We have devised a quiz of 2014 conservation and heritage news, featuring stories from across the IHBC regions and from a wide range of conservation competencies; how much do you remember from the year?
No prizes, it’s just for fun, but you’re welcome to tweet us for clues or hints using the hashtag #ihbctweet
NB: Answers will come in next week’s NewsBlog.
Awards and events
1 IHBC sponsored the Inaugural Annual Lecture of Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) in February 2014; what was the topic of the debate headed by Sir Harry Burns?
2 Why did Caerphilly Castle and Edinburgh Castle both go dark for an hour on Saturday 29th March?
3 York gained an important new city designation in December 2014, can you name this award?
4 In February it was announced that England’s only Grade II* listed lido, which was on the EH at risk register, was to be given a new lease of life by Sir Terance Conran and a community interest company. Where is this art deco gem?
5 Which Historic Houses Association property won gold at the Visit England Awards for Excellence 2014?
6 Which historic event did an English Heritage poll reveal that people would most want to travel back to witness?
7 Which historic grade I listed pier was split in two by storm damage this February?
8 What was the name of the first new garden city announced in March 2014?
9 What is the name of the annual May event where museum activities happen at unusual hours, often tied in with events to explore local heritage in interesting ways?
10 Which building was described as ‘a masterclass in conservation practice’ at the RIBA Northern Ireland architectural awards in April 2014?
Plans, policies, research and proposals
11 Which Lough launched its own app and its first first Heritage Management Strategy and Action Plan in February?
12 The University of Leeds launched a new project with English Heritage to study which type of architectural structures in March 2014?
13 Which organisations signed the first Listed Building (LB) Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) in England, to care for Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in November?
14 Who published the UK’s first urban stewardship guide in September?
15 RICS proposed a new designation for housing land in their report ‘Property in Politics’; what was it called?
16 Which City Council successfully applied to the Government for a Regulation 7 direction, banning lettings boards?
17 ‘the landowner promises to do something, or not do something, on his or her land to achieve a conservation objective such as preserving a historic building, cultivating a particular species of plant, protecting a habitat, or farming land in a certain way’ defines which new power (as defined by the Law Commission in June 2014?
18 As C is the conservation in ‘PLACE’, what else did the Farrell review cover when first launched this April?
19 What was the first case heard by the newly established planning court in April 2014?
20 How many local authorities joined together in April to form a body to deal with strategic development issues in the North East of England?
21 Which area of England was the first to publish marine plans this year?
22 Historic Scotland and The Architectural Heritage Fund launched an online suite of advice dealing with what UK wide issue this year, including sections on surveys, marketing and urgent works?
23 According to the Arts Council England report ‘The value of arts and culture to people and society – an evidence review’ what percentage of people are more likely to report good health if they have attended a cultural place or event in the last 12 months?
24 Which significant new British document was launched at Somerset House in March?
Knowing your IHBC
25 What was the theme of the 2014 IHBC Yearbook (shared by the annual school)
26 What were the locations of the IHBC summer school this year?
27 What new IHBC role was filled by Kate Kendall in August?
28 What is the new category of IHBC membership, launched this October?
29 Professor Jukka Jokilehto was appointed as a judge for which IHBC annual award?
30 What is the name of the IHBC’s recognition and promotion service for companies and practices that seek to operate in accordance with the IHBC’s guiding principles and standards of historic environment conservation, which (among other benefits) allows you to receive free tender notifications?
Buildings, archaeology, structures and listings
31 The Malt Cross public house in Nottingham (a former theatre) was given listed building consent involving what unique expansion plans this January?
32 Which transportation structure was given Grade II listed status by Jersey’s planning minister Robert Duhamel?
33 Which National Trust property gained its first hydro scheme in April this year?
34 Who commissioned a series of graffiti murals at their heritage sites this April?
35 What unusual temporary use was the former Selfridges hotel in London converted into for March and April 2014?
36 Which Category A Listed Charles Rennie Mackintosh masterpiece suffered from fire damage in May?
37 How many ceramic poppies were ‘planted’ by volunteers at the Tower of London, in the project commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces and created by Artist Paul Cummins and stage designer Tom Piper?
Construction, training and conservation
38 EH and NHTG celebrated the launch of specialist leadworker CSCS cards with a rooftop tour at which historic Jacobean property in South East England?
39 Which organization created an educational website entitled ‘Homes through the Ages’ for use by schools at Key stage 2?
40 In November the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) both encouraged property owners to do what ?
41 What is the name of the new Heritage Alliance training scheme for fundraisers launched this year?
42 Which university launched a new postgraduate course entitled ‘Conservation of The Historic Environment’ this year?
43 The National Trust for Scotland celebrated graduations from which training facility at Threave this July?
44 £607,000 was awarded to the Canal and River Trust for the Waterway Heritage Skills project, under which HLF programme?
45 What is the of name of the competition which construction apprentices can compete to showcase their work?
Funding and finance
46 Which organisaiton won a £200,000 Big Lottery Fund award for social enterprise ‘to unlock the potential of their much loved local buildings’ in February?
47 The Derry Londonderry Walls and the National Memorial Arboretum were among two landmark national treasures voted by the public as part of how many years celebration of National Lottery funding?
48 Which European rural funding initiative received a comprehensive review, with new transition arrangements being brought in this June?
49 What method of fundraising did the iconic Liverpool Grade II* ‘bombed out church’ reach their fundraising total?
50 A recent study by which organization urged us all to be more inventive in our fundraising goals and broaden our search to include ‘alternative finance’ (such as peer lending.)
NB: Answers will come in next week’s NewsBlog
