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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Cromford Mills, Long Shop Museum, & Dockyard Museum Receive Grants to Upgrade their Sites
Three industrial heritage sites have received grants this summer that will help upgrade and presevre their sites. Cromford Mills, the Dockyard Museum in Bristol, and the Long Shop in Leisten, have benefitted from a variety of grants that will help improve their futures. The Arkwright Society has secured £1.3 million for Cromford Mills from The…
Mills Transformed: Rebuilding Bradford’s Past, Talk & Exhibition
Join Neil Horsley for an illustrated talk based on his new book, Mills Transformed, which documents the regeneration of Northern England’s iconic textile mills, focusing especially on the evolving landscape of Bradford. Drawing on his evocative photography and compelling personal interviews, Neil captures the transformation of the city’s once-thriving mills, monuments of its industrial past, into…
Historic England Launches Heritage Investment Prospectus to Regenerate 17 Sites
Historic England launched its Heritage Investment Prospectus, at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), on the 21 May. This showcases historic sites where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers. Underused historic buildings across England could be given a new life through this investment initiative by Historic England, and many of…
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…
Online Appeal for Funding to Save Worsbrough Mill’s History and Heritage
Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust, a fundraising charity which helps fund and promote Barnsley Museums’ five free heritage attractions, has launched a fundraising campaign to help securee the future of Wosbrough Mill. Funds are required for repairs and to future-proof the history and unique industrial heritage of the mill. This site is one of the…
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