Monthly Archives: January 2019

IHBC 2019 Annual Dinner School sponsor warmly welcomed as Jubb Clews supports ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience’ in Nottingham, 4-6 July

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce Jubb Clews as the Annual Dinner Sponsor for the IHBC’s 2019 Annual School  ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience – Confronting conservation calamities’, which takes place in Nottingham, 4 -6 July, … Continue reading →

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NY Update from IHBC’s Wiki platform partner – Designing Buildings Wiki – and its 5.5M annual users

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

In its New Year (NY) update to supporters, Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki –  has highlighted the growing impact of the service, as page views rise 48%, compared to 2017, and 5.5 million … Continue reading →

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IHBC ‘CPD boost’ blog from HES: Steve Robb on Robert Brown

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Environment Scotland’s Engine Shed Newsletter has featured a new blog from its Deputy Head of Casework, Steven Robb IHBC, (and also a contributor to IHBC’s journal Context), on Edinburgh classicist Robert Brown – a leading if perhaps less familiar … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s IMHO: Energy Performance Certificates: An Alternative Approach

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The recent Common Weal Policy Paper produced by Dr Keith Baker and Dr Ron Mould of the Common Weal Energy Working Group concludes that ‘Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are deeply flawed and do not present an accurate or useful picture … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the capital’s doorstep’: The Evening Standard on seeing inside London’s abandoned Tube stations

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Evening Standard has reminded Londoners of the chance to explore inside sealed-off Tube stations with additional tours expected from the London Transport Museum.

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Welsh toilets transformed into a tiny theatre, to open Spring 2019

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Listed Victorian public toilets in Newport have been transformed into a tiny theatre and arts space due to open in spring 2019.

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COTAC’s 2nd Newsletter now out – 60th Anniversary update

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

COTAC – the Council on Training and Education in Conservation – the UK’s conservation skills link body, has issued its second Newsletter, announcing its 60th Anniversary as well as a range of other news – including Lady Tina Feilden as … Continue reading →

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CIfA: Chartered Archaeologist proposal published

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The CIfA  has published the proposal for a Chartered Archaeologist grade of accreditation.

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Scotland’s £25m to SPRUCE for regeneration projects.

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Industrial and commercial developments around the country will be given support, under the first release of funding from the £150 million Building Scotland Fund.

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Heritage Lottery Fund updated Policy Directions update

Posted on 22/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Following consultation, updated policy directions were issued to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in its role as a distributing body of National Lottery funds.

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IHBC at the Natural Stone Show 2019? Naturally… and packed with free IHBC-recognised CPD – 30 April-2 May, ExCel!

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC will host its regular stand at the Natural Stone Show’s Conservation Area in April, in London’s ExCel, so please be sure to visit us there, and remember that this busy event also offers lots of free IHBC-recognised CPD … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes Historic England Angel Award 2018 winner – Great Yarmouth PT – as part of Context’s international ‘European Perspectives’ issue

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The winners of the 2018 Historic England Angel Awards, co-funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, include Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust (PT) Best Contribution to a Heritage Project by Young People, currently featured in IHBC’s most recent Context, Darren Barker … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2.4M+ costed work this week: Character Statements for N Herts Conservation Areas sought, closing 4/2, value £75 -100k

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

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

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Suffolk campaigners hope listed monument to St Edmund will deter developers

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The East Anglian Daily Times has reported on how a tight-knit community determined to protect their village’s history has pulled together to protest against a housing development on what they consider to be sacred ground – marked by a stone … Continue reading →

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New ‘Wates Principles’ aim to improve corporate governance standards among private companies

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new code for the corporate governance of large private companies has been launched, the ‘Wates Principles’, named after the Chair James Wates CBE, to provide a framework to help them not only meet legal requirements but to promote long … Continue reading →

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Councils approve planning applications at ‘fastest rate’ in a decade – as Shelter says planning system failings on new homes a ‘Developers… myth’

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Local authorities are approving planning applications at their fastest rate in over a decade, the homelessness charity Shelter has revealed, as it points to the ‘myth’ whereby ‘Developers… blame the planning system for their failure to build the kinds of … Continue reading →

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Cambridge CC to bring Cambridge Live cultural services back in-house

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Cambridge City Council (CC) has announced it will return to providing cultural services directly after Cambridge Live struggled to meet financial targets. image: LocalGov website

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Grant Thornton: A third of councils at risk of financial failure in the next decade!

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

New analysis from the business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that over a third (36%) of all councils in England are at risk of financial failure in the next ten years. image: LocalGov website

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RAC Foundation analysis indicates ‘substandard’ council-maintained bridges on the rise

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

RAC Foundation analysis indicates that thousands of structures are operating with weight restrictions and that almost 3,500 council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain are substandard.

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England’s communities to have greater say in protecting local trees: Closing Feb 28

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Michael Gove has launched a consultation on plans to create greater protections for trees in urban areas, with a closing date of February 28. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Bid to introduce a £2 tourist tax in Edinburgh wins support

Posted on 18/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Plans to introduce a £2 tourist tax in Edinburgh have won support in a recent public consultation. image: Fiona Newton

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IHBC ‘Members with benefits’: Free IHBC CPD and entry at London’s LPOC Property Show, 9-10 Feb

Posted on 15/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has continued its CPD partnering with the Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) into 2019 with free places for members and an IHBC stand on offer at the London Listed Property Show, on 9-10 February in the Olympia, as … Continue reading →

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IHBC celebrates 2016 Gus Astley Student Award ‘Trustee selection’ winner now in print: On lighthouses as ‘machines for living in’

Posted on 15/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has welcomed the publication by 2016 IHBC Student Award ‘Trustee Selection’, Tom Nancollas, of his book based on the dissertation ‘A machine for living in: appraising the rock lighthouse interior, 1800-1905’, presented on the IHBC recognised course in … Continue reading →

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Association for Project Safety (APS) calls for IHBC members input to CDM survey, as 2019 School focusses on heritage and risk

Posted on 15/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Not least in light of IHBC’s forthcoming Annual School on 4-6 July in Nottingham – on ‘Heritage, Risk and Resilience’ – Barri Millar of the Association for Project Safety (APS) has particularly asked IHBC members to contribute to a survey … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Walton pub to be demolished despite petition to save it

Posted on 15/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A well-known former pub in Walton will be demolished to make way for a new 40-bedroom hotel, as reported by YMLiverpool.

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