Author: mikenevell

I am the Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England, based at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.

AIM Pilgrim Trust Grants 2023 Open for Applications

Applications for Collections Care Audits, Collections Care grants and Remedial Conservation grants are now open. AIM is grateful to the Pilgrim Trust for funding the scheme for a further three years from 2023-2025. The grants support small to medium sized museums to care for their collections more effectively and efficiently and to meet the standards required…

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Crofton Beam Engines is Looking for a Consultant

Crofton Beam Engines is a Grade 1 listed site, home to the oldest beam engine in the world still in its original location and still capable of carrying out the job for which it was built over 200 years ago.  It is owned by The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust (KACT), a charitable company limited…

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Remains of the World’s First Iron Railway Bridge to be Conserved

Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and spanned the River Gaunless in West Auckland, in County Durham. It formed part of the line serving the Witton…

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SPAB National Mills Weekend, 13 & 14 May 2023

This year’s SPAB National Mills weekend will take place on 13 and 14 May. The theme will be ‘Millwrighting – Past and Present’ to celebrate the repair of wind and watermills which allows these important historical buildings to survive for future generations to come. National Mills Weekend takes place across Britain every May, with more than…

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Machinery From an Early 20th Century Flour Mill Offered for Free

The SPAB mills section is highlighting a set of flour mill machinery in multiple parts, many of which have active woodworm which is being offered as a donation to an appropriate institution. The recipient will need to arrange transportation at their own cost. The origins of this flour mill are unknown although some manufacturers of…

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Call for participants – Hyundai’s The Great British School Trip

The Great British School Trip is looking for venue partners to help them offer free school trips and travel bursaries to venues, including industrial heritage sites. The Great British School Trip, sponsored by Hyundai, is looking to take 25,000 young people on inspiring school trips to a range of venues. This ground-breaking programme will link venues across the…

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CIfA/DigVenture Survey on Engagement in Archaeological Projects

The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) is working with DigVentures on a project to develop guidance presented as a CIfA Toolkit to support the promotion and delivery of public engagement in archaeological projects. The primary target audience for this guidance is those who commission or deliver archaeology projects primarily driven by development-led activities. This includes Industrial Heritage museums and…

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