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- Charles Mynors considers the lessons recent changes in Wales might have for other UK historic environment legislation: REGISTER NOW for IHBC’s next Council online, Wednesday 16 October, 4pm 04/10/2024
- Serious about your career? Sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service to stay ahead with opportunities from across disciplines, specialisms & levels: facilities, churches, councils & much more 04/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s Research & ‘Intervention’ Signpost: New research from the Sustainable Development Foundation – ‘Retrofit-at-scale, how many, how deep, what cost?’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.5M of works this week: Arm of international body seeks consultant for site-based participation, to 04/10 and £30K 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury 04/10/2024
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) publishes first ever nuclear heritage strategy 04/10/2024
- New Towns Taskforce set to deliver major housebuilding push 04/10/2024
- The Guardian Obituary: John Sell, ‘..spent his career championing the protection of historic buildings and spaces’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics ‘regain golden lustre’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more 01/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 01/10/2024
- IHBC seeks consultant ‘Support Officer’ service with good IT, comms & personal skills: Help boost capacity & value to Branches, members, partners & more, from £120-£160/day, 2-3 days/week, closes 18/10 01/10/2024
- IHBC HESPR’s own ‘Special Interest ‘News from the Sector’’ update 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Railway) doorstep’: Network Rail unveils new ‘Harry’s Wall’ at site of iconic Holmes Chapel landmark 01/10/2024
- Met Office launches beta ‘Local Authority Climate Service’ 01/10/2024
- Mayor of London and Government announce bold plans to transform Oxford Street 01/10/2024
- £1Mn donation by playwright Ken Ludwig supports conservation efforts at historic home of Shakespeare’s daughter 01/10/2024
- Unusual Bridge Across the Basingstoke Canal Listed 01/10/2024
- HES Grants Funding Report 2023-24 now out 01/10/2024
- RICS pledges initial £90,000 to student bursary programme 01/10/2024
- Scotland’s amenity lead, AHSS, advocates for heritage protection in response to Scottish Government’s new PDRs 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: The St. Anne’s Church fire in Toronto – a cautionary tale to preserve heritage 01/10/2024
- Join IHBC’s Council online on 16 October, 4pm, as Charles Mynors follows up on #IHBCReading2024: Free IHBC training, insights, CPD & more, exclusive to all IHBC member categories 27/09/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 27/09/2024
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Victorian Society says: ‘Local Listing projects – Get involved to save your local heritage buildings’
England’s Build Back Better initiative allocated funding to 22 local councils to develop ‘local heritage asset lists’, and The Victorian Society’s Newsletter is calling on members and networks to ‘get involved’.
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IHBC’s heritage from Design to Economics, from £30+VAT: Jan Gehl (Design) + Donovan Rypkema (Economics) + High Streets + Lottery + Local listing + Participation – Book now and ask questions early!
Titles have been confirmed for the talks at the IHBC’s Day School sessions on 18 June, while delegates can shape discussions by submitting their questions HERE.
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IHBC’s heritage linking Design and Economics, from £30+VAT: Jan Gehl (Design) + Donovan Rypkema (Economics) + High Streets + Lottery + Local listing + Participation – Book now and ask questions early! #IHBCBrighton2021
Titles have been confirmed for the talks at the IHBC’s Day School sessions on 18 June, while delegates can shape discussions by submitting their questions HERE.
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IHBC’s 2021 Day School #IHBCBrighton2021 update: From £30+VAT to hear Jan Gehl on Design + Donovan Rypkema on Impacts with sector leads on High Street re-purposing + Lottery investment + Local listing + Public participation – Book now and ask your questions early!
Titles have been confirmed for the talks at the IHBC’s Day School sessions on 18 June, while delegates can shape discussions by submitting their questions HERE.
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IHBC’s Day School afternoon spotlight on ‘Examining changes’: US heritage economist Donovan Rypkema leads to England’s local listing adviser and Scotland’s Director of Heritage
The IHBC’s Day School afternoon webinar on 18 June– on ‘Examining changes’ in places – the IHBC hosts Donovan Rypkema, lead heritage economist in the US, with Charles O’Brien, England’s Local Listing Heritage Adviser, and Elizabeth McCrone Historic Environment Scotland‘s … Continue reading
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Historic England’s new advice note: ‘Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage’
Historic England has published a new edition of its advice note on how local heritage listing and local heritage lists can be formally identified as part of the wider range of designation so that they can be taken into account … Continue reading
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IHBC responds to HE’s Advice Note HEAN 7 (2nd edition) on Local Heritage Listing
The IHBC has submitted its response to Historic England’s (HE’s) HEAN 7 (Historic England Advice Note 7 (Second Edition) on Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage, which will supersede the 2016 edition and reflect the changes made to … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (market) doorstep’: Cobbles/sett listing success at Cambridge Market – A local update from a volunteering local conservation professional
IHBC member and Policy Committee vice chair John Preston has drawn attention to an unusual listing application success in Cambridge that has important ramifications for the wider local economy as well as the neighbourhood, accompanied by a timely reminder from … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Great Yarmouth BC celebrates local BPT’s shortlisting in Angels Awards, and promotes voting before 18 Nov. too!
Great Yarmouth Borough Council (BC) has celebrated the shortlisting of its local BPT – the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust – in the England’s current Heritage Angel Awards, and encourages voting for it too before votes closing on 18 November! image … Continue reading
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Local residents welcome Grade II listing for Dyke Pub Brighton
Local residents are celebrating after the Dyke Pub in Dyke Road, Brighton, which they are campaigning to reopen, was listed as a Grade II historic building. image from The Argus website
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Southbank undercroft gets Localism Act listing
Lambeth Council has agreed to the listing of the Undercroft, the iconic skateboarding area on London’s Southbank, as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). Skateboards and graffiti artists are campaigning to safeguard the area earmarked for redevelopment as part of … Continue reading
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EH: Local listing consultation
English Heritage seeks comments on draft guidance for the identification of significant local heritage assets, and the management of these assets through a local list, with the closing date for responses on13 May 2011. About the Good Practice Guide Local listing supports … Continue reading
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Local listing triumph under PPS5
IHBC President and consultant Eddie Booth has noted the successful application of England’s new Planning Policy Statement 5 (PPS 5), Planning for the Historic Environment, in helping retain the locally listed Sandford Lido, Cheltenham, which was threatened by demolition under … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global (and local) doorstep’: Immersive exhibition on Notre Dame de Paris at Westminster Abbey to 01/06
Westminster Abbey will be the UK location for the world touring immersive exhibition: Notre Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition from to 1 June. image for illustration: by Ali Sabbagh – Notre Dame De Paris, CC0, via Commons Wikimedia
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SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls for all four Beatles’ birthplaces to be celebrated with ‘group listing’
SAVE Britain’s Heritage has submitted listing applications and written to the Secretary of State for Culture to call for official recognition of all four Beatles’ birthplaces in honour of the buildings’ importance to the band’s story and the nation’s cultural … Continue reading
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HE launches new guidance on ‘Understanding Special Historic Interest in Listing’
Historic England (HE) has published this guidance to help people better understand special historic interest, one of the two main criteria used to decide whether a building can be listed or not: special historic interest being about the connection between … Continue reading
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IHBC’s SE Branch pilots ‘listening’ to local members on #IHBCPetitionforCharter, with practice CPD, charter presentation & focus groups, and funding support for Branch initiatives
The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has piloted an event to encourage members and stakeholders to ‘Have your Say’ – with topical CPD followed by a presentation & focus groups on petitioning – while the IHBC Petition for Charter web … Continue reading
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SAVE, on Georgian gems granted listing protection in the battle for Museum Street
SAVE reports that a series of fine but neglected early 19th century buildings just metres from the British Museum have been granted listing protection in the face of controversial development plans.
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IHBC says farewell to 2022 with top 10 NewsBlogs (so far): Regen, panels, prosecutions and more, from local cases to practice guidance
The IHBC’s NewsBlogs resource and linked free email alert service (sign up HERE) form a central part of the institute’s CPD support, guidance and reference for practicing conservation professionals and their sector networks.
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Serious about your career? ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’, from listing (HE) & Design Review (Croydon) to facilities (x3: Landmark Trust), Lime (Ty-Mawr Lime), Property (Wells) and more!
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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DCMS: Guidance on making a request to review a listing decision
Refreshed and updated guidance has been issued on requests to review listing decisions made by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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IHBC’s ‘Amenity’ Context article – Matthew Saunders on ‘past and future of listing’ – leads Designing Buildings newsletter to 15K construction sector users
The recent IHBC ‘Amenity’-themed Context article by Matthew Saunders, former Director of the AMS – now Historic Buildings & Places – has been headlined first in the Newsletter from Designing Buildings (DB) – host of IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – to … Continue reading
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Historic England highlights captivating Heritage Site listings in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, Historic England (HE) has pulled together a range of highlights from nearly 300 sites across the country which have been protected through listing or scheduling in the past year. image: HE – Google Maps
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Aberdeen tower block listing appeal to be heard within weeks
Aberdeen City Council’s appeal against a decision to award protected status to eight blocks of 1960s high-rise flats could be resolved within weeks. image: HES website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Dorman Long tower, a recent local history ‘… after mayor wins fight to remove listed status’
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has successfully appealed to new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to axe protected status for what he said was a ‘rotting coal bunker’, as reported by TeesideLive before the demolition.
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