Author Archives: IHBC

IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘Our weekly News and Tender Alert offers current tender opportunities to HESPR members, supporting commercial conservation businesses that work to the IHBC’s standards and expectations.  These regular selections offer the wider heritage world regular insights … Continue reading →

The first phase of a £10m renovation of a series of Kirkgate Market units has been completed, as leaders in the city argue that the investment will make a ‘huge difference to traders’, reports The Yorkshire Evening Post. image for … Continue reading →

Notre-Dame Cathedral’s reopening is set for 2024, though the interior restoration won’t be done in time for the Paris Olympics, reports Bloomberg. image for illustration: Notre Dame 2019 by Baidax, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The IHBC has welcomed the initiative by its joint Research Awards partner, the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB), to establish The Girouard Fund for Publications, from Autumn 2023, in memory of one of Britain’s greatest architectural historians … Continue reading →

A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.

Booking is still open to all for the IHBC South East (SE)  Branch CPD and networking site visits and tours of St John’s Catholic Seminary, Wonersh, near Guildford, on 11 November 2023, with members new and old from all Branches … Continue reading →

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week highlights Designing Buildings featuring the IHBC’s new Competence Descriptor updates.

Ambitious plans to regenerate Tarbert on Loch Fyne are taking shape following the announcement of new funding for the project, reports Scottish Construction Now. image for illustration – Tarbert, Loch Fyne by The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia … Continue reading →

As the iconic Australian building turns 50, a look at how it became known as ‘The People’s House,’ and what that title means today. image for illustration: Sydney Opera House by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The IHBC has welcomed the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, which on 26 October received royal assent, with further takes by Government, Parliament and Historic England outlined below. image for illustration: IHBC and Open Government Licence v3.0

A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.

Roderick Morton, writing for Local Government Lawyer, examines just what is the ‘streetscene’ and the ‘character and appearance of an area’? based on a recent Court of Appeal ruling.

Results from September 2023 Panel Research have been published by the Heritage Fund. image: DP236227-©-Historic-England-Archive-1536×1024

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week features a call from a trust body for a … Continue reading →