ASCHB would like hear from our members and friends whilst we are keeping our physical distance – please send us topics for discussion, observations, or useful links and tips.

We have been exploring internet communications, and social media, TED talks, and Museum tours
If you need a task(!) I have just come across a library cataloguing app Libib.com – you just use your phone to scan the barcode and the book details are automatically entered. And if, having picked up the book you then would like to put a review on the website so much the better!

In view of the current situation our meetings and visits have had to be postponed: we will keep you updated when meetings can resume.

In the meantime, if you are isolated at home, now is the time to pick up one of your books, new or favourite, and write a review, or an article on one of your projects, for our website. Or look at your site record photos to see how the changes in air pollution are affecting surfaces – such as lead staining (see Historic England’s research report – link here), lichen growth, or particulate staining. 

If you came to the ASCHB 2020 Conference Conserving Knowledge: Recording and Archiving the Historic Environment for the Future, please send us your reactions and comments.

We will be putting useful links on our website, such as RIBA advice on COVID-19 and Force Majeure.

ASCHB is a talking shop so please raise questions for discussion, or information that you want share with our members and friends through the website.

We are looking forward to seeing you all when normal service is resumed; stay safe and well!

In view of the latest advice, we have cancelled the our March meeting at which Anna Joynt was going to talk on Cuba, communism, and conservation. Anna has kindly offered to give her talk at a later date. We will keep our members and friends updated with the remainder of our programme as events unfold.

Although we are not meeting in person, please send us your news. Robyn Pender has pointed out that Historic England have some webinars recorded on its YouTube site here

The latest edition of Transactions will be issued shortly and members should be receiving their copies through the post. Please tell us if you do not receive your copy. Details of the contents can be found on our Transactions page.

Booking has started for our ASCHB 2020 Conference CONSERVING KNOWLEDGE: RECORDING & ARCHIVING THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS to be held at the National Archives, Kew, Richmond TW9 4DU on 6 March 2020. See our Conferences page for details.