Monthly Archives: November 2017

IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Great Yarmouth Art Deco pub saved after campaign to get it listed succeeds

Posted on 24/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Iron Duke, an Art Deco pub in Jellicoe Road on Great Yarmouth’s seafront has been designated as a listed building by Historic England, with the local story related by the Great Yarmouth Mercury.

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IHBC update on MATE’s – Membership Application Training Events:  Let Kate know if your Branch, network or business needs a MATE!

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Kate Kendall, IHBC lead on our ‘MATE’ sessions – the Membership Application Training Events – offers her update on your Institute’s progress in supporting applications for conservation accreditation, and calls for IHBC Branches and heritage networks and businesses interested in … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes HE’s ‘Conservation Principles’ update consultation: Closing 2 February 2018

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England has announced that Conservation Principles, offering guidance on its approach to its own research and advice on designation, planning and conservation, is under consultation, closing 2 February 2018.

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IHBC welcomes update of Scotland’s environment website

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Changes to the face of Scotland’s environment newly launched website– reflecting how technology, design and user needs are constantly evolving have led them a long way since the initial idea of creating Scotland’s first ‘gateway to what you want to … Continue reading →

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Icon launches next five-year strategy: 2017-21

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Institute of Conservation’s (Icon’s) next five-year strategy 2017-21 has been launched.

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£1Million restoration boost from Europe for Rothesay Pavilion

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

More than £1 Million of European funding for the restoration of Rothesay Pavilion will help create new jobs, according to Economy Secretary Keith Brown.

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London’s landmark Admiralty Arch to become luxury Waldorf Astoria hotel

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

London’s Admiralty Arch – Designed by Sir Aston Webb as part of the Queen Victoria memorial scheme and completed in 1912 – is being transformed into a luxury hotel, upmarket apartments and a private members’ club, as outlined in a … Continue reading →

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Radical plans unveiled to pedestrianise Oxford Street

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Radical plans to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street have been unveiled in a move intended to address air quality concerns and lessen problems of overcrowding in London.

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ICOMOS shares Guidance Document on Post Trauma Recovery and Reconstruction for World Heritage Cultural Properties

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

ICOMOS is pleased to share the ‘ICOMOS Guidance on Post Trauma Recovery and Reconstruction for World Heritage Cultural Properties document.’

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Public sector risks in an era of austerity, from Zurich Municipal: ‘The danger is if councils lose their moral purpose.’

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The 2017 Senior Managers’ Risk Report from Zurich Municipal examines changing attitudes about the role of the public sector in an era of austerity and commercialization, and notes that many local authorities face a growing identity crisis as they try … Continue reading →

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Titanic Quarter developer in talks to join consortium behind £450m Ayrshire leisure and tourism complex at Loudoun Castle

Posted on 21/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The developer behind Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter is in advanced talks to take a major role in an ambitious £450 million leisure, tourism and residential development planned for south west Scotland which will potentially create over 1,000 new jobs in … Continue reading →

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New arrangements for National Amenity Society statutory consultations in England: IHBC’s ToolBox Guidance Note now out

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC works hard to make sure regulators and stakeholders recognise that the National Amenity Societies (NASs) are ‘crucial to the delivery of good heritage management’, and if you are looking for insights on new NAS consultation arrangements in England, … Continue reading →

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IHBC Scotland Branch AGM follows SCT’s IHBC-supported Conference on ‘Conservation Areas’: 27 November, Glasgow

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC Scotland Branch AGM will follow on from The Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) 2017 Annual Conference in Glasgow on 27 November – hosted in partnership with the IHBC – with reduced conference rates for IHBC members, while the AGM … Continue reading →

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IHBC members: Can you help? ‘Bats in Churches’ survey closes 30 Nov

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The HLF Bats in Churches (BiC) 2017 project partners – HLF, Natural England, Bat Conservation Trust, Historic England and Churches Conservation Trust – seek insights from anyone working or volunteering with historic buildings, including churches, who also has experience dealing … Continue reading →

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IHBC HESPR’s weekly top weekly pick from c.£3.8M+ costed work: HE seeks research on ‘the Roman London Riverside Wall’, up to £9000, closing 30/11

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business list, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ emails, with costed opportunities worth more than £3.8M this week, while the IHBC Director’s current top pick … Continue reading →

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IHBC Rural Panel offers CPD boost on ‘Vulnerability Brown’: The Gardens Trust on Capability Brown landscapes at risk

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s Rural Panel of volunteers is a key player in advising public and private sector interests on rural policies and heritage landscapes, and here Panel Secretary, IHBC member Carole Ryan, offers thoughts on a new publication by the Gardens … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes VAG bursaries for winter conference, closing 4 December: Theme ‘Vernacular survival’, 6-7 Jan, Leicester

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) is offering three bursaries (closing 4 December) to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend its 2018 Winter Conference – with no age limit, and both full-time and … Continue reading →

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Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) Special Notice: Hon Secretary Neil Baxter stands down

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The President of the RIAS, Stewart Henderson, has announced that its Secretary, Neil Baxter Hon FRIAS Hon FRIBA, is ‘standing down as of today.’ image RIAS website

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A piece of Leeds heritage – Temple Mill in Holbeck – for (from) £1?

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

One of Leeds’s oldest and most cherished heritage buildings – a Grade I listed former Flax Mill which is ‘in a state of disrepair’ – is to be auctioned next month, with a starting price of just £1.

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Irresponsible development razes GII Tudno Castle Hotel, Llandudno

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Victorian Society reports that the Grade II-listed Tudno Castle Hotel in Llandudno is set to be completely demolished after botched planning has left it structurally unstable. Victorian Society website image

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Derry/Londonderry historic core voted RTPI NI’s ‘Best Place’

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s ‘second city’ known for its chequered past and magnificent 17th century city walls, has been crowned the winner of Northern Ireland’s (NI) ‘Best Places’ competition. image RTPI website

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Pressure mounts on Plymouth council to sort crumbling Palace Theatre

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Plymouth Council says it is ‘actively investigating’ ways of improving look of Plymouth’s Palace Theatre as a campaigner has pleaded with council chiefs to force the owners of the Palace Theatre to carry out urgent repairs so it finally stops … Continue reading →

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Nuclear shelter vent turned into R2D2 from Star Wars

Posted on 17/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A group of unknown graffiti artists in Prague have transformed an unsightly air vent for a nuclear shelter into the Star Wars robot R2D2, it’s reported.

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IHBC welcomes DD Architects to our HESPR register: ‘Companies large and small gain from special HESPR’s service support and benefits’ 

Posted on 15/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

DD Architects, Conservation Architects, based in East Sussex, has become the latest company to be included under the IHBC’s conservation service HESPR listing (www.ihbc.org.uk/hespr), joining more than 30 heritage businesses in quality assurance, benefits and support services across the IHBC’s … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost on ‘IPR’ from Design council: What is Intellectual Property? – An expert’s introduction

Posted on 15/11/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Design Council Spark has published a post on Intellectual Property (IP) from brand and design expert John Coldham, a director at leading IP law firm Gowling WLG, who is part of the Design Council Spark Community.

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