill is under threat from plans to build a motorway extension.’
Condé Nast Traveller
Our exhibition of RIBA previewed
Sophie Campbell
Published: July 2007
‘The WMF Britain sponsored exhibition ‘Asmara – Africa’s Secret Modernist City’ was part of their ‘word of mouth’ section’
The Independent
Ancient Hill of Tara is put on 'crisis list' backed by WMF over road
David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent
Published: 09 June 2007
‘One of Ireland's most venerated prehistoric treasures, the Hill of Tara, has been classed among the world's 100 most-endangered heritage sites, having been added to the "crisis list" of the World Monument Fund.’
The Guardian
In Praise of ... Wilton’s music hall
Leader
Published: 08 June 2007
‘As the old stagers would put it, a funny thing happened to Wilton's music hall yesterday. There it was, an old wreck in the middle of London's East End going nowhere but downhill when - all of a sudden - it was named one of the 100 most endangered monuments in the world.’
The Times
Top 100 heritage sites at risk
Unknown
Published: 08 June 2007
‘ANTARCTICA Captain Scott’s last expedition base has been declared one of the world’s 100 most endangered historic sites. The 2008 Watch List, compiled for the World Monuments Fund, also includes Wilton’s Music Hall, right, a Victorian building in the East End of London that suffers from serious structural problems.’
Guardian Unlimited
Tower Hamlets hall among world's most endangered sites
Vicky Baker
Published: 07 June 2007
‘Tower Hamlets has made a surprise appearance on a list of the world's 100 most endangered places. The list, which was revealed in London today, placed Wiltons Music Hall alongside Peru's ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, war-damaged ruins in Iraq and hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.’
