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- Taking part in National Mills Weekend (13 -14 May 2023) is a great way to engage with the local community, and can help to raise funds for repairs or a local charity.
- Rachel Stoplar, Communications Manager, explores the many guises of the Spitalfields Charnel House – from resting place to rubbish tip – and why it has the internet to thank for its survival.
- From its grandest castles and cathedrals to its historic houses, cottages and industrial heritage sites, Wales is a treasure trove of old buildings.
- Our Scholarship and Fellowship schemes are designed to broaden the skills and experience of conservation professionals working with old buildings.
- Bidding is now open! Find out more on the Chiswick Auctions website.
- Carolyn Simons uncovers the layers of Biddulph Old Hall on a Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Group visit.
- The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
- After we and others in the heritage sector wrote to the Welsh Government, it has agreed to reduced funding cuts for heritage organisations in its recent Budget.
- Much of the guidance given by the SPAB over our Technical Advice Line concerns the 'undoing' of well-intentioned but ill-conceived work carried out from the mid-20th century to historic buildings.
- When Georjie Adams turned up at our Boxley Working Party last year in her stunning tiny wooden house, Bluebell, we were intrigued.
- The SPAB is frequently asked about flintwork. This article takes the opportunity to review some of the key issues the care and repair of walls constructed from this curious material.
- This article looks at those humble, often forgotten but all-important links between rain and drain - gutters and downpipes.
- Dorset Group webinar: How to tackle water in old buildings
- Doors are important features of historic buildings. Although less widespread than in recent decades, the removal and replacement of old doors remains of concern to the SPAB. This article tackles some myths about their conservation.
- If you own or manage a mill, National Mills Weekend (10 - 11 May, 2025) is the perfect opportunity to engage local people, reach new audiences, and inspire the next generation of mill enthusiasts.
- If you own or manage a mill, National Mills Weekend is the perfect opportunity to engage local people, reach new audiences, and inspire the next generation of mill enthusiasts.
- Old earth-walled buildings, now relatively scarce, are a valuable part of our architectural heritage. Consequently, it is important that surviving examples are saved and any necessary repairs undertaken using appropriate materials and techniques.
- Old metal-framed windows can be beautiful and form an intrinsic part of many historic buildings. The extent of their unnecessary replacement is still of concern to the SPAB.
- Clay pantiles are one of our great vernacular roofing materials, and a sound understanding of them is essential in ensuring their protection. But while they share characteristics with plain tiles, there are some important differences.
- In 1877, William Morris pleaded for those entrusted with old buildings ‘to stave off decay by daily care’. This article explains why this advice still holds good.
- Ahead of National Mills Weekend, we caught up with Daniel Cheetham, carpenter and 2023 SPAB Millwright Fellow, to hear about the next steps in his journey with this endangered craft.
- Ellie Jae Dobson, bricklayer and 2024 Fellow, shares a snapshot of her journey so far.