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The Conservation of Industrial Archaeology
London , United KingdomASCHB CONFERENCE 2019 The AGM and all day conference, Mills & Booms, will take place on Friday 15th March 2019 at the Museum of London, Docklands. The conference theme will be The Conservation of Industrial Archaeology, Buildings and Sites in Industrial Use. What is industrial archaeology? How has it developed historically, and what special concerns does its conservation present? How … Continue reading The Conservation of Industrial Archaeology
Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis
Oxford , United KingdomThis course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geoscientists. The first two days of the course will cover key aspects of radiocarbon dating including sample selection, laboratory processes and Bayesian analyses of radiocarbon dates. The third day of the course will expand on this to … Continue reading Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis
The Phoenix Renewed: Sustainability of Post-War Churches and Cathedrals
18 – 19 March 2019 Coventry Cathedral Coventry Cathedral epitomised the spirit of the age and captured the attention of the nation when it was consecrated in 1962, but almost 60 years later it faces some significant conservation challenges. Many of these will be familiar to those who are involved and interested in post-war churches. … Continue reading The Phoenix Renewed: Sustainability of Post-War Churches and Cathedrals
Care and Conservation of Decorative Plaster Ceilings
HS1 Ltd Offices, 5th floor, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG TRAIN STATIONS – Kings Cross / St Pancras Join us for an evening of talks on the survey and preservation of historic plaster ceilings. We will start with a presentation by Richard Ireland on the stylistic development of plaster ceilings together with an overview of … Continue reading Care and Conservation of Decorative Plaster Ceilings
John Winter
London , United KingdomLondon The architecture of John Winter (b. Norwich, 1930; d. London, 2012) has often been described as straightforward, sensible or simple. It is the result of what he learnt while working for Ernö Goldfinger: always to go “far beyond of what is reasonable,” to look always for a better solution. In fact, his “unusual amount of moral certainty … Continue reading John Winter
BIG MEET 9 – Leadership in place-making: beyond beauty
London , United KingdomBIG MEET 9 will focus on the complex question of local leadership in place making. In particular, as we gear up to produce more housing as a nation, we need to be careful that we are creating real places and communities rather than isolated and unsustainable estates. This will require a clear vision within local … Continue reading BIG MEET 9 – Leadership in place-making: beyond beauty
Town Centre Conference
Ayr10 April 2019 Ayr, Town Hall Title: On resources available for small scale conservation and development From 10:00 – 4pm SPEAKERS Neil Langhorn. Head of Compulsory Purchase Order Policy Unit, Scottish Government Malcolm Cowie, Community Empowerment Policy Manager, (Asset Transfer)Scottish Government Philip Prentice, Chief Officer, Scotland’s Towns Partnership James Turner Heritage Environment Scotland ( Designation … Continue reading Town Centre Conference
World Heritage Day lecture with Professor Sir Tom Devine
Edinburgh 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom18 April 2019 Edinburgh Edinburgh World Heritage is delighted to announce that Scotland’s pre-eminent historian will deliver this year’s World Heritage Day lecture. Sir Tom will explore the extraordinary success of late Victorian Edinburgh – as banking house to the British Empire, as patron of the arts and architecture, and as a city of considerable … Continue reading World Heritage Day lecture with Professor Sir Tom Devine
Historic Building Surveying: Laser Scanning At Hatfield House
Hatfield House Great North Road, Hertfordshire, United KingdomThis two-day course is aimed at anyone wanting to further their understanding of archaeological building recording techniques and the measured survey of historic buildings. The results of the course will provide a measured survey and recording of a number of the fantastic historic interiors at Hatfield House which will be used for a future condition … Continue reading Historic Building Surveying: Laser Scanning At Hatfield House