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- IHBC takes key step forward in Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments’ delivery, joining National Federation of Builders’ National Heritage Skills Forum 10/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 10/11/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 10/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 10/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Deregulated housing conversions linked to poor health and wellbeing, from UCL 10/11/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Guardian on Clifton Suspension Bridge… ‘A big responsibility’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Back on track as Leas Lift carriages return home 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New Visitor Levy fund to help futureproof Edinburgh’s cultural and heritage buildings 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Railway Museum celebrates start of construction on… the Porterbrook gallery 10/11/2026
- Nominate a building for the 20th edition of the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list, before 4 January 10/11/2026
- National Trust: ‘Landmark act of generosity secures home of London’s oldest restaurant for the future’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Preserving Legacies Climate Heritage Cohort Program’, open to 8 January, ‘…work with a place that is culturally significant to your community’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC offers advice and support in roll out of ‘Historic Environment Policy for Northern Ireland’ 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s November CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond… 06/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: RICHeS Access Fund 2nd call opens, to £20K & 15/12, to access ‘cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 06/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (builders) doorstep’: Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do – industry warns 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Castle Eden bridge demolition plans withdrawn by Stockton Borough Council 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster honours engineer who helped inspire the world of James Bond 06/11/2026
- Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 06/11/2026
- Local History Hub launches new School & Heritage Consultancy pilot 06/11/2026
- AHF awards new grants through the Heritage Revival Fund 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: First Joint Transnational Call of the ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’ to 11 January 2027 06/11/2026
Tag Archives: industrial heritage
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Railway Museum celebrates start of construction on… the Porterbrook gallery
image: webbedduck, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Construction is underway on Central Hall and Railway Futures: The Porterbrook Gallery at the National Railway Museum, marking an exciting new chapter in its transformation.
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Tagged industrial heritage, museums, railways
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Top heritage rail awards open for 2027: Deadline for entries (all categories) 9 November 2026.
The Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2027 are now open for entries, with a brand-new category that recognises life-long achievement in the sector, all closing 9/11.
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Tagged awards, industrial heritage, railway
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Journey to Great British Railways: policy publication timetable
The Railways Bill, currently going through Parliament, will bring together more than 17 different organisations – including Network Rail and operators – under Great British Railways (GBR), a new public company. GBR will integrate track and train operators.
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Tagged Government UK, industrial heritage, railways
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: MP hits out after fifth fire in 5 years at mill used in Peaky Blinders
image: Dalton Mills, Sept 2026, SgtBreadStick, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The MP for Keighley has demanded action after yet another major fire at Dalton Mills, warning ‘the situation cannot continue’ following the fifth significant blaze at the historic site in … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, industrial heritage, textile mill, victorian, Yorkshire
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World Heritage in the UK 2025-26 Review
World Heritage UK has issued its regular annual review capturing highlights from across the UK’s World Heritage sector, including significant national highlights.
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Tagged climate change, industrial heritage, UK, world heritage
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fight underway to prevent Hertfordshire bridge ‘vandalism’
image for illustration: Road bridge over dismantled railway by Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Campaigners have taken a first step towards securing the future of a historic Hertfordshire railway bridge, with hundreds signing a petition against an infilling … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, conservation, Hertfordshire, industrial heritage, rail, railway
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Scotland’s oldest working woolmill partners with Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life
image for illustration: Knockando Woolmill, Julian Paren via Wikimedia Commons Knockando Woolmill, Scotland’s oldest working woolmill, has partnered Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life, as the mill will use Octopus’ Shape Shifter Agile platform to help manage … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, funding, heritage, industrial heritage, mill, Scotland
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Fight Fire with Fire, from the Vic Soc – ‘These are no longer isolated incidents’
image for illustration: Gkbediako, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) has responded to fire at The Big Mill in Leek – William Sugden’s Grade II-listed silk mill.
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Tagged buildings at risk, conservation, cpd, industrial heritage, victorian
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IHBC’s Context 186 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’… bite-sized & from the best
Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’, in IHBC’s new issue of its members’ journal Context – No. 186, themed on Infrastructure & Industry – offers ‘bite sized’ summaries from the best of current conservation and heritage periodicals and handbooks.
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Tagged archive, context, industrial heritage, industry, journal, periodical
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Call to Tyneside authorities to restore historic swing bridge (closed since 2019!)
image for illustration: High Level Bridge and Swing Bridge, Tagishsimon (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this week a local tour guide urged Tyneside authorities to urgently crack on with the restoration of the broken Swing Bridge, … Continue reading
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National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade
image for illustration: Chris Allen / Dolby Flint Mill, Lytton Street, Stoke on Trent / CC BY-SA 2.0 Stoke-on-Trent has become the first city in the UK to declare a heritage emergency, calling for urgent investment to protect its most significant heritage sites as … Continue reading
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Tagged funding, heritage at risk, industrial heritage, UK
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Iconic canals to be better protected with £6.5 million investment- Funding to support repair, maintenance & long-term projects
Image for illustration: Heritage Street Bridge on the Digbeth Canal by Phillip Jeffrey, CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that an additional £6.5 million government funding to help build long-term resilience across … Continue reading
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Tagged canals, government, industrial heritage, investment
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on Marsh Awards – Successful Learning & Community contributions
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features New Civil Engineer (NCE) on ‘The dilemma of industrial heritage’.
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Tagged awards, business, HESPR, industrial heritage
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