Countryside Historic Buildings Grant deadline: Closing 29 June

Posted on 02/06/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

barnFarmers and land managers have a month or so to get their applications in for the Historic Buildings Grant scheme, which closes on 29 June.

image Black Harry Barn –  licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Amber Valley BC serves CPO in bid to rescue historic Midland station

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websiteAmber Valley Borough Council (BC) has served a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on the owner of Wingfield Station in South Wingfield, following unsuccessful attempts to get the owner to make crucial repairs.

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National Parks and AONBs review launched to ‘ensure designated landscapes fit for future’ 

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Nearly 70 years after National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) were first established, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has launched a new review, led by writer Julian Glover, that hopes to ensure designated landscapes are fit for the future.

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New EHI tracks materials and labour associated with buildings of traditional construction

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websiteThe Ecclesiastical Heritage Index (EHI) tracks the cost of materials and labour associated specifically with buildings of a traditional construction to reduce the risk of underinsurance.

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Civic Voice publishes ‘Civic Conservation Area Audit’ toolkit: Supporting communities making the case for conservation areas 

Posted on 02/06/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Civic Voice has published its ‘Conversation Area Audit’ toolkit as a way for a community to assess the condition of a conservation area: guiding ‘first steps’ of communities managing the change in local conservation areas.

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‘Exceptional’ Grade I Parnham House, Dorset, update: ‘At risk of collapse’ after arson 

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websiteThe ‘exceptional’ Grade I listed stately home of Parnham House, near Beaminster, Dorset, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2017, is likely to collapse unless repairs are carried out within months, according to a BBC update on a newly released report.

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IHBC CPD boost: Chair James Caird’s 2018 Yearbook feature – ‘On the origins and purpose of IHBC’ 

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

publicationIn his introductory piece in the 2018 IHBC yearbook Chair James Caird writes a general review of the origins and purpose of the IHBC and its current place in the heritage sector.

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Know The Consultation Institute? It says: ‘never boycott a consultation’, and you can hear TCI Chair at the IHBC 2018 School 

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

websiteRhion Jones, a leading authority on Public Engagement and Consultation writing for the Consultation Institute (TCI), explains why consultees everywhere should think very carefully before advising their supporters to boycott a consultation, while 2018 School delegates can hear thoughts on the School theme of ’Shared heritage’ from TCI Chair, who ‘bought the Carnegie Oldpark Library in 2016, and is restoring it for transfer to the local community as a thriving social enterprise.’

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IHBC’s Heritage from the doorstep: Emergency work begins to save historic Hopwood Hall, Middleton

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websiteThe Manchester Evening News tells the story of Hopwood Hall in Middleton, a grand family home for centuries now in a precarious state after being left empty and ravaged by the elements, so emergency repair work has begun to stop an historic home from crumbling.

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£20.5m funding confirmed for new gallery building at Jodrell Bank 

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Jodrell Bank website imageJodrell Bank Discovery Centre announced that its £20.5m transformative ‘First Light at Jodrell Bank’ project is set to receive a total of £16.1m from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

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Nominations for Victorian Society 2018 Top 10 At Risk list now open 

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

websiteIf you know of a Victorian building in England or Wales built between 1837 and 1914, which is at risk and wish there was something you could do to help save it, then why not nominate it for the Victorian Society’s 2018 Top 10 Endangered Buildings list?

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HE lists 17 Post-Modern buildings of the late 1970s to 1990s 

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buildingsHistoric England (HE) has listed 17 bold, playful, brightly coloured post-modern buildings of the late 1970’s to 1990’s across six categories: culture, housing, education, civic, commercial and law, and ranging from Crown Courts in Cornwall to warehouses in Slough and housing schemes in London Docklands.

Image: Shadwell Basic Development by Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14193425

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Report urges £50m investment in National Industrial Heritage Centre for Merthyr Tydfil 

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castleMerthyr Tydfil’s Cyfarthfa Castle, its park and the surrounding areas should be developed as an industrial heritage centre of international significance, in line with its place in history, according to a report published by the Design Commission for Wales.

image: By John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13756620

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Government launches restoration fund for UK coastal landmarks

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

coastal viewCoastal landmarks which have fallen into disrepair have the opportunity to have life breathed back into them by a new Coastal Revival fund.

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CEBR Survey 2018 for HE on ‘Economic Impact of Heritage’ 

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websiteThe Centre for Economics and Business Research(CEBR) has launched a short survey which heritage sector interests are encouraged to complete to inform their analysis for Historic England (HE) on the economic impact of heritage.

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2018 Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence announced 

Posted on 30/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

websiteAt a packed-out glittering awards ceremony the winners of the 2018 Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence were announced.

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IHBC’s 2018 Yearbook now out: Inspired by IHBC’s 2018 Annual School theme ‘Our Shared Heritage’ and introduced by AHF’s CE Matthew McKeague 

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

publicationMore than 5500 copies of the IHBC’s Yearbook for 2018 are being distributed to members and sector leaders, containing feature articles linked to the IHBC’s 2018 Annual School theme of ‘Our Shared Heritage’, as well as the regular IHBC reviews and updates – from IHBC’s HESPR list to our Recognised Conservation Courses – all introduced by Matthew McKeague, Chief Executive of the Architectural Heritage Fund(AHF).

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IHBC’s CPD 2018 School boost: See Ulster’s ‘Young and Mackenzie’ exhibition, Belfast’s ‘most successful’ early C20 practice… free! 

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

websiteThe Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is hosting a free exhibition relating to Young and Mackenzie, the Belfast-based architectural and civil engineering practice, from 7 to 29 June 2018 – during the IHBC’s 2018 Annual School.

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IHBC registers ‘serious concerns’ in response to HE draft ‘Conservation Area Appraisal, Designation and Management’

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC consultations webpageInstitute of Historic Building Conservation(IHBC) has responded to Historic England’s consultation draft on Conservation Area Appraisal, Designation and Management: Historic England Advice Note 1, registering its serious concerns.

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IHBC HESPR’s top pick this week: Hammersmith and Fulham seeks designer for park refurbishment, closing 15/06, value £45k

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

HESPR logoThe IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ emails, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week featuring Hammersmith and Fulham’s call for a designer to design and oversee the refurbishment of the Frank Banfield Park, Fulham, closing 15 June and valued at £45,000.

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IHBC CPD Boost via DBW: ‘Risk management’, and looking ahead to 2019’s School in Nottingham

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

devicesDesigning Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, and one of the most popular construction industry websites. – , has featured a new article on ‘Risk Management’ that will be of interest to many members, including any looking forward to the 2019 Nottingham School which will encompass that theme.

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IHBC’s Heritage from the doorstep: ‘This country’s heritage is about it’s pits as well as its palaces’ says the Mirror

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

websiteAn opinion piece from the Mirror by Paul Routledge suggests that, if we’re ever to understand where we’re going, we have to grasp where we’ve come from…

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Welsh Government consultation on Issues, options and preferred option in relation to the NDF, closing 23/7 

Posted on 26/05/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Wales Gov welsh dragonThe Welsh Government seeks views on the next stage of the development of its National Development Framework (NDF), with comments sought by 23 July 2018.

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Scottish Heritage Angel Awards 2018 open for nominations

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logoPeople involved in heritage projects across Scotland are being urged to enter the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards 2018, as the scheme returns for a fourth year and is now open.

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World Heritage Volunteers 2018 – ‘Empowering the Commitment’: Led by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and CCIVS

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websiteThis year’s theme for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2018 campaign is ‘Empowering the Commitment to World Heritage’ led by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS).

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