SPAB Fellowship

New awards will join our exisiting ones in a celebration of old buildings and the people who champion them.

SPAB Fellow Toby Slater explores the craft of Herefordshire carpenter and stonemason John Abel.

We are delighted to announce that, after a year’s delay, the newest SPAB Scholars and Fellows have begun their prestigious training programmes with us. Over the next six months they will travel together to develop a practical understanding of traditional buildings by visiting sites and craft workshops across the UK. 

Scholars and Fellows, left to right: Toby Slater, Tom Skinner, Amy Redman, Thom Taylor, Lucy Newport, Libby Watts, Oli Beatson

2019 Fellow Matthew Wilson looks back on six months of travel, craft and thought-provoking conversations.

Every year a select group of architects, surveyors, engineers, and craftspeople are picked for our prestigious training schemes in building conservation.

For the first time, we are recruiting for millwright applicant on our crafts Fellowship for 2020. We asked 2009 SPAB Fellow Karl Grevatt to share his experience of moving from carpentry into millwrighting.

How does the SPAB Fellowship programme fit into a craftsperson’s current employment?

A nine-month, hands-on learning experience aimed at craftspeople, architects, surveyors and engineers.

2019 Fellow Matthew Wilson is a self-employed bricklayer which he combines with a career as an actor. Here he explores balancing his two professions with the Fellowship.

A nine-month, hands-on learning experience aimed at craftspeople, architects, surveyors and engineers.