Author: mikenevell

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

Register for Next London Transport Museum Heritage Skills Seminar

There is still time (just!) to register for the next installment of the London Transport Museum’s ‘Heritage Skills Seminar’ series taking place on Thursday 30 October 2025. You can register your interest in attending in-person on the 24th October by emailing Smauel Carter at Samuel.Carter@ltmuseum.co.uk This seminar aims to bring together people working with transport…

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Stockton & Darlington Railway HELM Webinar

Historic England’s next free industrial heritage webinar takes place on 23 Oct, from 1300 to1400. This is HE’s second webinar to focus on the Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone. They will be exploring the successes and challenges of the different strands of work undertaken, including designation, repair, re-use and community engagement, as well…

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Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre Upgrade

Earlier in 2025 the Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre re-opened under new management. The centre tells not only the story of the making of the 1945 film ‘Brief Encounter’ but also the history and heritage of Carnforth, its workers, and its families.   In October 2024, the Station Trust, which ran the Visitor Centre, handed back the lease…

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Seven Sites Listed to Celebrate Railway 200 Anniversary

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of Historic England, have listed five heritage railway stations, alongside two other railway sites, in recognition of their historic and architectural interest and to mark 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in September 1825. All the sites have been given…

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Call To Take Part in Trafford Heritage Framework Consultation

Heritage Lincolnshire have been commissioned by Trafford Council, in Greater Manchester, to facilitate the co-creation of a heritage framework for the borough and its community. Through engagement with local heritage organisations, stakeholders, community members, and the public, this process will establish a shared vision for the future of Trafford’s heritage for the next 10 years….

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Industrial Heritage Exhibitions for Autumn 2025

With summer definately over and wetter weather bringing welcome relief to parched landscapes, many industrial museums have a varied round of indoor autumn events getting under way. This includes a new crop of industrial heritage exhibitions. At the Jackfield Tile Museum, part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, there is new temporary exbition of work…

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SPAB Mills Conference, 4th October 2025

There are still places available to book for this year’s in-person Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) Mills conference, on the 4 October 2025, at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street, Reading RG1 4RJ. Organised by the SPAB Mills Section, the conference will focus on the maintenance, repair, and monitoring of mills and how to…

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CBA Objects to Corah Textile Factory Demolition

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) have reiterated their objection to proposals to substantially demolish Leicester’s Corah textile factory site. They have joined Leicester Civic Trust, many heritage groups, and a groundswell of local people in asking Leicester City Council to require Corah’s regeneration to reinforce the heritage and identity of the city. They note…

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