| Admin/Biog History | Peter Howell, born 29 July 1941 is a British academic and historian. He was chairman of the Victorian Society between 1987-1993. Peter Howell worked with Stamp through their involvement with amenity societies (Victorian and Twentieth Century Societies) to campaign for the preservation of, and promote interest in historic buildings. |
| Description | This file includes correspondence from Peter Howell, Victorian Society, to Stamp relating to the following seven buildings, including information about their listing status; information relating to ongoing Victorian Society Twentieth Century Society campaigns, and the location of, and information contained within original documents:
-Ashford, Surrey, St Michael's Church
-Oxford, Oxfordshire, Ashmolean
-Oxford, Oxfordshire, Lady Margaret Hall
-Oxford, Oxfordshire, New Bodleian Library
-Radstock, Somerset, Downside Abbey
-Sheringham, Norfolk, St Joseph's
-Trefnant, Denbighshire, Holy Trinty
-Worcester, Worcestershire, Worcester Cathedral
Of particular interest:
-copies of correspondence exchanged between Martin Cherry, English Heritage and Peter Howell, concerning English Heritage's unwillingness to upgrade the listing of St Joseph's Sheringham
-letter to Stamp, dated 1 Apr 2007, concerning original correspondence held at Downside Abbey relating to Giles Scott |