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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Victorian ‘treasures’ feared lost in major fire at former Edinburgh Debenhams

Posted on 04/08/2026 by IHBC Admin

image for illustration: EugenStoica, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic architectural features inside the fire-hit former Debenhams building in Edinburgh city centre, including an ornate Victorian library, are feared to have been destroyed, reports The Edinburgh Evening News.

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130 cultural venues, museums, and libraries to receive funding boost that will improve access to arts and culture across the country

Posted on 24/04/2026 by IHBC Admin

image for illustration; Black Country Museum, by Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 130 cultural venues, museums and libraries are set to receive a share of almost £130 million to protect them for present and future generations

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