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- The Influence of John Ruskin on the Morrison-Funded 1880 Restoration of St Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham. 3 December, 7:30pm at Giggleswick School Chapel, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire.
- The Influence of John Ruskin on the Morrison-Funded 1880 Restoration of St Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham. 3 December, 7:30pm livestream.
- The next Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society will be held on Tuesday 7th December 2021, 1.30-2pm.
- Bat awareness is important for anyone who is responsible for churches and other traditional buildings and their renovation/development/maintenance/design, including church architects and those assessing Faculty applications.
- Happy St Andrew’s Day! This is St Andrews in Kent, our Old House Project. Built in 1484, we think St Andrews was a gatehouse chapel to the Cistercian Abbey at Boxley, and once housed a relic of the finger of St Andrew.
- The SPAB Heritage Awards 2022 are now open for entries
- Eugenia Fiocco is one of the SPAB’s most dedicated online learners. Based in Italy, throughout 2020-21 she has attended over 66 of our events. We asked her what buildings inspire her and how she came to hear about the SPAB.
- Works continue at our post mill, the last remaining mill of its kind in Leicestershire. The early 18th-century windmill has been owned by the SPAB since the 1930s, but has not been operational for many years.
- We recently supported proposals to install solar panels and two air source heat pumps at this Grade I listed medieval church, one of the finest in Dorset.
- Described by Alan Bennett as ‘undoubtedly this country’s greatest theatrical architect’, Frank Matcham’s pleasure palace for the Peaks enchants Kate Griffin
- The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition held throughout the UK in the summer of 1951.
- Our 2021 Fellows Toby, Thom, Tom and Oliver have now completed their programme of craft training. The Fellowship fosters outstanding craftspeople with the skills for working with historic buildings.
- Reaching the end of their conservation tour, our talented 2020-21 Scholars Libby Watts, Amy Redman and Lucy Newport reflect on a year full of learning, travel and comradeship...
- Stonehenge may have an air of timelessness, in fact it has been a place of constant change, as our archive reveals...
- Join Wentworth Woodhouse for their annual lecture series - in person or online. With a wide-range of expert speakers and topics, from architecture to horse-racing, there's an event to suit all interests.
- Kevin McCloud, TV presenter, designer and writer, will present the SPAB Heritage Awards at a November 2022 event at Conway Hall in London, the beautiful 1920’s home of the Ethical Society.
- The Role of Stained Glass in John Piper’s Life and Work with Professor Frances Spalding CBE
- Charles Wagner is the winner of the 2021 Esher Award, which honours his outstanding contribution to building conservation and the work of the SPAB.
- The SPAB has enjoyed a long connection with the City & Guilds of London Art School.
- We are delighted to announce our 2022 SPAB Scholars and Fellows. Every year a group of craftspeople, architects, surveyors and engineers are selected for our prestigious training schemes.
- Second Tuesday Talks Spring 2022: Conservation without Borders Dry-stone Masonry: An Endangered Material Knowledge in the Conservation of Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site, 8 February 2022
- Our project was externally evaluated by Oakmere Solutions throughout its three year duration. You can download their report here.
- The extraordinary Cathedral stands at the heart of Exeter. Over the last few years we have been advising on a Masterplan to help as many people as possible experience and understand this amazing building.
- The sonnet, perhaps the most romantic form of poetry, was introduced to English literature by Thomas Wyatt.
- Working parties, community spirit and a lot of cake fuel the repair of an ancient churchyard wall on the brink. Locals Sue Garland and Chris Parker report on a successful community project