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As the Annual School in Nottingham kicks off July, more exciting events are taking place across the UK including preparation for next year\u2019s school in Brighton. This month\u2019s features include:<\/h3>\nAs the Annual School in Nottingham kicks off July, more exciting events are taking place across the UK including preparation for next year\u2019s school in Brighton. This month\u2019s features include:<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
If you want to include any Branch event or news in the next edition just email them to our new service support officer Michael Netter at services@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Continue reading below or\u00a0DOWNLOAD<\/a>\u00a0the PDF<\/p>\n BRANCH NEWS & UPDATES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n South-East Branch welcomed its new Committee, following the AGM on 1 March, at a meeting on 13 March. The AGM Minutes have been posted on the IHBC Branch webpage<\/a> along with details of the new Committee membership.<\/p>\n South-East Branch\u2019s IHBC 2020 working group met on 24 April in Tunbridge Wells and 17 June in Reigate to further develop plans for the IHBC Annual School that they will be hosting in Brighton in June 2020; the focus will be on town centres and titled, Old Towns: New Futures<\/em>. The School will look at economics, place-making, international and technical aspects of successful town centres and will offer a range of speakers, activities and tours around this theme.<\/p>\n A further meeting is being planned in West Sussex in July, with more information forthcoming – the wider Branch membership is encouraged to participate.<\/p>\n Looking for Professional Volunteering?<\/span> There are currently several interesting Branch Officer positions available. For vacancies see the Branches webpage<\/a>s and select the Branch you are interested in.<\/p>\n IHBC BRANCH EVENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n JUNE\/JULY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 29 June \/ 6 July TBC Born in 1936, Grimshaw formed Anthony Grimshaw Associates in Wigan, Lancashire in 1962. He had studied at Manchester Art School followed by Town Planning and Urban Design at Liverpool. The work of the office went from individual (strongly Modernist) house projects in the 1960s to schools and churches in the 1970s and \u201980s, to Wigan\u2019s first purpose-built hospice in the 1990s, and more recently church conservation work. His \u00a357,500 garden gazebo in the grounds of a Modernist house at Alderley Edge \u2013 also designed by Grimshaw \u2013 won an RIBA award, together with the very first Architects\u2019 Journal Small Projects Award in 1996.\u00a0 Two recent conservation projects were shortlisted by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings for their John Betjeman Award and there were several mentions in Pevsner over the years.<\/p>\n \u00a0JULY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 13 July Wentworth Woodhouse is one of the great stately homes of England, largely unknown, as until recently it has remained in private ownership and not been open to the public.\u00a0 As the seat of the Stafford Wentworth Fitzwilliam dynasty it was a Whig powerhouse in the eighteenth century.\u00a0 In 2017 it was acquired by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust to save for the nation.\u00a0 Bookings are now open for a visit to the Mansion and Gardens with their many monuments.<\/p>\n 25 July The enabling works are under way and construction works are due to start this year. What have been the key heritage considerations? How are the decisions being made and who\u2019s doing the work? What are the various roles of heritage professionals in a large-scale infrastructure project such as HS2? Have they found anything yet? What lessons have been learned?<\/p>\n Answers to these questions and more from those involved at both strategic and project levels in the private and public sectors \u2013 HS2 and Atkins, Historic England, Camden Council and MOLA Headland Infrastructure.<\/p>\n AUGUST<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n TBC Further details to be provided<\/p>\n SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Pitchford Hall<\/p><\/div>\n 17 September Visit one of Britain\u2019s greatest timber framed houses recently saved from the At Risk register to view the Mansion, the Tree House and current works at the Orangery.<\/p>\n Programme:<\/p>\n 10.30\u00a0 arrive at the Pitchford Hall\u00a0 for refreshments Competencies to be addressed: Cost: \u00a35 for members excluding lunch costs; \u00a315 for non-members<\/p>\n See the Events Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n 20 September A look at many different aspects of caring for listed memorials. with a wide range of speakers.\u00a0 Topics Covered:<\/p>\n OCTOBER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n October TBC The seventh in the interpro lecture series celebrating the range of built environment professionals that have contributed to the successful regeneration of the Albert Dock. Led by RIBA and the Liverpool Society of Architects, this event will focus on the architecture, past and present, of the Albert Dock.\u00a0 Free to attend.<\/p>\n 18 October Topics Covered:<\/p>\n Speakers still being sought.<\/p>\n NOVEMBER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 21 November Presentations on the Wake Green Prefabs and Prefabulous, and Presentation on 20th century construction \u2013 system builds<\/p>\n Time & Venue tbc with visit to the Wake Green Road Prefabs<\/p>\n Wake Green Road Prefabs<\/p><\/div>\n The Grade II listed Phoenix prefab bungalows in Wake Green Road were designed and manufactured by John Laing, McAlpine and Henry Boot, as part of a consignment of 2,428 prefabs supplied to the Ministry of Works under the Temporary Housing Programme. These temporary homes were only expected to be in use for ten years but 70 years on they are still in use.\u00a0 There are no other known surviving Phoenix prefabs still lived in which makes these extra special.<\/p>\n All but one of the prefabs are owned by Birmingham City Council.<\/p>\n Back in 2014, Birmingham Conservation Trust became involved and commissioned an Options Appraisal on behalf of the City Council to look at the potential for the Trust to take on one or more Prefabs to run as a museum and holiday lets.<\/p>\n This was followed up in 2016 by Lou Robson\u2019s \u201cConservation plan: Wake Green Road Prefabs\u201d which explored the context for the Prefabs and highlighted not just their rarity and their importance as a group, but also the rarity of their listing and the significance of their interior fittings.<\/p>\n In early 2017 the \u201cPrefabulous\u201d partnership was formed when BCT, the 20th Century Society and the Prefab Museum decided to join forces to work towards saving the Wake Green Prefabs.\u00a0 Funding was secured from Historic England was secured in May 2017 to allow the group to undertake a scoping scheme.<\/p>\n In spring 2018 the scheme was completed and negotiations are currently underway with Birmingham City Council to secure a future for these time-warp homes.<\/p>\n Competences to be addressed: See the Events Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n OTHER EVENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to find out more about CPD events, talks, workshops, conferences and many more happening across the UK and beyond, visit our Events Calendar<\/a> on the main IHBC website which includes more flexible \u2018search\u2019 and \u2018view\u2019 options, together with handy details such as cost ranges and locations where available.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n FEATURED EVENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n @IHBCTweet<\/a> @IHBCEastMids<\/a> #IHBCNottingham2019<\/a> #heritageatrisk<\/a><\/p>\n
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South East Branch<\/span><\/strong>
\nPlanning for the IHBC Annual School \u2013 Brighton 2020
\nOLD TOWNS: NEW FUTURES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If you would like to get involved with Branch activities & events, please consider volunteering for a branch officer post.\u00a0 The positions are not onerous, communications happen mainly by email and Branches hold meetings quarterly.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/span>North West Branch \u2013 Anthony Grimshaw retrospective, a joint event with Manchester Modernist Society<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Yorkshire Branch \u2013 Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse
\n<\/strong>Rotherham, South Yorkshire
\n10.30am – 1.00pm<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>London Branch \/ CIfA London \u2013 HS2 in London & IHBC London Branch AGM
\n<\/strong>The Gallery, London
\n2.00pm – 4.55pm<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>South East Branch \u2013 Visit to Keymer Tiles
\n<\/strong>Ewhurst, Surrey<\/p>\n![\"building\"](\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pitchford_Hall_Shropshire_100519.png\")
\n<\/span>West Midlands Branch \u2013 The Sleeping Beauty Awakes: Visit Pitchford Hall
\n<\/strong>Pitchford, Shropshire
\n10.30am – 1.00pm<\/span><\/p>\n
\n11.00\u00a0 Branch meeting
\n11.15\u00a0 Presentation on the History of Pitchford Hall
\n11.30\u00a0 Site visit to the Mansion
\n12.00\u00a0 Site visit to the Orangery \u2013 current project with Arrol and Snell architects
\n1.00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Local pub for lunch and networking<\/p>\n
\nProfessional: 1. Conservation Philosophy; 2. Practice
\nEvaluation:\u00a0\u00a0 3.\u00a0 History- timber framing; 4. Analysis
\nManagement:5. Legislation
\nIntervention: 7. Design\u00a0 8. Technology<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>South Branch \u2013 Forget me Not Conference
\n<\/strong>Wessex Centre, Winchester Cathedral
\nTBC<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>North West Branch \u2013 Albert Dock 175 Interpro: Architecture
\n<\/strong>Liverpool
\n18:00 – 20.00<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>South Branch \u2013 Wood is Good Conference + AGM
\n<\/strong>Shaw House, Newbury
\nTBC<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>West Midlands Branch \u2013 Pre-fabs and System Builds: C20th Innovations in Construction in the West Midlands
\n<\/strong>Birmingham
\nTBC<\/span><\/p>\n![\"buildings\"](\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wake_Green_Road_Prefabs_Birmingham_100519.png\")
\nProfessional:\u00a0\u00a0 1. Conservation Philosophy; 2. Practice
\nEvaluation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. History; 4. Analysis
\nManagement: \u00a05. Legislation
\nIntervention:\u00a0 \u00a07. Design 8. Technology<\/p>\n
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IHBC Annual School – Nottingham 2019
\n<\/span><\/strong>\u2018Heritage, Risk & Resilience: confronting conservation calamities\u2019
\n<\/strong>nottingham2019.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n