£15 Members
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.
Visit
Join the SPAB Sussex Group for a guided tour of a 1470s house. St Mary’s in Bramber is a well known historic site, a timber framed house built in 1470 with a varied history. Peter and Roger rescued it from dereliction over 40 years ago and lived in it as their home.
Date:
27/05/2026 - 27/05/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
Course
Learn the essentials of flint working techniques and traditional flint wall repair.
Date:
Course 04/06/2026 - 05/06/2026
Audience: Introductory CPD, Intermediate CPD
REF:
HFR1/26
Location: Hatfield House
Price:
£495 per person
Course
Join us for a one-day introduction to this endangered craft, taught by leading expert Bill Sargent, in association with the National Trust.
Date:
Course 06/06/2026 - 06/06/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
CH2/26
Location: Heritage & Rural Skills Centre
Price:
£210
Visit
A rare opportunity to visit Goddards, Abinger Hammer, Sir Edwin Lutyens’ remarkable Arts and Crafts house with gardens laid out by Gertrude Jekyll, including the celebrated bowling alley and afternoon tea.
Date:
09/06/2026 - 09/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Goddards
Price:
SPAB member £15
Visit
Join SPAB Chair Duncan McCallum for an evening walk from Hammersmith to Chiswick exploring places associated with William Morris. The route includes a visit to Kelmscott House, Morris’s former home, alongside historic riverside buildings, Hogarth’s House and Bedford Park, finishing at the Grade II* listed Tabard pub.
Date:
10/06/2026 - 10/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
£10 Members
£15 Non-Members
Talk
By invitation of the Jersey Building Preservation Trust, join us to learn about the history and work of SPAB. Hear about our history, membership and some of the famous buildings we have sought to protect over the last 149 years.
Date:
12/06/2026 - 12/06/2026
Audience: General interest
Location: La Société Jersiaise
Price:
£20
This event is in partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust.
Visit
Learn about the latest research and advice relating to historic mills. Join the expert community for talks about Mill archives, challenges to maintenance and more.
Date:
13/06/2026 - 13/06/2026
Audience: General interest
REF:
MS2503
Location: Watlington Hall
Price:
£50 SPAB Members (packed lunch included in event fees)
£55 Non-Members (packed lunch included in event fees)
Book by Sunday 7 June.
Course
In partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust, join us to learn how to tackle common problems in your home while maintaining its value and character.
Date:
Course 13/06/2026 - 13/06/2026
Audience: General interest, Introductory CPD
REF:
HO1/26
Location: La Société Jersiaise
Price:
£150
This event is in partnership with the Jersey Building Preservation Trust.
Visit
Join the Dorset Group for a visit to the remarkable listed Water Tower at Leweston. Explore this unusual early 20th-century octagonal structure with Art Deco detailing and panoramic countryside views, enjoy a buffet lunch hosted by the owners, and conclude with a visit to the medieval parish church at Lillington.
Date:
20/06/2026 - 20/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location:
Price:
£20 Members
Working Party
Help to repair Wangford Hall’s old garden walls
Following our successful Working Parties in 2024 and 2025 this year we'll continue to repair the historic garden boundary walls at Wangford Hall and make a start on the walls of some of the ancillary buildings on site which have sadly suffered neglect over the years.
Following our successful Working Parties in 2024 and 2025 this year we'll continue to repair the historic garden boundary walls at Wangford Hall and make a start on the walls of some of the ancillary buildings on site which have sadly suffered neglect over the years.
Date:
26/06/2026 - 29/06/2026
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Location: Wangford Hall
Price:
Members £40
Non-members £60