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BBC features end of year’s Listed Buildings

The BBC has reported on how a ‘bus shelter, a cattle trough and a Rolls-Royce test hangar are among the more unusual heritage places gaining listed status’ in 2018, with its highlights including ‘an elaborate pedestrian subway in London and … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Out of Context’ CPD boost: ‘Periodically’, Bob Kindred’s bite-sized briefings from the best of current heritage handbooks

If you have too little time to read all that post crossing your desk or inbox then you can boost your knowledge (and that of your colleagues’, if you share) by reviewing the regular column piece ‘Periodically’ by Bob Kindred … Continue reading

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Nuclear archive wins Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2018

A national archive for the civil nuclear industry by Reiach & Hall Architects has won a top Scottish architecture prize: the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2018.

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Stone carving tutor Nina Bilbey awarded Prince Philip Medal

Nina Bilbey, the Senior Stone Carving Tutor at the City & Guilds of London Art School, the internationally highly respected centre of architectural and sculptural stone carving, has been presented with this year’s Prince Philip Medal.

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HES: New funding awarded for war memorials and historic buildings

Historic Environment Scotland has awarded £190,000 to war memorial repair projects and £1.7 million under the Building Repair Grants Scheme. Historic Environment Scotland writes: Scotland’s newly formed lead public body for heritage, Historic Environment Scotland, has announced grants of £1.7 … Continue reading

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Vic Soc lists top 10 ‘buildings at risk’

A list of the top ten Victorian and Edwardian buildings most at risk in England and Wales has been published by the Victorian Society. The list includes a boarded-up former orphanage in Liverpool designed by the celebrated Victorian architect, Alfred … Continue reading

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