Sheffield Museums, the charity which runs Kelham Island Museum, are appealing to the public for help in recovering items stolen during a burglary at Kelham Island Museum on Sunday, 14th May 2023. Twelve items relating to metalworking in the city, some on loan from Sheffield Assay Office and those featured in displays created by the…
Category: industrial heritage
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…
Howk Bobbin Mill, Lake District, Scheduled
To illustrate the 240 sites added to the National Heritage List for England during 2022, Historic England recently highlighted 23 examples which include a number associated with our rich industrial heritage: see https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/listed-in-2022/. Howk Bobbin Mill, Caldbeck, Lake District National Park, was scheduled in 2022 as one of the best surviving 19th-century purpose-built bobbin mills in…
Heritage Open Days Directory Now Live
It’s not too late to join the festival as an organiser and list your event, which could be a perfect chance to reach new audiences and boost secondary spend. More than 30 Industrial Heritage sites have already registered for this year’s event. Take an early peek at the programme as it develops, with more than…
Industrial Heritage and Civic Pride Survey Results
Historic England recently commissioned Public First to undertake a research exercise to test public opinion in priority areas for levelling up on the role of historic buildings, industrial heritage, and historic parks in fostering civic pride. This was based on six focus groups in the following areas – Darlington, Bury, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Ashington, and Stoke-on-Trent….
SPAB Online Training Seminars for June & July 2022
The next two SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) online training seminars are now open for booking. These are as follows: The Challenges of Windmill Conservation (Live Online Lecture) 15 June 2022, 12pm-1pm £6 pp – SPAB Members £8 pp – Non-Members The lecture will compare the current techniques used in the repair…
PhD Research Posts into Industrial Heritage Available at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University, working with the Industrial Crafts Research Network https://simonpenny.net/industrial-crafts.html, have two funded PhD opportunities available around capturing tacit skills within industrial heritage. The Industrial Crafts Research Network (ICRN) is an international, interdisciplinary research network of academics, museum professionals, designers, and practitioners dedicated to the study of and communication of skill and knowledge within…
Places on Science Funding Scheme
The Royal Society is supporting museums to engage local communities with science through their heritage and collections. They are making available grants of up to £3,500 to small museums, funding projects that tell the stories of science and scientists relevant to communities across the UK. They want to fund projects that: highlight the topics, stories…
Chance Heritage Trust: Community Engagement Project Tender
The Chance Heritage Trust, a member of the West Midlands IHN, is inviting tenders for a community engagement programme to inform proposals for the redevelopment of the Chance Brothers Glassworks and Soho Foundry and Mint sites in Sandwell. The project is funded by a Community Renewal Fund Grant. The Chance Brothers Glassworks and Soho Foundry…
New Book on Oasts and Hop Kilns Published
The latest publication from the publishing partnership between Historic England and Liverpool University Press is a volume on oasts and hop kilns researched and written by Patrick Grattan. These tall conical and pyramidal buildings, topped by white cowls or louvred vents, are a distinctive sight on the farms and in the villages of Kent, East…
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