Lectures

The SPAB offers occasional lectures, usually held online. Discounts are available for SPAB members.

Filter lectures:

Talk
Rethinking Place, Production and Power: showcasing the creative re-use of old buildings - CANCELLED
Date:
11/06/2020 - 11/06/2020
Introductory CPD, General interest, ,
REF:
OE4/20
St Botolph's Church Hall
Price:

£15 pp

Talk
Brochs: the amazing drystone towers of Iron-Age Scotland, Online Lecture
Find out how the unique Scottish Iron-Age brochs are constructed and conserved.
Date:
12/06/2020 - 12/06/2020
General interest
Price:

£5.00 SPAB Members, £6 Non-Members. Replay available to view until 19th June 2020.

Talk
How grateful one is ... John Betjeman & SPAB, Online Lecture
Rachel Morley, Director of the Friends of Friendless Churches and SPAB Trustee, will take a look back over Betjeman's involvement with SPAB, highlighting his most influential conservation campaigning work and considering his legacy.
Date:
26/06/2020 - 26/06/2020
Introductory CPD, General interest
REF:
SL/20
Price:

£5 pp SPAB Members and Betjeman Society Members

£6 pp Non-members

Talk
Wood tars and their application to historic buildings
Wood tar has been used for thousands of years as a timber preservative as well as a medicinal product. The lecture will look at the practical side of making and using wood tars, referencing experiences in Gotland and later in Norfolk with applications on windmills and earth buildings.
Date:
15/07/2020 - 15/07/2020
Introductory CPD, General interest,
Price:

£5 per person

Talk
The Crossroads of Empires Project- A rediscovery of the Lombard Church of Sant’Ambrogio, Online lecture
Lecture held in collaboration with Europa Nostra UK.
Date:
06/08/2020 - 06/08/2020
General interest
Price:

Free for all members and non-members.

Talk
Falkland Craft Symposium: Day One
Day one of the Craft Symposium. Hear lectures from Peter Burman, Ninian Stuart and Matthew Slocombe.
Date:
18/08/2020 - 18/08/2020
Webinar Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD,
Price:

Free online lectures, donations welcome

Talk
Falkland Craft Symposium: Day Two
Day two of the Craft Symposium. Hear lectures from Marietta Crichton Stuart and Darren McLean.
Date:
19/08/2020 - 19/08/2020
Webinar Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD,
Price:

Free online lectures, donations welcome

Talk
Falkland Craft Symposium: Day Three
Day three of the Craft Symposium. Hear lectures from William Napier and Steven Blench.
Date:
20/08/2020 - 20/08/2020
Webinar Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD,
Price:

Free online lectures, donations welcome

Talk
Falkland Craft Symposium: Day Four
Day four of the Craft Symposium. Hear lectures from Tim Meek and Nic Boyes.
Date:
21/08/2020 - 21/08/2020
Webinar Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD,
Price:

Free online lectures, donations welcome

Talk
Castle House, Online Evening Lecture
Castle House, Bridgwater
Rescuing early concrete from ruin
An online lecture presented by Henrietta Billings (SAVE) and Chris Balme (Ferguson Mann Architects)
Date:
24/09/2020 - 24/09/2020
General interest, ,
REF:
SL3/20
St. Botolph Without Bishopsgate
Price:

SPAB Member £5 pp

Non-member £6 pp