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…
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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 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 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…
Heritage Carbon Literacy Training for Transport Industrial Sites this Autumn
Carbon Literacy training for industrial heritage sites specialising in transport will be available this September, run by Historic England with the support of the Heritage Alliance. The training session for mobile heritage organisations is on the 17th and 19th September, with the opportunity to schedule other sessions if there is demand. Historic England will include…
Heritage Under Increasing Financial Stress in 2024
UK Heritage Pulse is a collaborative data and insight project for the UK’s heritage sector, that informs strategy, recovery, and reinvention. In January 2024, 162 UK Heritage Pulse panel members responded to a survey which asked whether their organisation is currently experiencing costs or budget pressures. Then, in March 2024, 49 UK Heritage Pulse panel members responded to a…
Chance Glassworks on Victorian Society’s 10 Most Endangered Buildings for 2024
In May, the Victorian Society published its annual list of the ten most endangered buildings in Britain. The buildings in this year’s Top Ten are nationally important Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings and a scheduled monument, all of which are in risk of being lost if action is not taken immediately. This year’s…
Root & Branches: Carbon Literacy Training for the Cultural (Industrial Heritage) Sector, 2024-26
Roots & Branches is an award-winning, environmentally-driven collaborative project between Museum Development England (MDE), The Carbon Literacy Project and Manchester Museum. Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for another two years with a programme launching in June 2024 and continuing until March 2026. Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for…
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