CBCS – Is That Crack Serious?
Why you should do this lunchtime CPD session This CPD session is focused on traditional buildings. Old buildings are different to new buildings in many ways and they can move, crack and distort quite easily. Clients might be worried and as professionals we need to be able to understand what we are looking at … Continue reading CBCS – Is That Crack Serious?
Cliveden Conservation & Stone Federation – Hot Mixed Lime Training Day
Reading Abbey Ruins Abbey St, Reading, United KingdomLearn more about using hot mixed lime mortar and practise your skills at the historic Reading Abbey ruins. Delivered in partnership with the Stone Federation. Event brochure: Lime Training Day 10.00 - 11.30am (Reading Abbey Gate) Classroom presentation An introduction to using traditional lime mortars on historic buildings. • The benefits of lime • The … Continue reading Cliveden Conservation & Stone Federation – Hot Mixed Lime Training Day
Venice in Peril & Kirker – 2024 Kirker Spring lecture – Reflections of Venice: How water inspired her artists
REFLECTIONS OF VENICE: HOW WATER INSPIRED HER ARTISTS with Caroline Campbell, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland Date: Tuesday 14 May 2024, 6.30pm Venue: Royal Geographical Society 1 Kensington Gore London SW7 2AR Ruskin famously wrote of the stones of Venice, but what of its water? Venice would be nothing without water. The lagoon … Continue reading Venice in Peril & Kirker – 2024 Kirker Spring lecture – Reflections of Venice: How water inspired her artists
HES & The Engine Shed – Researching Scotland’s Buildings
Engine Shed Forthside Way, Stirling, United KingdomA key need when approaching a repair or conservation project is to understand the cultural significance of the building or site. To be able to do this you must be aware of its history and historical associations. The first of our morning talks will introduce you to methods for dating and understanding the development of … Continue reading HES & The Engine Shed – Researching Scotland’s Buildings
CHF – ‘The Iron Lighthouse’ with Professor Miles Lewis, chaired by Tara Inniss
Wednesday 15 May, 12pm GMT, Professor Miles Lewis: ‘The Iron Lighthouse’, chaired by Tara Inniss. Professor Miles Lewis is a historian specialising in the cultural history of building technology, principal author of the international text Architectura, and an honorary life fellow of the Comité International d’Architecture Vernaculaire. The iron lighthouse was developed in Britain in the … Continue reading CHF – ‘The Iron Lighthouse’ with Professor Miles Lewis, chaired by Tara Inniss
IHBC Reading 2024 Webinar Series – The beginnings of a creative partnership: Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens at Munstead Wood
Forming part of the IHBC Reading Annual School 2024, we are delighted to announce the third online event in our pre-conference webinar series, presented by Dr Caroline Ikin: The beginnings of a creative partnership: Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens at Munstead Wood Thursday, 16th May 2024 1.00pm - 2.30pm © National Trust Images As the … Continue reading IHBC Reading 2024 Webinar Series – The beginnings of a creative partnership: Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens at Munstead Wood
SHBT & EWH – The Medieval Churches of Edinburgh – Forgotten Riches! A talk by Adam Cumming
Riddles Court 322 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2PG Riddles Court 322 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2PGMost medieval cities and towns had several churches, of different sizes, serving the population. Edinburgh was no exception, and while several have vanished, more remains than is realised. This talk will describe what was and what remains as well as look at some later developments. It will cover well-known survivors, such as St Giles as … Continue reading SHBT & EWH – The Medieval Churches of Edinburgh – Forgotten Riches! A talk by Adam Cumming
BCU – Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals in Construction
Black Country Living Museum Dudley, United KingdomLead flashing on roofs, brass or copper on domes, lead windows, wrought iron gates, structural cast-iron buildings – these are some of the uses of metals in buildings. And metals decay. This workshop looks at the historical background of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, their methods of production, the reasons for their decay and the appropriate … Continue reading BCU – Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals in Construction
CBCS – Building Conservation/Preservation Around the World
Are you interested to know how building conservation/preservation happens in other parts of the world? It is sometimes all too easy to think that you are alone when inspecting or working on an old building. The reality is very different. Right across the world, there are others trying to do the same thing as … Continue reading CBCS – Building Conservation/Preservation Around the World
IHBC South East & AECB – Retrofitting our Friend’s: The adaptation, retrofit and remodelling of a listed quaker house
Friends Meeting House, Lewes Friars Walk,, LewesA unique opportunity to visit a Georgian Quaker Meeting House, and hear about the planning journey and recent construction work. The Lewes Meeting House was built in 1724 and is listed and located in a conservation area. It had been badly extended in the 50's and over subsequent years leading to poor thermal performance, noise … Continue reading IHBC South East & AECB – Retrofitting our Friend’s: The adaptation, retrofit and remodelling of a listed quaker house