Records at Risk grant from The National Archive
We're delighted to be awarded a Records at Risk grant from The National Archive to improve the care for SPAB's important documents
Archive
TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150
Thanks to a £3,000 digitisation grant we are delighted to announce that we will now be making some of our earliest and most
interesting archive files available to a wider audience for the first time.
'Archives Revealed' grant
SPAB win financial support to unlock its archival collections for wider public research and enjoyment
Happy Birthday Philip Webb
Father of Arts & Crafts architecture and SPAB co-founder Philip Webb was born on 12 January 1831.
From the Archives: Godalming’s Controversial ‘Pepperpot’ is a Study in How an Old Building Can be Saved
SPAB Chair Duncan McCallum finds lessons from the past in the SPAB Archive.
Building of the Month: Picton House, Kingston-Upon-Thames
This Black History Month, we’re digging into our Archive to find out what happened to the home of Cesar Picton, one of Britain’s first Black "gentlemen".
From the Archive: How a scandal around fireplaces led to greater protections for ancient buildings
On the 110th anniversary of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendments Act, we look at how the threat to Tattershall Castle helped to bring about some of the first real protections for ancient buildings.
From the archive: ice houses
A lot of thought goes into how best to keep houses warm. But in the 17th century, another big question was how to keep produce cold.
From the archive: Working Parties at St Mary’s Church Tower,Compton Abbas, Dorset
For Explore Your Archives week we’re celebrating stories from our past.
From the archive: All Saints Church, Sutton on Trent
For Explore Your Archives week we’re celebrating stories from our past.