Heritage Now

16   HISTORIC BUILDINGS & PLACES CASEWORK All hands to the pumps Although my expertise is in malthouses and their kilns, I have been involved in general industrial archaeology since the 1970s. When I retired from an unrelated discipline in the civil service, I was involved with the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA), first as their secretary and then as a voluntary caseworker. In 1993 I took on a similar role with the Ancient Monuments Society (AMS) initially commenting on planning and listed building applications with respect to malthouses and malt kilns. At that time applica- tions (in hard copy) came-in at the rate of about one a month and it was often the case that a site visit was required to fully understand the impact that development or total demolition would have on a particular building or landscape. In 2018 the AMS and the AIA decided to join forces in respect of industrial sites casework. Working across both Amber Patrick has worked as a volunteer for the society since 1993. During that time her experience and knowledge has given the society a much valued and informed voice in all aspects of industrial casework. Here Amber tells us more about what she does and how she does it. Amber Patrick Tonwell Water Tower in Hertfordshire by Edward C Percey. This remarkable modern concrete intervention in the landscape may well become a residential property. (King & Co Properties)