Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

Carole Souter, Master of St Cross College, Oxford, was previously the Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) – now the National Lottery Heritage Fund – leading national heritage funding bodies in the UK, … Continue reading →

The IHBC has welcomed the appointment of David Tittle as Chief Executive Officer for the Heritage Trust Network (HTN), which he will join at the end of May 2020.

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including news from across sector publications, and this … Continue reading →

The Isle of Thanet News has encouraged readers to delve into the rich history of Ramsgate over the past 300 years, with a new book from Historic England (HE). Image: IHBC South East Branch

Engaging relevant communities in the research process can have a multitude of benefits explain Dr Sam Illingworth (The University of Western Australia) and Dr Jasjit Singh (University of Leeds), who are currently compiling a toolkit to empower researchers to do … Continue reading →

The Garden Trust has highlighted how, even during the lockdown, people can still do a lot of research to help protect our historic landscapes. image: for illustratation purposes only Open Government Licence v3.0

A note on contractual obligations under the current COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists(CIAT).

In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement outlining a return to work, the Stone Federation Great Britain has published a short list of links to information essential to help you get back to work safely. image: Stone Specialist website

The Consultation Institute has published a Briefing Paper by Rhion Jones and Stephen Hill on ‘Exit after Lockdown – the case for Consultation’.

If you cannot make the IHBC’s 2020 Virtual School ‘Old Towns | New Futures’… Reflections and Speculations from a Global Pandemic, on 19 June, remember that delegates still get great value (from only £15+VAT) with recordings to review for CPD … Continue reading →

A substantial contribution to case law has been made in the context of a Supreme Court judgment relating to a pair of Grade II (GII) listed lead urns on pedestals at Idlicote House, Shipston-on-Stour, also listed GII, that had been … Continue reading →

The IHBC has welcomed the new initiative by BEFS to consolidate and lead responses to the pandemic in Scotland’s built heritage sector through its new COVID-19 Historic Environment Response Forum (CHERF), chaired by Prof Ian Baxter, a member of the … Continue reading →

The IHBC has submitted a response to the Historic England (HE) consultation on Tall Buildings

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

A studio owned by Wakefield’s Dame Barbara Hepworth has been granted a new protected status.

In times of economic uncertainty, selling a commercial property can be more difficult and the summary and tips via Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – the construction industry knowledge base and host platform for the IHBC’s own Conservation Wiki – may … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published preliminary findings from its research into the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s heritage sector.

England’s Culture Secretary has announced representatives from the arts, cultural and sporting worlds who will join a new taskforce aimed at helping getting the country’s recreation and leisure sector up and running again.

The UK had lifestyle and business operating restrictions imposed on 23 March 2020, which have had a significant impact on the planning and construction industries, as now reviewed in a  report from the Planning Portal. image: for illustration purposes only … Continue reading →

In partnership with the Planning Advisory Service (PAS), planning consultancy Lichfields has developed a ‘live tracker on how Councils are working through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond’.