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31/05/2023

Laura Brain, Architectural Assistant and 2023 SPAB Scholar, explores a lively debate sparked by a visit to Walpole Old Chapel, Suffolk. 

12/05/2023

Daniel Cheetham, carpenter and SPAB Millwright Fellow 2023, reflects on how he became involved with this critically endangered craft. 

10/05/2023

As we approach National Mills Weekend, Bryony Robinson, Development Manager at John O’Groats Mill, kindly answered a few questions about this exciting project. 

10/05/2023

Mildred Cookson, Chair of the SPAB Mills Section, reflects on how millwrighting has changed over the years and how we might keep this critically endangered craft alive. 

05/05/2023

The coronation route will be brimming with crowds. But what fascinating architectural details might you spot if you look away from the throng?

21/04/2023

It’s St George’s Day, so it feels only right to share the George Inn – London’s only surviving galleried coaching inn.  

12/04/2023

Following a successful legal challenge by the SPAB, Broxtowe Council has agreed that listed building consent for an insensitive redevelopment scheme to Willoughby Almshouses was invalid. We now await final confirmation from the courts that this unlawful listed building consent has been withdrawn. 

01/04/2023

First-year Interior Design students have been tasked with reimagining parts of 37 Spital Square, incorporating SPAB’s ethos and history into their designs.  

24/03/2023

Judith Field, Fundraising Lead at Truro Cathedral, explores one of the SPAB's earliest campaigns, opposing the demolition of the sixteenth-century St Mary’s Church to make way for a grand new cathedral.

21/03/2023

It's World Water Day. With so many drinking fountains falling into disrepair, some authorities have reinstated them for the good of the community.