Dr Peter Burman, MBE's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Peter Ashley Thomas Insull
- Sex
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Male
- Decorations
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MBE (1991)
- Date of Birth
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15/9/1944
- Surname
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BURMAN
- Style
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Dr Peter Burman, MBE
- Recreations
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playing the piano, walking, travelling
Dr Peter Burman, MBE's Professional Career
- Career
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successively asst sec, dep sec and sec C of E Cncl for the Care of Churches and Cathedrals Advsy Cmmn for England 1968-90, dir Centre for Conservation Dept of Archaeology Univ of York 1990-2002, dir of conservation and property servs Nat Tst for Scot 2002-07, conslt Nicolas Boyes Stone Conservation Ltd 2007-; prof of cultural mgmnt Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus 2007-; archivist Hopetoun Papers Tst Hopetoun House 2012-; Esher Award for Outstanding Services to Conservation Soc for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 2003; chm: Fabric Advsy Ctee St Paul's Cathedral 1991-2011; Dr (hc) Brandenburg Technical Univ Cottbus 2003; FSA
Dr Peter Burman, MBE's Publications
- Books and Publications
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Chapels and Churches: Who Cares (with Marcus Binney, 1977), Change and Decay: The Future of our Churches (1977), St Paul's Cathedral (1989), Treasures on Earth (ed and contrib, 1993), Thomas Gambier Parry Catalogue (contrib, 1993), Economic Aspects of Architectural Conservation (ed and contrib, 1995), Conserving the Railway Heritage (ed and contrib, 1996), Heritage and Renewal: European Cathedrals in the late Twentieth Century (ed and contrib, 1996), Structure and Style (contrib, 1997), Architecture 1900 (ed and contrib, 1998), From William Morris: Building Conservation and the Arts & Crafts Cult of Authenticity 1877-1939 (contrib, 2005), St Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London 604-2004 (contrib, 2005), Architectural Heritage XVII (contrib, 2006), Stone Conservation, Principles & Practice (contrib, 2006, Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award for Construction)
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