The spring and early summer heatwaves in the UK, combined with an exceptionally dry spring (leading in some areas of England to drought conditions), have had a noticeable impact on industrial heritage sites, with temporary closures and changes to ways of working. In England, the Canal and River Trust have closed parts of the Leeds…
Category: industrial archaeology
New National Trust Report Calls for More Investment in Historic Environment
The National Trust is calling on the government to invest more in the historic environment following research that shows how highly the British public value their local history. The research, carried out with consultancy Public First, was UK-wide with an in-depth focus on Coventry. The resulting report, “There’s a Lot of History Here” – Local History, Local Heritage and…
Historic England’s Latest Historic Environment Management Webinars Showcase the Stockton & Darlington Railway
Historic England run a regular series of online webinars, and the 2025 programme includes two relevant to industrial heritage sites. These are part of the Historic Environment Management (HEM) webinars series, which provide training and advice for the heritage sector through case studies and showcasing the latest research. The next two free HEM webinars focus…
Heritage Science Data Service – Survey
The National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF) are launching a new survey to investigate user needs to inform development of the Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS). The NHSF is undertaking a User Needs consultation on behalf of HSDS, as part of the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme. RICHeS was launched in October 2024,…
AIA 2025 Annual Conference in Bradford: Booking Now Open
The 2025 Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) Annual Conference returns to its traditional format of weekend talks and the AGM, followed by 3 days of tours. The venue is Bradford and it will run from 5th to 10th September, with flexible booking for the weekend and following tour days. Thanks to the Patrick Nott bursary,…
Heritage Art Risk Capital Fund 2025
Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is a special 1-year, £15 million, fund to give grants to heritage at risk, helping people to save the historic sites in England that are most important to them. Designed to be spent in areas with an index of Multiple Deprivation of 1, 2, or 3, this funding…
Historic England Snapshot Survey on the Collection of Developer-Funded Archaeological Archives Published
Historic England’s Snapshot Survey on the Collection of Developer-Funded Archaeological Archives has now been published as a Historic England Research Report. Conducted as part of the Future for Archaeological Archives Programme, the survey gathered data on whether repositories were collecting, as well as capacity and collecting limitations. The results were also mapped to identify trends…
SWWERIAC 2025: South Wales & West of England Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference, 26 April
SWWERIAC 2025: South Wales & West of England Regional Industrial archaeology conference, 26 April
Historic England Emergency Planning Training Needs Analysis Survey: Your Chance to Take Part
Historic England’s Emergency Planning team are inviting organisations and professionals to complete an online training needs analysis survey. By taking part in this survey, you can influence what further training and guidance HE will provide to those who play a role in emergency preparedness, response and recovery within our historic environment and the heritage sector,…
Government Urged to Rethink Refusal to List One of Manchester’s Oldest Surviving Textile Mills
The Georgian Group, SAVE Britain’s Heritage and The Council for British Archaeology have joined together to challenge the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS)’s decision not to list one of Manchester’s earliest surviving cotton mills, Medlock Mill. In a highly unusual move, Lisa Nandy rejected the advice of Historic England, the government’s statutory adviser…
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