Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape by Mary-Ann Ochota Published by Frances Lincoln Ltd, London 2016 RRP £20.00 This book was presented as a tome that would interest families, but it is far more than that. Admittedly in areas where one has...

The next ASCHB event is on Tuesday 15th November at the Gallery, when Clive Dawson will speak to us on the works at the White Tower, The Tower of London. There are a number of other historic and conservation societies with events this month: The National Heritage...

Since the first joint visit to Guildford Cathedral in 2014, the contractors have finished the work to the copper roofing and are now at work removing the asbestos acoustic insulation to the concrete vaulting and making good the ceilings. An HLF grant has funded...

ASCHB have published the 2016-17 programme of events: look on our Meetings and Visits page for details. The first meeting will be at The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street on 27th September 2016, when Jackie Heath will talk to us about the Iron Bridge at Coalbrookdale.

The contents of Transactions Volume 38 have now been added to the Transactions page, and members will be receiving their copies soon.

Bryan Lintott will be talking to us on 14th June on the considerable problems and issues around the conservation of sites in non-territorial regions, in extreme and hostile environments. How can the responsibility to protect these sites be met? Details of the talk are...

ASCHB joined with IHBC (NW) for a walking tour of Manchester City Centre, led by Stephen Levrant, which proved a fascinating introduction to the history of the city, and the how the changes in commerce had been reflected in the buildings. If you were unfortunate and...

Details of the next talk at the Gallery by Andy Savage of the Railway Heritage Trust, on Tuesday March 8th 2016, are now on the MEETINGS and VISITS page

INTBAU have announced the details of their European Summer School in Classical Architecture in Sweden, 4 - 30 July 2016. The four-week course will be based in the idyllic setting of Engelsberg, two hours north west of Stockholm, a World Heritage Site centred around...

February's talk on Fire in Historic Buildings by Steve Emery of Historic England was illuminating on the development of fire, the significance of the room size, ventilation and the catastrophic effect of unsealed service risers. He has sent us the slides of his talk,...