News

Our friends the STBA (Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance) is campaigning for government to change the standard way household energy performance is presented. Ahead of our joint conference, here the STBA set out their proposal.

An introduction to our findings, which we will present at the forthcoming STBA/SPAB conference

We look back on the work of Scottish architect William Weir (1865-1950), one of our most respected caseworkers, and was part of a group of dedicated experts active in the first 50 years of the SPAB.

The SPAB is a proud member of Remember a Charity. They have teamed up with Co-op to offer SPAB supporters 20% off will writing services

To find out more and discover just what an impact Gifts in Wills have made please download our leaflet

We are taking part in Remember a Charity Week (7th-13th Sep), to encourage people to consider leaving a gift in their will. 

2020-21 SPAB Scholar Libby Watts takes us on a sketching tour of her historic village.

SPAB Scotland Guardian Tom Hay considers how principles used in traditional buildings can inform new architecture.  

Now a major heritage destination as a picturesque ruin, Rievaulx was founded in the 12th century as the first Cistercian monastery in the north of England. We look in our records to review our work in 1908-9 which stabilised the building and prevented collapse in several areas of the structure. 

A church with a view is a local treasure to SPAB volunteer Hazel Morris