Standard £10
Four-for-three £30
Find out what's on at the SPAB. The SPAB offers a wide range of events, courses, lectures and seminars. Whether you're a building professional looking to widen or develop your practical skills, a SPAB member looking to take part in a Regional Group trip, or an old-building enthusiast searching for a SPAB open house event, a leisure learning opportunity or sociable evening talk, you'll find something for you in our 'What's On' listings.
Online talk
Recorded online sessions specially designed to give you a way to easily meet your CPD requirements and improve your understanding of building conservation.
Date:
Course 28/02/2026 - 28/02/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD
REF:
CPD1 25
Location: Online
Price:
Visit
A double visit with the Kent & Surrey Group: First, Tudor Roof Tiles, England’s largest maker of handmade clay roof tiles. Next, a guided tour of All Saints Church, Lydd — the “Cathedral of the Marsh”. Discover traditional craft skills and explore over 1,500 years of church history with expert insight.
Date:
03/03/2026 - 03/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members
Location: Tudor Roof Tiles
Price:
£15
(includes donation to All Saints Church and tea/coffee at both venues)
Online talk
Join us for online lunchtime CPD sessions throughout March. An easy way to meet your CPD requirements and improve your understanding of current thinking in building conservation and repair.
Date:
Course 04/03/2026 - 25/03/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD
REF:
CPD1 26
Location: Online
Price:
£20 each (£65 for all four lectures)
£15 each concessions (£48 for all four lectures)
Visit
EXTRA DATE ADDED - A double visit with the Kent & Surrey Group: First, Tudor Roof Tiles, England’s largest maker of handmade clay roof tiles. Next, a guided tour of All Saints Church, Lydd — the “Cathedral of the Marsh”. Discover traditional craft skills and explore over 1,500 years of church history with expert insight.
Date:
05/03/2026 - 05/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members
Location: Tudor Roof Tiles
Price:
£15 members
Visit
Join us at the homes of the great composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix in Brook Street London. Project Architect Helena Tunbridge and Handel Hendrix House Director Simon Daniels will show and explain the museum’s award-winning restoration project.
Date:
05/03/2026 - 05/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Handel Hendrix House
Price:
SPAB members £12
Non members £15
Visit
Join the Essex and Suffolk Group visit to Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum and The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. Double visit - a working tide mill, one of the last in the UK and the ongoing work on the Sutton Hoo ship replica.
Date:
07/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: The Boathouse
Price:
Includes lunch and morning and afternoon tea/coffee
SPAB member £35
Non member £38
Talk
What does it mean to be a woman in conservation? Join the panel as they consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and challenges faced by women working in the historic built environment.
Date:
10/03/2026 - 10/03/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
OE1/26
Location: The Art Workers' Guild
Price:
Full price £25
Concession £15
Talk
What does it mean to be a woman in conservation? Join our panel as they consider consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and challenges faced by women working in the historic built environment.
Date:
10/03/2026 - 10/03/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
OE1/26
Location: Virtual event: held online
Price:
SPAB member £10
Non-member £12
Visit
Join the SPAB Sussex Group on a site visit to the Landmark Trust's project at Laughton Place. The brick-built site dates to 1534, and the Landmark Trust are undertaking wide-ranging work. We will have a tour of the works conducted by the client, architect, contractor and mason.
Date:
13/03/2026 - 13/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Laughton Place
Price:
SPAB member £15
Visit
Join us at Preston Mill to see this watermill grind grain for the first time in nearly 40 years. Meet the mill supervisor to learn about the history, machinery and skills involved. Plus, the North UK Mills Group expert community on site.
Date:
24/03/2026 - 24/03/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Preston Mill
Price:
Standard £20