Crofton Beam Engines is a Grade 1 listed site, home to the oldest beam engine in the world still in its original location and still capable of carrying out the job for which it was built over 200 years ago. It is owned by The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust (KACT), a charitable company limited…
Remains of the World’s First Iron Railway Bridge to be Conserved
Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and spanned the River Gaunless in West Auckland, in County Durham. It formed part of the line serving the Witton…
SPAB National Mills Weekend, 13 & 14 May 2023
This year’s SPAB National Mills weekend will take place on 13 and 14 May. The theme will be ‘Millwrighting – Past and Present’ to celebrate the repair of wind and watermills which allows these important historical buildings to survive for future generations to come. National Mills Weekend takes place across Britain every May, with more than…
Machinery From an Early 20th Century Flour Mill Offered for Free
The SPAB mills section is highlighting a set of flour mill machinery in multiple parts, many of which have active woodworm which is being offered as a donation to an appropriate institution. The recipient will need to arrange transportation at their own cost. The origins of this flour mill are unknown although some manufacturers of…
Call for participants – Hyundai’s The Great British School Trip
The Great British School Trip is looking for venue partners to help them offer free school trips and travel bursaries to venues, including industrial heritage sites. The Great British School Trip, sponsored by Hyundai, is looking to take 25,000 young people on inspiring school trips to a range of venues. This ground-breaking programme will link venues across the…
CIfA/DigVenture Survey on Engagement in Archaeological Projects
The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) is working with DigVentures on a project to develop guidance presented as a CIfA Toolkit to support the promotion and delivery of public engagement in archaeological projects. The primary target audience for this guidance is those who commission or deliver archaeology projects primarily driven by development-led activities. This includes Industrial Heritage museums and…
Howk Bobbin Mill, Lake District, Scheduled
To illustrate the 240 sites added to the National Heritage List for England during 2022, Historic England recently highlighted 23 examples which include a number associated with our rich industrial heritage: see https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/listed-in-2022/. Howk Bobbin Mill, Caldbeck, Lake District National Park, was scheduled in 2022 as one of the best surviving 19th-century purpose-built bobbin mills in…
Job Opportunity: Chesterfield Canal Trust Senior Funding Officer
The Chesterfield Canal Trust is look for an experienced funding officer to work within the Trust as they accelerate the restoration of the remaining nine miles of the Chesterfield Canal. This historic canal will link Chesterfield once more to the national waterways network at the River Trent. Building on their current £5.3m Towns Fund restoration…
Nominations Open for the AIA Community Engagement Award 2023
Nominations for the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s Community Engagement Award for 2023 are now open. This award is given to projects anywhere in the world which promote, preserve, or interpret industrial archaeology or heritage and demonstrate an element of Community Engagement. Nominations can be made by anyone, including those who have been involved in the…
2023 Sandford Awards – Entries Now Open
The Sandford Awards, run by the Heritage Education Trust, are non-competitive and provide an independent, quality assured, assessment of your learning programmes. The six criteria underpinning the Sandford Award assessment provide a framework for success whether you are looking to gain the recognition your learning programmes deserve or seeking to develop the quality of your…
Industrial Heritage Support 