Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The Trustees and Director of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) were delighted to receive a visit from HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay to celebrate their 20,000th learner, Colin Rowan of Rowan Stoneworks, Appin, Argyll on 8 September … Continue reading →

National architecture charity the Victorian Society has released its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings list which recognises at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures throughout England and Wales, noting that all of the buildings on this year’s list have been … Continue reading →

The UK’s first ever ‘plot shop’ has officially opened in the town of Bicester by Housing and Planning Minister, Alok Sharma.

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) – the national Scheme to improve the image of the construction industry – has reached a major milestone in UK construction history by registering its 100,000th site.

The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) highlights that one of the oldest hospital buildings in the country is under threat of total demolition as part of controversial plans for a large-scale student development in Bristol town centre.

New research published by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) explores the role of culture, sport and heritage (CS&H) assets, and investment in driving positive economic and social outcomes at the local level, and concludes that ‘the … Continue reading →

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, near Maldon in Essex, will be transformed into a major visitor attraction, thanks to National Lottery funding.

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) is undertaking a pre-consultation review of its ‘Criteria’ and ‘Procedures’ for its ‘Prescription of Qualifications’ – which ‘ensure that individuals hold appropriate qualifications and practical training experience’ – though current criteria specific to the historic … Continue reading →

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee membership for the 2017 Parliament has been finalised. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament

The merging of two flats in a listed Chelsea townhouse by reinstating a staircase between them has been allowed, after Inspector Roger Catchpole ruled that the benefit of restoring the building’s historic layout outweighed the loss of separate housing units, … Continue reading →

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has opened, with its chairman promising it will provide answers to how the disaster could have happened in 21st century London.

The BBC reports that, after a dispute lasting decades, and following a public enquiry, the Planning Inspectorate has ruled that a Somerset lane is not a footpath and has ordered definitive maps to be altered.

The BBC has posted a time lapse video of the redevelopment of Bracknell town centre, work that involved the demolition of the town’s (big) ‘Brutalist’ centre but the ‘refurbishment’ of the (small) Bull pub, which ‘dates back to the 15th … Continue reading →

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) has selected some of the most interesting buildings to check on 16 and 17 September as part of Open House London festival of architecture and design.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is accepting nominations for candidates whose activities fall within their remit, i.e. sports, the creative industries, including fashion design and advertising, art, music, film, museums, tourism and hospitality, libraries, heritage, archaeology, broadcasting and … Continue reading →

Nominations for the Ecclesiastical Heritage Heroes Award, 2017, the Heritage Alliance’s celebration of the achievements of volunteers are now being accepted up until 30 September.

The Heritage Alliance has announced that booking is now open for their annual debate scheduled for Monday 2 October at The Adelphi Suite, The Waldorf Hilton: ‘Is heritage good for your health?’

Simon Smithson, the son of the architects behind the soon-to-be-demolished Robin Hood Gardens, has attacked politicians for tampering with the heritage-listing system, to erase prime examples of the UK’s post-war architecture.