Thaxted Windmill Trust Community Interest Company (CIO) has received a grant of £116,902 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of a project to conserve John Webb’s Mill in Thaxted, Essex. Historic England have provided additional funds of £33,326 for the development of the project, largely towards planning for the structural and millwrighting…
Canal & River Trust to Campaign Against Proposed Grant Cut
The Canal and River Trust (CRT) has launched a campaign to reverse budget cuts proposed by DEFRA over the summer of 2023. The reduction in the grant funding DEFRA provides amounts to a more than £300 million budget cut in real terms over a 10-year period from 2027. The CRT says that this will threaten…
AIM’s 2024 ‘State of the Sector’ Survey Now Open
Following on from the Association of Independent Museums’ previous surveys, AIM are keen to assess how museums have fared over the summer holiday period and the impact the current cost of living crisis is having on the museum sector, including industrial sites. The state of the sector survey helps AIM to understand the challenges facing…
Historic England Technical Tuesday Training Courses for Autumn 2023
Historic England have announced this autumn’s topics for their Technical Tuesday training courses. The free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation issues. The subjects include two industrial heritage-related items: a study of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings ground source heat pump project,…
Historic England Add World War II Photos to Website Revealing Details of Industrial Sites
Historic England has made available a collection of aerial reconnaissance photographs taken during the Second World War by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). This is now accessible to the public online through the Historic England Archive. For those interested in industrial archaeology and heritage the collection includes images of many significant industrial towns…
Historic England Publishes Heritage Crime Guidance Documents
Historic England has published their Heritage Crime Risk Assessment guidance, which outlines how heritage professionals with minimal experience of risk management and crime prevention can assess risks and implement measures to address them. This comes alongside the release of their Heritage Crime Interventions, which aims to help agencies that are responsible for handling heritage crime….
AIM Annual Conference to Highlight Industrial Heritage by Coming to Black Country Living Museum in 2024
The annual conference Association of Independent Museums (AIM) will be coming to the Black Country Living Museum, in the West Midlands, in June 2024, highlighting the role of industrial heritage museums in Britain. The Black Country Living Museum first opened to the public in 1978, and has since added over 50 shops, houses, and other…
Job Opportunity: Bristol Museums Operations Manager Working Exhibits
Bristol Museums are advertising for a 3 year part-time post to support their Working Exhibits. The role will help to maintain and operate their steam locomotives, cranes and boats, and work to support and diversify their volunteer team in order to create a sustainable future for the Working Exhibits. This will be based at the…
Heritage Trust Network Conference 2023
The Heritage Trust Network Conference 2023 will take place from on 15th – 17th October in Newcastle and Gateshead. This is one of the most distinctive urban centres in Britain, famous for its industrial heritage, stunning riverscape, popular nightlife, friendly people and distinct Geordie version of the Northumbrian language. The Conference will focus on community heritage…
Europa Nostra Call for Most Endangered Site Nominations, 2023
Launched in 2013, the ‘7 Most Endangered Programme’ run by Europa Nostra forms part of a civil society campaign to save Europe’s endangered heritage. In most cases, the listing of an endangered site serves as a catalyst and incentive for the mobilisation of necessary public or private support, including funding. The listed sites are also…
Industrial Heritage Support 