between the owners and the monitoring bodies that resulted in the successful planning application to adapt the West Mills and Long Mill. The aim of the thesis was: To undertake a critical assessment of the impact of Statutory Legislation and UNESCO World Heritage Designation upon the sustainability and continued use of the late 18th Century Georgian Industrial Buildings of Darley Abbey Mills, Derby. This work has explored this aim and as such provides an understanding as to how the relationship between the of the pressure of being designated a ‘umbrella protection’, World Heritage Site and the stakeholders has led to an agreed strategy that, if implemented will secure the long term sustainable and continued use of Darley Abbey Mills. In terms of unpacking the claim that the aim of the thesis has been met, it is important to explore and reflect upon the objectives of the research. 9.1 Reflection on the Objectives of the Thesis Objective 1: To assess the historical and architectural significance of Darley Abbey Mills. From the secondary research undertaken in Chapter 2 it is clear that Darley Abbey Mills are internationally historically and architecturally significant, and that this significance is recognised not only by historians and cultural commentators but also through the formal listing and designation process of undertaken by International, national and regionals governmental and Non-governmental organisations. As explored in Chapter 2, the importance of Darley Abbey Mills is developed by a number of layers of significance that revolved around their role in the British Industrial Revolution, the remaining examples of technological innovation, the link between the buildings and the Evans family with the Strutts and Arkwrights, and also the relationship between Darley Abbey Mills and Darley Abbey Village, which stands as a testament of the paternalism and patronage of the Evans family as well as a living exemplar of one of the first Industrial Communities, a such it is late 18th Century Georgian Industrial Buildings and their juxtaposition to Darley Abbey Village that makes the site significant.
between the owners and the monitoring bodies that resulted in the successful planning application to adapt the West Mills and Long Mill. The aim of the thesis was: To undertake a critical assessment of the impact of Statutory Legislation and UNESCO World Heritage Designation upon the sustainability and continued use of the late 18th Century Georgian Industrial Buildings of Darley Abbey Mills, Derby. This work has explored this aim and as such provides an understanding as to how the relationship between the ‘umbrella of protection’, the pressure of being designated a World Heritage Site and the stakeholders has led to an agreed strategy that, if implemented will secure the long term sustainable and continued use of Darley Abbey Mills. In terms of unpacking the claim that the aim of the thesis has been met, it is important to explore and reflect upon the objectives of the research. 9.1 Reflection on the Objectives of the Thesis Objective 1: To assess the historical and architectural significance of Darley Abbey Mills. From the secondary research undertaken in Chapter 2 it is clear that Darley Abbey Mills are internationally historically and architecturally significant, and that this significance is recognised not only by historians and cultural commentators but also through the formal listing and designation process of undertaken by International, national and regionals governmental and Non-governmental organisations. As explored in Chapter 2, the importance of Darley Abbey Mills is developed by a number of layers of significance that revolved around their role in the British Industrial Revolution, the remaining examples of technological innovation, the link between the buildings and the Evans family with the Strutts and Arkwrights, and also the relationship between Darley Abbey Mills and Darley Abbey Village, which stands as a testament of the paternalism and patronage of the Evans family as well as a living exemplar of one of the first Industrial Communities, a such it is late 18th Century Georgian Industrial Buildings and their juxtaposition to Darley Abbey Village that makes the site significant.
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