News

After an open recruitment process, Mike Harlow joins us as new Chair for 2027

Our rescue and repair of St Andrew's Chapel, has won the Conservation and Historic (up to £20 million) category at the Architects’ Journal Retrofit Awards 2026.

We're delighted to be awarded a Records at Risk grant from The National Archive to improve the care for SPAB's important documents

Thanks to a £3,000 digitisation grant we will now be able to make some of our earliest and most interesting archive files available for the first time.

To mark SPAB's 150th anniversary next year, The Landmark Trust is offering SPAB members 10% off holidays in their properties across Britain and Italy throughout 2027.

After a great deal of thought and much discussion, SPAB’s Board has reached the difficult decision to sell Fladbury Mill in Worcestershire.

As a finalist in AJ’s 2026 Awards, conservation and historic category, SPAB’s Old House Project at St Andrew’s Chapel is recognised as an exemplar of sensitive upgrade.

We’re delighted that the Heritage Council has awarded SPAB Ireland 100% of its requested funding for a year-long pilot programme addressing critical gaps in traditional building conservation skills. 

Next year is a big one in our long history: our 150th anniversary.

Founded by William Morris, the SPAB established a philosophy of conservation grounded in repair, honesty, and respect for the accumulated fabric of historic buildings.

A century and a half later, these principles are widely embedded across the heritage sector. But what do they mean in practice today?

The UK Health and Safety Executive is reviewing regulations for Lead exposure and PPE. What does this mean for building conservation?