Bespoke handmade anniversary umbrella
To mark our 150th anniversary we've a bespoke commemorative umbrella from James Ince Umbrellas, celebrating a shared commitment to craftsmanship, longevity and heritage.
Blog
Member Repair Project - Saving the past for the future: Plas yn Bwl House
Dr Angie Sutton-Vane recounts her house’s important history and the lost features revealed during a six-year campaign of discovery and repair
Making maintenance fun: cartoons for the SPAB Magazine
James Innerdale, Conservation Architect and SPAB Technical Adviser, celebrates Maintenance Week with an account of his cartoons.
‘This marvel of art and treasure of history’ – St Mark's, Venice
Julie Halls, SPAB’s Archive Officer explores a heated but ultimately successful campaign
Building in Focus: Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire
Nichola Tasker, Conservation Architect celebrates Broughton Castle, a fortified and moated manor house
John Piper lithograph of Inglesham Church
Inglesham Church signed limited edition by John Piper on sale to raise funds for the Society's charitable work
SPAB and Town Planning reform
Duncan McCallum draws on SPAB's archive to reflect on our critical role in Town Planning - from the SPAB Magazine
Technical Note: Materials Matter
Conservation architect and 1990 SPAB Scholar Nicola Westbury considers the critical question of construction materials for repairing old buildings.
Scholarship sketchbook - serpents, dragons and a concertina
Katie Campbell, 2025 SPAB Scholar describes how her sketches and linocuts document her nationwide heritage conservation journey
Member Repair Project: Northwold Manor
Buildings archaeologist Warwick Rodwell recounts the epic undertaking of saving his manor house in Norfolk from ruination and potential redevelopment and subdivision.