The Early Engines Database of eighteenth century steam engines has a new permanent home, courtesy of the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA). The database is a record of the steam engines constructed in the United Kingdom up to the end of the year 1800. It records only the first erection of each engine, (although what…
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The National Archives: New Spaces, Places, and Belonging Community Hub Grant
Applications for the Spaces, Places, and Belonging Community Hub Seed Corn Grants are open until 28 November. This new UK-wide programme, run by The National Archives and funded by the AHRC, offers grants, training, and digital tools to help you explore, share, and celebrate your community’s stories. It is funded until December 2027. Seed Corn Grants offer between £500…
Historic England Call for Proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships
Historic England and English Heritage have announced their 2024 Call for Proposals for Round 4 of their AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme. The programme provides funding for collaborative PhD studentship projects which support the work of the two organisations. Proposals must match one of HE’s published CDP Priority Research Areas 2024. These are: The deadline for proposals…
Industrial Heritage in England Survey, 2024
The IHSO project is pleased to announce that Heritage Innovation have been appointed to undertake a re-survey of the c.600 publicly accessible and protected industrial heritage sites in England. This appointment follows an open tender process managed by Historic England. The 2024 resurvey follows on from earlier projects delivered by PLB Consultancy in 1998, and by Sir Neil Cossons in 2008. These bodies…
Six Research Projects Funded to Measure the Value of Culture and (Industrial) Heritage to Society
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and DCMS have backed six culture and heritage research projects with £3.1m. The research projects will contribute to the DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Programme, and are hoped to create a basis on which to evaluate the contribution of culture and heritage to society. Among the projects is…
PhD Research Posts into Industrial Heritage Available at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University, working with the Industrial Crafts Research Network https://simonpenny.net/industrial-crafts.html, have two funded PhD opportunities available around capturing tacit skills within industrial heritage. The Industrial Crafts Research Network (ICRN) is an international, interdisciplinary research network of academics, museum professionals, designers, and practitioners dedicated to the study of and communication of skill and knowledge within…
Industrial Heritage Support 