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- Entries are invited now our prestigious John Betjeman Award for outstanding repairs to places of worship.
- We’re thrilled to announce that our next embroidery ‘Sketching with Thread’ workshop is now open for booking.
- Much of this early 14th-century castle is still standing untouched since its abandonment in the 15th century.
- Each year, the SPAB’s Philip Webb Award celebrates new design in the context of historic buildings.
- “This is such a worthwhile initiative; all churches should be encouraged to get involved” - Lincolnshire volunteer
- May Morris, the youngest daughter of SPAB founder William Morris, was one of the most significant artists of the British Arts & Crafts movement. At 23, shetook charge of the Morris & Co.
- The SPAB's Esher Award was presented to Catherine Cullis MBE at the 2019 SPAB Guardians’ gathering in London.
- In November we held a working party at St Andrew’s, our Old House Project in Kent.
- This unique annual scheme is designed to broaden the skills and experience of craftspeople who work with old buildings.
- The SPAB Mills Section is the UK’s national organisation for protecting and promoting traditional windmills and watermills. What we do We protect and promote traditional mills by:
- Organised by the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society, this conference (rescheduled from March) aims to provide a historical context for the use of terracotta and faïence in architectural structures and the latest information on the res
- The best people to look after traditional mills are, of course, traditional millwrights!
- The Modernist Masterpiece 'In a Box' A lecture and site visit presented by Bryan Dickson (National Trust for Scotland)
- Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s A-listed masterpiece, the Egyptian Halls, has been shortlisted by the pan-European heritage organisation, Europa Nostra, for its 7 Most Endangered programme
- This Grade II listed former water mill on the River Test includes a mill house, mill, and thatched drying barn, all built from a mix of brick, flint and timber framing.
- A scheme for the major re-ordering of St John the Baptist was submitted to us in October 2018. The church dates from the 13-15th centuries but was restored by Ploughman and Underwood in the 1840s and retains many interesting features.
- To those who perhaps don’t follow the threads of William Morris’ influence in the same way that we (his humble disciples) do, this exhibition at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, London, could perhaps be presenting vistors with an unexpec
- This major one-day conference reports on Historic England’s latest technical research into the deterioration and conservation of traditional roof coverings including lead, slate and thatch, and discusses recent developments in conservation, repair
- National Mills Weekend May 2020: ‘Millwrighting - Past and Present’ What? A nationwide celebration of Britain’s millwrighting history When? Saturday and Sunday 9-10 May 2020
- Standing in the centre of a complex of disused and decaying moats, this Grade II* building is an important example of an early brick manor farmhouse.
- The Scottish Lime Centre Trust offers a wide range of vocational and professional courses combining theory and practical working sessions designed to ensure that there are courses to suit everyone.
- After six successful years as Chair of the SPAB, Iain Boyd has come to the end of his term of service. The Society thanks him for his enthusiasm, commitment and dedication.
- Peter Jamieson, SPAB casework volunteer, writes about honesty in craft, and mass production.