Tag Archives: historic buildings

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (skip-)step’: Why a Luton entrepreneur has received the King’s Award for Enterprise while standing in a skip

A Luton entrepreneur who started his business from doors found in a skip has received the King’s Award, reports Luton Today.

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DB, CIAT & more… on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’

Designing Buildings (DB) has featured an article on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’ published by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) in its AT journal, written by Nigel Booen, Director of … Continue reading

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IHBC’s update on our ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ – from Fenland DC, a GII in Wisbech – with new cases always sought

With a new report of another owner of a heritage building successfully prosecuted, Bob Kindred, who manages the IHBC’s LB Prosecutions Database documents is encouraging any cases not already on his records to be forwarded to him at government@ihbc.org.uk.

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St James’s Piccadilly secures £4.75m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for landmark Wren Project

image for illustration: Westminster : nave, Church of St James, Piccadilly by Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons St James’s Piccadilly has announced the award of £4.75Mn from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support of its Wren Project — … Continue reading

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IHBC ‘Intervention’ Signpost: SAVE Britain’s Heritage Buildings at Risk Register

image for illustration: Low Mills, Keighley by Mark Stevenson via Wikimedia Commons SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register highlights historic buildings that are vacant and whose future is uncertain, to raise awareness and provide a platform to advocate for their retention and … Continue reading

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Launch of new fund with ‘more flexible terms’ in AHF’s 50th year of lending: inaugurated by Cadw with £500K

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the first investment in a new fund that will enable more flexible terms to heritage projects in Wales as funding from Cadw will inaugurate the 50th Anniversary Fund with a £500,000 investment.

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