Daily Archives: 20/03/2018

New data for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’: Following Boston fine update, more case updates sought

Posted on 20/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Having added to the IHBC’s Listed Buildings Prosecutions Database the recent case of the £1430+ fine over UPVC windows in a Boston Grade II building, IHBC Research Consultant and Prosecutions Database manager, Bob Kindred, calls for more cases, by email … Continue reading →

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IHBC 2018 Yearbook and School theme taster: HES ‘Engine Shed’ public education programme now out

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The work of Historic Environment Scotland at its Stirling training centre, The Engine Shed, will feature in the forthcoming 2018 IHBC School-themed Yearbook, while members can see the Engine Shed’s 2018 public training programme online now.

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IHBC’s School-inspired ‘CPD boost’, via Conservation Wiki, DBW and Context: James Caird’s ‘Tapestry of transport’ 

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IHBC Chair James Caird’s 2017 School Context journal article on ‘The conservation of historic transport infrastructure’, from the 2017 Annual School issue, has been featured in the eletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost: Check the library of sustainable building materials at Glasgow’s Lighthouse

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‘Material Considerations: A Library of Sustainable Building Materials’ has been based at The Lighthouse, Glasgow since 2012, and offers a web-based resource showcases sustainable, traditional, innovative, recycled and low carbon building materials.

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Guildford campaigners fear sell-off could mean end for GII listed building

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Campaigners from Guildford Heritage Forum fear plans to sell off West Lodge, a Grade II listed building, at Chilworth Gunpowder Mills will result in the building’s demolition.

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Twentieth Century Society report scopes out UK’s modern Conservation Areas

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The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has published its scoping report on 20th century Conservation Areas in the UK, noting how often they are under-valued and vulnerable to redevelopment, and that increased Conservation Area designation could help to combat this threat. … Continue reading →

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Court ruling for switching off CCTV at times of worship 

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Churches now must switch off CCTV cameras during service as prayers should be private, a consistory court has recently ruled, a ruling believed to be the first made on the ethics of CCTV in church.

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Civic Voice APPG update: Griff says without resourced councils England more ‘likely to end up with wrong homes in the wrong places’ 

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Speaking during a meeting of the APPG for Civic Societies on March 13, Civic Voice President, Griff Rhys Jones argued that England’s draft National Planning Policy Framework has ‘No prospect of delivering 300,000 homes per year unless local councils given … Continue reading →

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Milton Keynes 14-storey ‘luxury’ Hotel La Tour approved

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Plans for a 14-storey ‘luxury’ hotel in Milton Keynes have been approved, despite objections from Historic England and conservation advisers.

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HE announces ‘Immortalised’: A hunt for the nation’s secret, forgotten or unknown memorial 

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Historic England (HE) has launched ‘Immortalised’, a campaign to help England explore who and how it remembers, as the nation’s statues and monuments come under increasing scrutiny. Whether heroic, quirky, sad, inspirational or challenging, the public are asked to share … Continue reading →

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Update on London becoming world’s first #NationalParkCity 2019 

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The National Park City Foundation (NPCF) calls for support to ‘make London the world’s first National Park City’ describing it as a ‘historic opportunity to improve life in London creating the first national Park City’. image NPCF website

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Highways England ‘Opens Doors’ to behind the scenes construction sites for the 2018 ‘Year of Engineering’ 

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Highways England is taking part in the 2018 ‘Year of Engineering’ ‘Open Doors’ event on 19-24 March, giving the public a unique chance to go behind the scenes of five ‘live’ construction sites to see how the roads and structures … Continue reading →

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