Among the tasks of the chair, report writing and heritage advise for institutions and organisations are included. Its main goal is to inform about future courses of action in public construction, transport and Valencian industrial heritage, as well as advise on this topics. Its a very discrete job but of great importance to highlight Valencia’s history and raise awareness among society.
The information obtained from the reports and advice, and the importance of the studied elements, has made the elaboration of new editorial projects and their inclusion in several expository discourses possible, creating educational materials.
Reports
Some of the reports developed by the chair which have been the documentary principle for the dissemination and protection of certain elements of the public work are:
- Heritage evaluation on the industrial group Unión Naval de Levante.
- Loading dock of the station of La Marina. Line Alicante-Dénia. History and Heritage evaluation.
As a result of this technical report and its research, the publication La estación del Trenecito was created. Puerta de la Marina. To tell the history and highlight the importance of the patrimony of the FGV (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana) included in the volume no. 7 of the Colecction de Cuadernos.
The historical documentation of which was developed and extended in the publication Itinerarios históricos: Lo Ando Real del Reyno de Valencia, included in the no. 9 of Colección de Cuadernos.
The report motivated the competent administrations for its inception as a good of local relevance, which they have since 2009.
The technical report was the base for the publication of the refinery ‘La Británica’ to the factory ‘La Cantera’ in Alicante, included in the no. 2 of Colección de Cuadernos.
Advise
Museu Marítim de València (Maritime Museum of Valencia)
Our centre carried out tasks of different kinds: revision of projects and reports; proposal of some general lines on museography; the localization of possible permanent funds for the museum, or the location of the headquarters relative to the most historically interesting buildings of Poblados Marítimos.
Advice and restoration of railway vehicles for the Valencian Government
From the chair, the collaboration with the FGV (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana) was promoted to restore thirteen railway and tram historical pieces which belong to the heritage of Railways of the Valencian Government. From pieces like the SVT 12 horse-drawn tram, the trailer tram or the motor tram to the ‘La Naval’ Rolls Royce train engine or the parlour car break, are singular and unique models which were in use since the 19th century.
This work highlighted Valencia’s rich heritage in this area and led to further study into the nature and transformation of narrow-gauge railways: from animal to electric traction, from passenger services to rail maintenance services, from the Sociedad Valenciana de Tranvías open cart tram to the coaches of the Compañía de Tranvías y Ferrocarriles de Valencia, from the FEVE trailer to the last vehicle retired by FGV.
To complement this work, a publication was included in volume no. 13 of the Colección de Cuadernos: ‘Vehículos históricos restaurados’
Transport Museum
One of the main challenges faced by the chair in the first years of its existence was a project for the Valencian Community’s Transport Museum. This technical and historical museum was created with the intention of taking an innovative and educational look at transport and its effect on the land through two itineraries: one arranged chronologically, the other divided into themes.
Although the museum was never built, its footprint remains as a monographic website that distils the essence of the museum’s intended discourse, displayed through various animations, videos and graphics.
