The British Newspaper Archive, in partnership with the British Library, have made available another one million pages to view online free, meaning that over four million newspaper pages are now freely accessible for researchers to explore. Newspapers form an important source of data for researching historic industries and the people who worked in them during the…
Author: mikenevell
I am the Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England, based at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
Save the Date for Railway 200 Says HRA
The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) is appealing to heritage railways, tramways, and museums up and down the UK to build the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway into their plans. With exactly two years to go until the anniversary of the famous opening of the railway linking coal mines in the Shildon area with…
Historic England Chair Argues that Historic Buildings Can Provide 670,000 Homes
The chairman of Historic England, Lord Neil Mendoza, recently argued that the country’s historic buildings can help to tackle the housing shortage. Writing in The Times on the 2 September 2024, Lord Mendoza drew on research undertaken by Historic England to show that converting some of the country’s historic buildings into housing would foster economic…
The Arc Register of Specialist Historic Environment Professionals Goes Live
Four professional heritage practice associations have joined forces to develop and launch a new online initiative called The Arc, to help those responsible for, or working on, historic places or objects, such as industrial heritage sites, to quickly find specialist historic environment professionals. CIfA (Chartered Institute for Archaeologists), CIAT (Accredited Conservationists), Icon (Accredited Conservator-Restorers), and…
Historic England Call for Proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships
Historic England and English Heritage have announced their 2024 Call for Proposals for Round 4 of their AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme. The programme provides funding for collaborative PhD studentship projects which support the work of the two organisations. Proposals must match one of HE’s published CDP Priority Research Areas 2024. These are: The deadline for proposals…
Charity Digital Guide to Setting Up a JustGiving Page
Charity Digital have a variety of free resources available online for the charity sector which are relevant to many industrial heritage sites. Since 2000, they have been helping charities and non-profit organsiations unlock maximum impacts through digital tools. With industrial heritage sector finances increasingly strained, their latest support includes a set-by-step guide on how to…
Historic England Launch ‘Everyday Heritage Grants’ Celebrating Working Class Histories
Historic England is launching a new round of the ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories’ this August. The grants are designed to fund projects that celebrate working class histories and the historic places that make up everyday life. The first round was launched in 2022 and funded a variety of local community projects, from Horton…
Funding Sources Update for Industrial Heritage
The Heritage Alliance’s Funding Directory is an invalauble tool when it comes to looking for monies to support heritage and archaeology projects. The directory contains details of more than 400 potential funds, including several dedicate industrial heritage and industrial archaeology funders. These include: The Charles Hayward Foundation, which funds projects for the adaptation of former…
Historic Pottery Kiln in South Yorkshire Given £77K for Restoration
Historic England has awarded Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council more than £77,000 to help save an important part of South Yorkshire’s industrial heritage. The Grade II* Rockingham Kiln in Swinton, near Rotherham, was once part of an internationally renowned porcelain works, producing flamboyant ornaments and dinner services for royalty and aristocracy including King William IV. Dating…
Historic Houses VAT and Listed Buildings Survey
Historic Houses has launched a survey seeking to examine the effects of Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the repair, maintenance and restoration of heritage buildings. They’re seeking perspectives from those organisations that own or manage listed buildings that are open to the public, which includes hundreds of industrial heritage sites in England, with the goal of…
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