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- IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: What’s on… from Branches (NW: IoM Water Wheel; NO & RTPI: Towns etc.; YO+: Mortar Essentials) – School webinars, partnering, & more 08/05/2026
- IHBC salutes STBA (& a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026: 14 May, with free tickets too! 08/05/2026
- WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3 08/05/2026
- IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06 08/05/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto 08/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.6M costed works this week: Council seeks accredited consultant for grant scheme, to 28/05 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Cathedral) doorstep’: Amid a heritage skills crisis, St Paul’s wants to bring its craftspeople into the light, reports Building 08/05/2026
- New towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ Built Environment Committee report 08/05/2026
- UKGBC calls for urgent action on retrofit and energy optimisation in new reports 08/05/2026
- Heritage Network gathers data on ‘The impact of community-led heritage’, asking: ‘What did Impact 2025 show?’ 08/05/2026
- THA & University of Oxford explore ‘what makes partnerships across heritage sector and academia work’: Survey open to 1 June 08/05/2026
- DB, CIAT & more… on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’ 08/05/2026
- RIBA responds to Single Construction Regulator prospectus 08/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 8 URBACT Good Practices turning cooperation into ‘Social Innovation’… powered by the people with a survey too 08/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 05/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11 05/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 05/05/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ CPD Signpost: ‘Oliver Barratt MBE (1941–2026): A Life in Service of Edinburgh’, from The Cockburn Association: 05/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Build More Homes and New Towns Summit 2026’ update 05/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: GOV.UK on its ‘Working Minds Campaign’ + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 05/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Highland Council approve funds for Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum 05/05/2026
- Government UK: On engaging the public when preparing a local plan 05/05/2026
- Icon Appointed by RICHeS to deliver its first UK-wide Heritage Science Workforce Survey 05/05/2026
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Griff Rhys Jones reveals 2026 Top Ten Endangered Buildings on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
image for illustration: Derby School of Art, Derby, by Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian Society’s President Griff Rhys Jones returned to the Today programme for the fourth year in a row to unveil its … 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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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (listed) doorstep’: HES designates Glasgow’s Ubiquitous Chip following consultation
image for illustration: Ashton Lane, Glasgow, CC by 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Historic Environment Scotland (HES) designated the Ubiquitous Chip on Ashton Lane, Glasgow as a listed building following a consultation from 29 January to 19 February 2026.
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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 features ‘Heritage from the (valued?) doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Argyle House qualifies for listed status – but won’t get it
image for illustration: Argygle House from the West Port, by kim traynor CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Edinburgh’s Argyle House qualifies for listed status – but won’t get it, as it is unlikely to be granted protection from proposed demolition, reports … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Church) doorstep’: Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes £400K to unlock historic potential of former Catholic seminary
image for illustration: Rob Farrow / Ushaw – “Georgian house” main building via Wikimedia Commons Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens has been awarded £400,000 to secure its long-term future as a heritage destination, conserve its architecturally and historically significant assets, and … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What makes a city beautiful? … what ratings of thousands of urban landscapes reveal
image for illustration: The Royal Crescent, Bath by Michael D Beckwith, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The Conversation’s UK edition explores the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of buildings that ‘leave such an impression when you visit them that they can be forever … Continue reading →
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IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ Signpost: HE on ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’
image for illustration: Becket’s Chapel by Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England’s Advice Note 18 explores ‘Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency’.
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Ministerial Update: on ‘Relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’
Jack Sargeant MS, Wales’ Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, has announced the publication of the review of the relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission.
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Georgian Group objects to visitor pavilions in British Museum forecourts
image for illustration: British Museum from NE, Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Georgian Group has formally objected and recommended refusal for the visitor pavilions in the forecourts of the British Museum.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Preferred developer and development proposal for Egyptian Halls in Glasgow approved
image for illustration: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls in Glasgow, 2005 by Maccoinnich, via Wikimedia Commons The restoration of Glasgow’s Egyptian Halls has taken another step forward with the selection of a preferred developer to progress plans for the A-listed … Continue reading →
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LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 Winners have been announced.
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Southbank now listed: The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairs
Image for illustration: Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room © Acabashi; Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0; Source: Wikimedia Commons The 1960s Southbank Centre – including the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall etc, have been listed Grade II.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: New air source heat pump case studies from Historic England
Historic England (HE) has published a new set of case studies on the installation and running of air source heat pumps in large historic buildings.
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Georgian Group launches High Court challenge over Clandon Park decision
image for illustration: Above the Saloon, Clandon Park House after the fire by Ian Capper, CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Georgian Group is seeking a judicial review of council approval for harmful development of internationally important Grade I listed house … Continue reading →
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Reusing Historic Cinemas as Places of Worship
image for illustration: Former Abbey Cinema Wavertree – By Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 & GFDLViews, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has issued Kate Jordan’s Blog on how faith communities are bringing a new lease of … Continue reading →
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to pay £38,000 after stripping out historic listed building
A man has been ordered to pay £38,000 for stripping out the historic interior of a 17th Century, protected building in Topsham, reports The Mid-Devon Advertiser.
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 30-31 January 2026 in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.
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