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| | Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Battle cry from head of English Heritage |
 | | English Heritage has had some recent successes, notably the spectacular acquisition of Ditherington Flax Mill, on the edge of Shrewsbury, a mouldering complex of derelict mill buildings which conceals a 1796 structure of fabulous historical importance, the first iron framed building in the world, the great-grandfather of the American skyscrapers. |
 | | He believes Ditherington's future will probably include being publicly accessible as an English Heritage store, to show off the unique interior and also regenerate the run-down post-industrial side of the city. |
 | | However, on a range of issues including the building proposals for the south-east, the myriad tall towers punching the London skyline, and the plans to regenerate the urban north by demolishing thousands of homes, English Heritage has either objected in vain, or been side-lined. |
| www.guardian.co.uk /arts/news/story/0,11711,1505075,00.html?gusrc=rss (860 words) |
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