Monthly Archives: October 2018

IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Awards 2019 launched: Win £500 and a free place on IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School, simply submit coursework online – closing 31 July 2019!

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award for 2019 has been launched, and, as usual, closes on 31 July, so if you have relevant coursework from any UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2018 OR 2019 – be … Continue reading →

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Reminder: IHBC South Branch – ‘Modern architecture in historic settings’ 26 October in Oxford

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC South Branch on ‘Yearning for Timelessness…’: New architecture in historic settings, in talks and visits in Oxford, 26 Oct

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IHBC’s ‘Local Authority Skills’ website now ‘mobile friendly’: Content updates anticipated

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has upgraded its specialist website on ‘Local Authority Skills’ to make it ‘mobile friendly’, so it is more accessible for anyone using mobile technology such as smart phones and iPads etc.

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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: Listing of Lido diving platform in Gloucestershire celebrated

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A diving platform at the Lido in Stratford Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status following one of the busiest summers yet, in another local heritage success celebrated by Gloucestershire Live. (Image: Rachael Lythgoe)

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IHBC’s ‘IMHO’ signpost: ‘Talk of the Town -The economic links between cities and towns’

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Since the Brexit vote, there has been a great deal of policy debate and focus on ‘left-behind’ towns, and whether consecutive governments have focused too much on cities at the expense of smaller places, an issue that a Centre for … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: A once-thriving Salford theatre now derelict

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Victoria Theatre on Great Clowes Street was once home to the stars before becoming an entertainment hub but is now in a derelict state, the Manchester Evening News reports, although, ‘despite being falling into major disrepair, the historic building … Continue reading →

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Reminder: COTAC Trustees sought – notes of interest by 15 Nov

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Reminder: COTAC Trustees sought – Notes of interest by 15 November 2018

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STP’s call for feedback: Help improve Scotland’s ‘Place Standard’ tool

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) wants to hear from organisations, groups and individuals who have used the Place Standard, and from people who haven’t, in a new survey!

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National Lottery’s £2M to help save Britain’s Roman walls

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Stretching from one side of the country to the other, Hadrian’s Wall in northern England and the Antonine Wall in central Scotland are to benefit from over £2million of National Lottery funding. image: By Michael Hanselmann [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], … Continue reading →

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Entries open for RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence: Closing 14/12

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Nominations for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Awards Excellence are now open through to 14 December 2018.

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New £5 million fund for Highlands & Islands tourism

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new Natural & Cultural Heritage Fund, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will support projects that encourage visitors to experience more of the unique nature and culture of the Highlands & Islands. image by Fiona Newton

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IHBC 2019 Nottingham Annual School: Homepage, venue and promotional pages launched – promotional opportunities open now; delegate booking opens February

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Opening webpages for the IHBC’s 2019 School in Nottingham – on 4th-6th July 2019 on the theme of ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience: confronting conservation calamities’- have been launched, offering an extended Homepage with links to venues and promotional opportunities, to … Continue reading →

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IHBC, HE & ALGAO’s LA conservation stats out now – 2018

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Local Authority conservation capacity in England: A small annual increase in conservation capacity follows years of conservation cuts.  But still aggregates at 35% cuts over the last 12 years.

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IHBC South Branch reminder… on ‘Yearning for Timelessness’ – ‘…new architecture in historic settings…’, in talks and visits: 26 Oct, Oxford

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IHBC South Branch on ‘Yearning for Timelessness…’: New architecture in historic settings, in talks and visits in Oxford, 26 Oct

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IHBC welcomes Gus Astley Student Award judge for 2018 (and 2019 Annual School presentations): Ingval Maxwell OBE, COTAC Chair

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is delighted to welcome as judge for the 2018 IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards – and guest at the 2019 Nottingham Annual School where the Awards will be presented – Ingval Maxwell OBE, Chair of COTAC (Council on … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost: Build your skills, and profile, by contributing to Conservation Wiki (and DBW) – With a handy guide on writing articles

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and supported also by other leading industry organisations including ICE, CIOB, BRE, CIAT and BSRIA’ – also offers a handy guide on contributing articles, which can help your … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2m+ costed work this week: Sunderland City Council for the Project Evaluation of Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme – closing 23/11, valued at £40,000.

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers from the issue this week featuring a call from … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: MP demands – Don’t sell off GII* listed Woolwich Barracks

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The South London Press & Mercury has highlighted how MP Matthew Pennycook, who represents Greenwich and Woolwich, has attracted thousands of signatures to a petition to Government against the closure of Grade II* (GII*) listed Woolwich Barracks.

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Hackitt reports: ’… truly shocked’ by construction industry standards, calls for ‘stronger powers of enforcement, to provide more deterrent to cost-cutting’

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Dame Judith Hackitt has told a conference she was ‘truly shocked’ by standards in the construction industry when researching her report – the ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’ – and called for ‘stronger powers of enforcement, to … Continue reading →

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CITB: Scotland’s iconic buildings set to benefit from sought-after stonemasonry skills

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership has been launched in Edinburgh to help meet the demand for stonemasonry skills to protect and preserve Scotland’s iconic buildings.

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Plymouth’s historic Drake’s Island fortress on sale for £6m

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

An historic island fortress has been put up for sale with a guide price of £6m.

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Report ‘Meanwhile, in London: Making use of London’s empty spaces’ now out

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A report by Nicolas Bosetti and Tom Colthorpe ‘Meanwhile, in London: Making use of London’s empty spaces’ has been launched, which looks at planning in the public realm, accommodating growth, community and public services.

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Historic England Angel Awards finalists out: Public vote now open

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Historic England Angel Awards, founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber and are co-funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, celebrate the efforts of people taking action to champion their local heritage, while for the 2018 Awards there are 15 finalists … Continue reading →

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Cambridge University completes restoration of college gatehouse

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

One of Cambridge University’s imposing college gates at Christ’s College Cambridge has been restored with a ‘paint job’ that has taken four years to complete.

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IHBC’s South Branch CPD nudge for Oxford, 26 Oct: Secretary of State at RIBA Stirling Prize ceremony echoes Gehry’s ‘Yearning for timelessness’

Posted on 16/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Secretary of State Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, making an address at the Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize award ceremony, explored his perception of the role of the architect in creating a legacy, providing inspiration for future generations, … Continue reading →

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