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- It’s not Sutton Hoo, but archaeology trials at our Old House Project uncovered artefacts which add to the developing story of the building.
- Traditional lime rendering and limewashes for the protection of medieval fabric and the sustainability of our churches. A series of three Thursday evening online lectures: 4, 11 and 18 March 2021.
- Chair of the Naval Dockyards Society, Dr Ann Coats writes of their campaign to save listed industrial heritage at Pembroke Dockyard in south-west Wales.
- Do you worry about damp in your church building? Are you concerned that small problems could develop into costly repairs?
- In 2020-21, we undertook major repairs to Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill, removing it from the Heritage at Risk Register and making it operational for the first time since the 1930s.
- Timber Framed Buildings and Place House Ware A free online talk by Helen Gibson on Timber framed buildings in Hertfordshire and Essex, including Grade I listed Place House in Ware.
- On a road south of Gloucester to Tuffley, this large Grade II listed timber-framed building stands next to the entrance drive to the Knoll Care Home, half-hidden by large trees.
- Discover the fascinating heritage of Union Chapel, a Victorian gem valued for its architectural relevance and the story of a minority group who were suppressed for their seemingly radical beliefs.
- SPAB member Patrick Stow introduces his new series of books drawing from his extensive experience in repairing old buildings.
- In anticipation of what would have been our founder William Morris' 187th birthday, Helen Elletson, curator at the William Morris Society, writes of his home in Hammersmith, London.
- The role of a conservation officer and working with buildings at risk
- For International Women’s Day, the SPAB celebrates some of the fantastic and inspirational women working in building conservation, from architects and surveyors to stonemasons and conservators.
- “The co-operative project is a fantastic, innovative programme. The leader’s knowledge is superb and encouraging” - Cumbrian co-op volunteer
- Recently, the 12th-century alabaster arch to St Mary’s, Tutbury, Staffordshire was cleaned. This church has a monumental west doorway, built in the mid-12th century and richly carved with Romanesque ornament.
- Just outside Halesworth in Suffolk, stands what could be mistaken for a farmhouse but which became a secret meeting house for ‘independents'.
- With the support of Historic Environment Scotland, the SPAB undertook a nationwide survey of Scotland's thatched buildings.
- We strongly object to plans to substantially alter to the Grade II* listed Drakes Almshouses in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
- We are absolutely delighted to announce that the SPAB is one of the 476 heritage organisations who will share £44M from the Culture Recovery Fund.
- Author Helen Wilson introduces a family of Victorian craft pioneers.
- The SPAB has expressed concerns about expansion proposals for a range of UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Southend.
- The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is probably one of my favourite places. Shakespeare’s Globe claim that it is not a reconstruction of a Jacobean playhouse but a ‘reimagining’ – what else would you expect from a theatre company?
- Concerned about the number of barn conversions occurring across England, the SPAB conducted a volunteer-led national survey to record the numbers of farm buildings still in agricultural use and the impact of residential conversion.