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The eighteen year old Edward Welby Pugin succeeded to the practice of his father, A.W.N. Pugin in 1852. In the course of a short working life – just twenty-three years – he established himself as one of the best-known architects working for Roman Catholic patrons. He designed houses, schools, convents and monasteries as well as … Continue reading Victorian Society – E.W. Pugin, by Roderick O’Donnell →

This session will be led by Nicola Lauder from the Technical Conservation team at Historic England. The session will be a discussion from various Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) scholars who were part of the SPAB scholarship and Catherine Bull their coordinator. Looking at a round-up of various projects visited during the … Continue reading HE – Technical Tuesday – discussion with SPAB scholars about technical repairs seen on Scholarships →

The final presentation of five Aberdeen Heritage Lectures in 2022, Dawn will talk about the work of Historic Environment Scotland in considering post WWII buildings for listing, including Aberdeen's High Rise. Speaker details: Dawn McDowell has 20 years' experience in designations working at Historic Environment Scotland and its predecessor Historic Scotland since 2002. As Deputy … Continue reading ACHT – Listing of Post War Buildings in Scotland →

William ‘Billy’ Burges was short, fat, eccentric and bad-tempered. He was also a genius who created some of the most extraordinary buildings of the nineteenth century. Immersed in the world of the Middle Ages, he designed churches, castles, bridges, interiors, furniture, textiles, metalwork and jewellery for his few, equally individual clients. Matthew Williams was for … Continue reading Victorian Society – William Burges: Extraordinary buildings immersed in the middle ages →

This interactive, in-person workshop is part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Digital Skills for Heritage initiative designed to drive up digital capabilities across the UK’s heritage sector. It will focus on the current and potential use of digital from audience engagement to infrastructure needs by putting heritage staff, volunteers and trustees at the heart … Continue reading NLHF – From pandemic to planning: how can heritage organisations adapt to digital? →

Few nineteenth-century Edinburgh architects demonstrated such a plurality of style, from Scottish Baronial to French Château to Neo-classicism to Baroque, as did David Bryce. And he did Gothic too. His buildings provided security for the wealthy, succour for the poorly, knowledge for the young, reassurance for the pious and a sense of ancestry for the … Continue reading Victorian Society – David Bryce, by Neil Jackson →

The year 2030 is just eight years away and the race to net zero has begun. The architectural industry is changing and the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge has been developed to help meet these targets. But why is the onus now on architects and urban planners? What does the challenge actually mean, and how can it … Continue reading RIBA 2030 – Climate Challenge – Rising to the performance challenge: what it means for Architects →

Two famous houses at opposite ends of Philip Webb’s career are now owned by the National Trust: Red House at Bexleyheath, designed for William and Jane Morris in 1858–59, and Standen, near East Grinstead in West Sussex, designed for a London solicitor, James S. Beale and his wife, Margaret, in 1891. Their history encompasses not … Continue reading Victorian Society – Philip Webb at Red House and Standen, by Tessa Wild →