These free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation topics. On 27 June HE will be running a free session highly relevant to industrial heritage sites on ‘What is embodied carbon, how it is relevant to existing buildings and what the UK…
Bourn Windmill, Cambridgeshire, Re-opens after Three-Year Restoration
One of the UK’s oldest working windmill, Bourn Mill is to reopen to the public after the completion of extensive repairs. According to recent Historic England research, the main post of Bourn Mill is from a tree felled in the first half of the 16th century, making this the earliest main post of a mill yet…
Sheffield Museums Calls for Public Help in Recovering Kelham Island Stolen Objects
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…
Historic England Launch Latest Online Training Courses
The latest round (May 2023) of Historic England online training for the heritage sector has been released on their bespoke Learning Platform. The platform hosts CPD programmes aimed at professionals whose advice-giving and decision-making impacts the historic environment, in particular local authority officers. The programme ‘Heritage in Planning: Essentials’ is now open for enrolment alongside a…
Carbon Literacy Training for Industrial Heritage Museums, June 2023
Museum Development West Midlands are running free Carbon Literacy Training tailored towards those working or volunteering in industrial heritage, with tailored case studies from Industrial Heritage sites across England, and with specialist support from Dr Mike Nevell, Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England and Ian Bapty, Museum Development Manager, North East. The course will use the Carbon…
NLHF UK Heritage Pulse Survey into Heritage Volunteering Now Out
In March, 241 members of the Heritage Pulse panel, all working in the heritage sector, completed the latest UK Heritage Pulse survey on the theme of volunteering. The report sheds light on the areas in which heritage organisations are most reliant on volunteers, with nearly half of the UK heritage sector reliant on volunteers for…
Job Opportunity: Heritage Engagement Manager, Rochdale Borough Council
Rochdale Council is looking to appoint an Heritage Engagement Manager for the Victorian Rochdale Town Hall. Rochdale Town Hall is a building of the highest level of national importance, its Grade 1 listing placing it within the top 2.5% of buildings nationally. It was described by the 20th century architectural historian Pevsner “as one of…
Historic England Says Latest Plans for London’s Liverpool Street Station are ‘fundamentally misguided’
Historic England has branded Herzog & de Meuron’s latest designs for revamping Liverpool Street station in London ‘fundamentally misguided’. The latest proposals, for Network Rail and developer Sellar, include a two-part block reaching 15 and 21 storeys above the Grade II-listed Liverpool Street station and the neighbouring Grade II*-listed hotel. Historic England Chief Executive, Duncan…
UK Government Stands Firm on No VAT Exemption for Building Repairs and Maintenance
On 19th April 2023 Lord Swire tabled a question in the UK House of Lords on VAT equalisation for repairs and maintenance. This question has particular relevance for the future conservation and re-use of industrial heritage buildings. Lord Swire received support from across the house, including from Arts and Heritage APPG Chair Lord Cormack, and…
Concerns Raised About the Future of the Barton Swing Aqueduct
Concerns about the condition of the listed Barton Swing Aqueduct have led a local group to set up a petition to have the bridge restored. The swing aqueduct was built as part of the construction of Manchester Ship Canal and opened to traffic on January 1st 1894. The 235ft long steel aqueduct, which weighs 800…
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