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- A Snapshot in Time, The Digital Recording of Historic Fabric through Photogrammetry SPAB member, architect and 2019 Scholar Christian Montez explores the use of photogrammetry as a tool for recording historic buildings.
- We share some of our local heritage during lockdown. Our education and training manager, Maggie Goodall, writes from North East London.
- Ventilating your home Engineer and consultant Diane Hubbard leads this online session on ventilating your home.
- We enjoy our local heritage in lockdown. 2020-21 SPAB Scholar Lucy Newport writes from Manchester.
- This weekend is National Mills Weekend. Usually it's a chance to visit over 300 traditional mills across the country. On 9-10 May this year it will be an online celebration of these hugely important industrial buildings.
- 8 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the effective end of the Second World War in Europe - though fighting continued until the surrender of Japan to the Allies on 15 August 1945. We take a look into our archive to reflect on the
- Want to help your heritage places, during and after pandemic impacts? Join 'virtual' online accessible explorations of urban places and heritage planning seen from the pandemic: 19 June 2020, with expertise from across heritage economics, go
- The SPAB has embarked on a second building repair project. This will revive the outstanding historic post mill at Kibworth Harcourt in Leicestershire.
- Repair and maintenance case studies Surveyor Martin Hall, organiser of the SPAB's BBO Regional Group, takes members through four very different repair case studies, from a Grade II listed privy to Trinity College Chapel.
- Caring for all old buildings can be challenging, but traditional windmills and watermills can be particularly tricky. We’re here to help!
- This summer we’re launching a photography competition. We want to see your photos of built heritage from around the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- The oldest tree in the park at Versailles provides solace for Louise Simson, our property list editor, who writes from France.
- Now a suburb of Plymouth, the area's changing fortunes are reflected in the dignified civic buildings. Rachel Broomfield, our casework officer, writes from Devon.
- Ali McClary our communications manager writes from the suburb where dinosaurs roam...
- Brickwork Repairs John Lloyd of Between Time Ltd talks through the process of repairing a historic brick wall using lime mortar, including common causes of issues, brick selection and mortar selection.
- Many people don’t know that before Thomas Hardy became famous for his novels and poems, he had an earlier career as an architect. The son of a stonemason, Hardy left his native Dorset to train in London.
- The SPAB archive contains a file on what is known as Willy Lott’s House in Flatford, Suffolk.
- The SPAB archive documents the work of the Society since its foundation in 1877 and is an invaluable source of information and inspiration for staff and researchers.
- It is with great sadness that we announce the recent death of Janet Locke. Janet was a SPAB Scholar in 1950 along with Donald Insall, Cecil Searle, Peter Locke and Pamela Cunnington.