Daily Mail: Let old buildings 'rot gracefully'
Daily Mail
June 04, 2017
Some heritage sites cannot be preserved and should be allowed to decay, according to an academic.
In the future, climate change, falling budgets and other pressures will mean that some heritage sites cannot be protected.
Professor Caitlin DeSilvey said that if heritage has to be lost this should not always be viewed as a failure - but can involve a deliberate decision to allow nature to take its course and to learn from change.
