Events

Saturday 5 October, 10.45am - 1pm  Join the Essex Group on a visit to a fascinating historic house, not usually open to the public.   Bridge Farm, located on the outskirts of Tolleshunt d’Arcy, was bought recently by Julia Barnes after years of neglect. The house has now been stripped of modern “improvements" and is an … Continue reading SPAB – Essex Group Visit to Bridge Farm, Tolleshunt d’Arcy →

Event Details Start Tuesday 8th October 2024 - 10:00am (Registration opens 9.30am)Finish Tuesday 8th October 2024 - 5:30pm (after tour of ironwork) Event Location Hampton Court Palace Garden RoomHampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU Event DescriptionTraditional skills are passed on with the benefit of being tried and tested, and for that reason trusted. But craftsmanship is … Continue reading NHIG – Ironwork Conference 2024: Tradition & Innovation →

IHBC North is pleased to announce its Autumn full-day CPD event at Darlington’s Hopetown, an extraordinary regeneration project and part of the £35m funded linear Heritage Action Zone project (HAZ) leading up to the Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary celebrations in 2025. A unique opportunity to hear about the project’s challenges, experiences and achievements from principal HAZ partners: … Continue reading IHBC North Branch – CPD Event: Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings →

What does it take to revitalise a town centre? What partnerships, initiatives and mindsets are essential to put the heritage built environment at the very heart of the transformation? Online | 15 October | 3pm - 4.30pm Join us for our webinar exploring how one company spearheaded the regeneration of Nottingham’s architectural, cultural and industrial … Continue reading HTN – Sustainable High Street Regeneration →

Glass-House Chats are monthly hour-long online spaces for conversation and connection, to ask questions and explore ideas, approaches and methods, share learning and meet others. The sessions are chaired by The Glass-House team, who will briefly introduce the theme and then open the floor for an informal and open discussion among participants. To ensure space … Continue reading The Glass-House Community Led Design – Glass-House Chats: Can housing be a catalyst for great places? →

It is very likely that any building survey report will contain the advice to the client to get a further investigation. However, some surveyors have been seen to almost rely on this rather than providing the advice themselves.   From the client point-of-view this is not helpful and it can especially be seen as a … Continue reading CBCS – Surveying Essentials: Further investigations in survey reports →

One of the largest full-house retrofit projects – to include datalogging of RH, moisture and temperature. Come and see it now, before the works starts! Why you should do this training course This is our fourth visit to this house.   This visit follows three phases of extensive ‘opening up’ works to expose the historic … Continue reading CBCS – Pre-retrofit historic timber-frame training day : Long Thurlow, Suffolk →

This cpd session is focused on traditional buildings.   Old buildings are different to new buildings in many ways and they can move, crack and distort quite easily.  Clients might be worried and as professionals we need to be able to understand what we are looking at and when a crack, or other symptom of … Continue reading CBCS – Surveying Essentials: Is that crack serious? →

Event Description As part of Heritage Careers Week, join us for a series of hands-on workshops with experts from the Engine Shed and some of our sector partners. We will showcase traditional building materials and skills, and some of the innovative techniques used within the Heritage Sector. Workshops will be delivered by a range of … Continue reading HES & The Engine Shed – Heritage Careers Week: Practical Skills Event →