PL
E.
F HISTORI
I TERE.'T- co路ntin'/((:d
III
It may be mentioned that the Region includes at least three arly attC'mpts at town planning, though more attention wa paid to harmony in the architecture than to the many other con iderat ion that nt r into pr ent day town planning. Towards the end of the r th centu ry the D uke of Devonshire deci ded to mak his Derby hir spa of Buxton into a rival of Bath, and he and hi succe sors k pt so clos a control over the outward appearanc of its building and planted so xten. iv'ly that they may be sai d to ha\'e made th town on a very definite plan. At F airfield the religious society of l\[orav:ians built a villag , and at Worsley the first Earl of Ellesmere sec ured to the village that "black-and-white " appearance which was once its most striking characteristic.
Early town planning
As indicated, a \'Cry large number of historic buildings and plac's of historical interest or natural beauty exi t within the Region, some of which are considered by the r sp ctive Group ub- ommitt 路 as worthy of preservation. Also, consideration has been given to such buildings or places whose historic interest is either national or local, or for th ir association with some noted celebtity , as well as for their a~sth tic value. ome of the buildings constitute t yp ical examples of th work of different periods, and are , 路aluable from an educational aspect, act ual examples affording much better instruction than any other means. Defmite action, to ecure the preservation of anci nt or historic buildings or places, will require to be taken by the respectn local authoriti s or decentralised area committees in the promotion of statutory town planning schemes. In some special in tances the preservation of cetiain buildings might become a question for consideration by the r constituted Joint Advisory Committee a affecting the Region as a whole. nder the Ancient Monuments ct, 1913, certain monuments within the Region have been scheduled, and others have be n recommended for scheduling by the Ancient Monuments ommitt es of the cotmties concern d. The scheduling of an ancient monument limits the owner's power of dealing with it, a fact thai. has to be taken into account in town planning schemes.
An ci 路nl Monuments Act