Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading … Continue reading →

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 is a call from a church body for a … Continue reading →

A man has been hit with a £1.44million penalty under the Proceeds of Crime Act after he continually broke planning rules and then refused to follow legal orders.

The world’s oldest national trust is International National Trusts Organisation’s (INTO’s) newest member and its 100th: Fortidsminneforeningen, the National Trust of Norway.

The IHBC has welcomed the dynamic partnership between IHBC North and RTPI North-East which offers a unique opportunity to hear from the architects of the extraordinary transformation of Bishop Auckland, and to visit some of its major projects, with partner … Continue reading →

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading →

Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading … 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 features the IHBC’s FREE webinar promoting social media engagement at our … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have just announced that Livingston skatepark has officially been designated as a ‘listed structure category B’, reports Skateboard Scotland. image for illustration

In 2012, the owners of The Vulcan formally offered The Vulcan for dismantling, relocation and rebuilding at St Fagans Museum, which now reports that it is in the final stages of reopening as a fully working pub – even featuring … Continue reading →

Westminster Abbey will be the UK location for the world touring immersive exhibition: Notre Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition from to 1 June. image for illustration: by Ali Sabbagh – Notre Dame De Paris, CC0, via Commons Wikimedia

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s Annual School from 12/13-15 June 2024, in person in Reading and online, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording).

The IHBC’s President welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) housebuilding market research study across England, Scotland, and Wales, which highlights ‘fundamental concerns’ in the market, including under-resourced planning departments & privatised amenities.

The South East Branch Day School and AGM for 2024, to be held in Canterbury on 26 April will provide an unique insight into the local management of a World Heritage Site, with a focus on the legislative and policy … Continue reading →

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading →

Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading … Continue reading →

Women architects did much to shape the nature of the profession itself and played a major role in the modernism that defined the architecture of the 20th century, as highlighted by a Context article from 2022 recently featured on Designing … Continue reading →

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

The Twentieth Century Society has objected to proposal to remove concrete addition to Conwy Civic Hall that others consider a ‘carbuncle’. image for illustration: Porth Isaf and rear of Conwy Civic Hall , Lower Gate Street, Conwy by Phil Champion, … Continue reading →

‘Guidelines on innovative/emerging cultural heritage education and training paths’ analyses the distinctive features of education and training (E&T) for cultural heritage (CH) professions in Europe, distils the CHARTER findings of what makes heritage E&T innovative and emerging and attempts an … Continue reading →

The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context No. 178, explores Buildings in the countryside alongside much more, including regular features and special insights to bridge listing, reversibility, and Zen.

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading →

IHBC members and networks are invited to ‘explore the technology behind these amazing buildings’ with online and in-person options to the South West (SW) Branch’s own special ‘Cob & Earth Day’, on 21 March, from 10.ooam – 5.00pm, with prices … Continue reading →

Find out why social media is a useful tool in helping to raise awareness of the IHBC and its operations and in encouraging engagement with branch members, colleagues and others in the sector and beyond.

The IHBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 will take place online from 5.30pm (for 6.00pm start) on 30 April 2024, with Dr Robyn Pender opening the programme, exclusively for IHBC members in ANY membership category.