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- Because windmills and watermills are such important elements of our national heritage, there are a lot of regulations and safeguards to protect them from harm. There are extra regulations for mills producing flour.
- We share some of our local heritage in lockdown. SPAB Scholar Lilian Tuohy Main writes from North London.
- Policy and Persuasion: Heritage Impact Assessments
- Those milling flour need to be aware of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, published by the government’s Food Standards Agency.
- The SPAB are pleased to now be offering some of our courses, lectures and CPD sessions online.
- Lessons learned from repairing historic properties
- The York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship is currently offering a series of informal online talks every second Tuesday of the month.
- The Lincoln Conservation Team are offering a series of free, interactive and informative online webinars throughout July 2020. Each session is 1 hour in length, with ten minutes dedicated to Q&As.
- To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day we asked SPAB Scholar Tríona Byrne to write about her work as a conservation engineer.
- Caring for all old buildings can be challenging, but traditional mills can be particularly tricky as windmills and watermills are by definition exposed to extra wear from wind and water.
- Street and place names prompt SPAB Scholar Bethan Watson to consider the lost country houses in her neighbourhood.
- This leaflet outlines the Mills Section’s views on the best way to approach the protection and repair of windmills and watermills.
- In May our enthusiastic, hard-working and reforming SPAB Chair Iain Boyd stepped down in after six years steering the Society. Here Iain reflects on his tenure.
- Repairing a traditional windmill or watermill can be an expensive business, involving specialist craftspeople and machinery. You might be able to get some funding help from the following sources.
- We are very excited that this summer leading craftspeople and specialists will carry out urgent roof repairs at our Old House Project at St Andrew’s, Boxley.
- We were recently consulted on proposed changes to St George’s in West Grinstead, Sussex to accommodate its bat population. We asked The Bats in Churches Project, to tell us more about protecting historic buildings and bats.
- We're delighted that we are able to hold Conservation Days at our Old House Project this summer, though with arrangements in place to help ensure the safety of our volunteers, specialists and staff.
- We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the specialists and consultants who are working to make the Old House Project a success; and to all the organisations and supporters who have given their time, mon
- Amy Redman, SPAB Scholar for 2020-2021, explores the industrial heritage of 'Porty'.
- The SPAB is collaborating with University College London (UCL) to offer a funded PhD placement that will research the long-term performance of traditional, solid walls treated with water-repellent surface treatments.