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…
Ecton Copper Mine Removed from Heritage At Risk Register
Completion of the restoration work on the balance cone at the historic Ecton Copper Mines in the Staffordshire Moorlands means that the site has been removed from Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk Register’. The mines were worked for over 3,500 years, closing in 1891. The Ecton Mines are a complex site, which includes a scheduled…
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…
Industrial Heritage Sites Amongst RIBA Award Winners for 2024
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced in July the 26 winners of the RIBA National Awards 2024 for architecture, which this year included repurposed industrial buildings. The awards, presented since 1966, recognise the best of UK architecture and provide insight into the country’s design and social trends. The awards show-cased two industrial heritage…
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…
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