2024-05-05T03:57:25-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150025869/in-order-to-avoid-historic-listing-developer-destroys-jacobean-ceiling Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-09-01T14:19:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fr/froaq4xrohhwfuiz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In order to avoid being listed by Historic England, a developer recently demolished an ornate Jacobean pendant ceiling at one of their sites. Previously a hotel and bar, the owners,&nbsp;&nbsp;Midas Properties/G&amp;E Baio Ltd, had a planning application to subdivide and convert the building into student flats that was currently under review.&nbsp;</p> <p>The property&mdash;15 Small Street&mdash;is located in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/131352/bristol" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bristol</a>, a town best known for its examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture though having been a medieval and 17th-century city as well, there are fine examples of Jacobean works deserving of preservation. Bristol's Conservation Advisory Panel had applied last week for the building to become spot-listed.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8j/8j2y0bygit3q0xb3.jpg?w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8j/8j2y0bygit3q0xb3.jpg?w=514"></a></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m1/m125r4p530antu76.jpg?w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Historic England was in the process of assessing the building, but had been unable to arrange access with the owners, who were also deferring scheduled site visits by Bristol City Council planning officers. In the interim, the developer was able to demolish the almost 400-year old ceiling.</p><p><br></p><p>Historic England d...</p></figure>