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The History of Heritage: The stories behind the people, places and events that have shaped our built heritage. This story charts the history of our mutual aspiration to preserve and protect the buildings of our shores. The extraordinary lengths with which we have strived to save our heritage, the darkest episodes of humanity when we lost our heritage and how we have through the ages rebuilt or repurposed our architectural legacy for future generations. Beginning with the Roman occupation through to the present day, the author guides the reader to present how our appreciation of historical buildings has changed throughout the centuries and what challenges may lay ahead.

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Born and raised in Kent, Christopher is the director of several surveying and construction businesses in Kent and London. Living within the chimes of the Bell Harry Tower in Canterbury, he is a chartered surveyor, chartered construction manager, alumni of the University College of Estate Management at Reading and he has recently been appointed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to their select and accredited list of heritage specialist surveyors. He lives with his partner Emily and their dog Henry in a Victorian town house which they recently converted together.

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