Tuesday 4 June, 2 - 4pm Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Tarlair’s historic lido. This is a fantastic opportunity to see how this Category A listed Art Deco pool is being brought back to life. The once-glamourous buildings and pool had fallen into disrepair since closing in 1995. Parts of the triple-level pool were … Continue reading SPAB Scotland – Visit to the Pavilion, Tarlair Outdoor Pool →

Scotland has long been perceived to be a country built of stone. Yet, recent research shows brick and other clay products like terra cotta, faience and tiles have contributed significantly to our historic built environment. The three morning talks will explore how fired earth products have contributed to Scotland’s buildings for centuries and how these … Continue reading HES & The Engine Shed – Historic Bricks and Tiles →

Without buy-in from the local community, High Street and Town Centre regeneration is doomed to fail. Join our speakers to find out how they engage communities and what they've been doing to attract people and investment to their town centres. This day conference at Unity Hall in Wakefield, a building that was saved and restored, … Continue reading HTN – High Street Regeneration: Working with Communities to Activate Town Centres →

Wednesday 5 June, 6pm GMT: Nicolette Duckham, ‘Cast iron in South Africa’, chaired by Graham Jacobs. Nicolette Duckham was trained as an architectural historian and building conservationist and brought up in Cape Town, South Africa. She has worked in building conservation in London for many years and is currently a founding Board member of the Commonwealth … Continue reading CHF – ‘Cast iron in South Africa’ with Nicolette Duckham, chaired by Graham Jacobs →

Saturday 8 June 2024, 9am - 5pm Join us, in association with the National Trust, for a unique opportunity to learn the endangered craft of pargeting from one of the country’s highest regarded pargeters, Bill Sargent, at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Coleshill. Pargeting (also spelled 'pargetting') is a decorative render applied to the … Continue reading SPAB & NT – An Introduction to Pargeting →

Specialist Conservation Series: Analysing the Palladian Villa and its use as a climate hub 11th June 2024, 1pm - 2pm Join us for a CPD session on Analysing the Palladian Villa and its use as a climate hub with Michela Pace & Alan Chandler, as part of a series of four ‘Conservation Suite’ webinars which explore … Continue reading RIBA – Specialist Conservation Series: Analysing the Palladian Villa and its use as a climate hub →

Wednesday 12 June, 6pm GMT: Geoff Wallis, ‘Insights into cross-cultural conservation training’, chaired by Sarah Neville. Geoff Wallis completed an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Aero Engines in Bristol and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Bath University. During this time, his volunteering on conservation projects changed his career, so that at the age of 25 he joined a … Continue reading CHF – ‘Insights into cross-cultural conservation training’ with Geoff Wallis, chaired by Sarah Neville →

Tuesday, June 25 · 4 - 5:30pm GMT+1 Join us to explore how Indigenous and intangible heritage can be conserved and communicated through telling stories. We will look at a range of sites and approaches, including digital methods.