Building Conservation
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BCD is the UK's definitive free guide to resources for the conservation and repair of the historic built environment.
Created by Cathedral Communications. Find Historic Churches and the BCD here: www.buildingconservation.com
Created by Cathedral Communications. Find Historic Churches and the BCD here: www.buildingconservation.com
🧵A stark warning from the National Churches Trust: 1 in 20 churches say they'll probably or definitely not be used for worship in 5 years.
That's hundreds of historic buildings which are community anchors, architectural gems and living heritage, all facing an uncertain future.
#heritage #churches
That's hundreds of historic buildings which are community anchors, architectural gems and living heritage, all facing an uncertain future.
#heritage #churches
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
gunpowder, treason and plot...
The day Guy Fawkes tried to blow up The House Of Lords.
Even though it's a different structure now, having been rebuilt after a fire in 1834, it's still a good excuse to highlight this impressive historic building! 🏦
gunpowder, treason and plot...
The day Guy Fawkes tried to blow up The House Of Lords.
Even though it's a different structure now, having been rebuilt after a fire in 1834, it's still a good excuse to highlight this impressive historic building! 🏦
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
gunpowder, treason and plot...
The day Guy Fawkes tried to blow up The House Of Lords.
Even though it's a different structure now, having been rebuilt after a fire in 1834, it's still a good excuse to highlight this impressive historic building! 🏦
gunpowder, treason and plot...
The day Guy Fawkes tried to blow up The House Of Lords.
Even though it's a different structure now, having been rebuilt after a fire in 1834, it's still a good excuse to highlight this impressive historic building! 🏦
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We’re delighted to announce the final addition to our panel for Heritage Debate 2025 — Anna Eavis, CEO of the Oxford Preservation Trust.
👉 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/HeritageDeba...
👉 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/HeritageDeba...
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We’re delighted to announce the final addition to our panel for Heritage Debate 2025 — Anna Eavis, CEO of the Oxford Preservation Trust.
👉 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/HeritageDeba...
👉 Secure your spot now: bit.ly/HeritageDeba...
One word from us - wow!
Stained glass windows that have been installed over the years (for #WindowsOnWednesday) are by Ballantine & Son, Oscar Paterson, Alexander Walker and Sadie McLellan.
More on the stained glass here 👇
www.oakshawtrinity.org.uk/stained-glas...
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More on the stained glass here 👇
www.oakshawtrinity.org.uk/stained-glas...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One word from us - wow!
Coming soon...
Historic Churches 2025
Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, the 32nd edition will be of interest to all who are involved in the maintenance and conservation of places of worship and their memorials.
Sign up for a FREE copy: www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Historic Churches 2025
Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, the 32nd edition will be of interest to all who are involved in the maintenance and conservation of places of worship and their memorials.
Sign up for a FREE copy: www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Coming soon...
Historic Churches 2025
Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, the 32nd edition will be of interest to all who are involved in the maintenance and conservation of places of worship and their memorials.
Sign up for a FREE copy: www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Historic Churches 2025
Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, the 32nd edition will be of interest to all who are involved in the maintenance and conservation of places of worship and their memorials.
Sign up for a FREE copy: www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Happy birthday to this London landmark. 🎉
Happy 60th Birthday to the BT Tower!
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
October 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy birthday to this London landmark. 🎉
Iconic is certainly an acceptable term for this wonderful and rare building! ⛪
Iconic is a word that is definitely overused but in the case of the Piece Hall in Halifax that is not the case. Built in 1775-9, it is a rare surviving example of a large-scale, purpose-built cloth hall. Historic England has praised its architectural and historical interest
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Iconic is certainly an acceptable term for this wonderful and rare building! ⛪
There are quite a few pubs vying for the top spot of London's oldest public house. But, after digging into their history, it turns out only two can back it up with evidence. 🍺
Historic England's interesting blog reveals all here:
heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...
Historic England's interesting blog reveals all here:
heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...
What Is the Oldest Pub in London?
Discover what the oldest historic pub in London is. The contenders include the Prospect of Whitby, the George Inn, and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
heritagecalling.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
There are quite a few pubs vying for the top spot of London's oldest public house. But, after digging into their history, it turns out only two can back it up with evidence. 🍺
Historic England's interesting blog reveals all here:
heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...
Historic England's interesting blog reveals all here:
heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...
It's definitely all about tin tabernacles here at BCD right now. Historic Churches 2025 is coming out soon and there's a great article all about tabernacle interiors.
Don't miss out - sign up for a FREE digital copy of Historic Churches here:
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Don't miss out - sign up for a FREE digital copy of Historic Churches here:
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's definitely all about tin tabernacles here at BCD right now. Historic Churches 2025 is coming out soon and there's a great article all about tabernacle interiors.
Don't miss out - sign up for a FREE digital copy of Historic Churches here:
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Don't miss out - sign up for a FREE digital copy of Historic Churches here:
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
It seems to be this week's historical building theme - tin tabernacle churches. This time, the church is in Scotland and, if you have the funds and inclination, you can buy it as it's up for sale! ⛪
#churches #historicbuildings #scotland
#churches #historicbuildings #scotland
The Former Free Church in Skerray has gone on the market. It's a little "tin tabernacle" church, constructed by the local Free Church congregation in 1903 after they left their building in Strathy when it became a United Free Church.
More on the sale here 👇
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/derelic...
More on the sale here 👇
www.northern-times.co.uk/news/derelic...
October 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It seems to be this week's historical building theme - tin tabernacle churches. This time, the church is in Scotland and, if you have the funds and inclination, you can buy it as it's up for sale! ⛪
#churches #historicbuildings #scotland
#churches #historicbuildings #scotland
SAVE's Building of the Month deserves a mention.
Increasingly rare, this is a charming, unlisted late 19th-century tin church, nestled in woodland in Sherfield English, Hampshire, just waiting for a new job. Let's hope it finds one soon! ⛪
www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/buildin...
#church
Increasingly rare, this is a charming, unlisted late 19th-century tin church, nestled in woodland in Sherfield English, Hampshire, just waiting for a new job. Let's hope it finds one soon! ⛪
www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/buildin...
#church
September 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
SAVE's Building of the Month deserves a mention.
Increasingly rare, this is a charming, unlisted late 19th-century tin church, nestled in woodland in Sherfield English, Hampshire, just waiting for a new job. Let's hope it finds one soon! ⛪
www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/buildin...
#church
Increasingly rare, this is a charming, unlisted late 19th-century tin church, nestled in woodland in Sherfield English, Hampshire, just waiting for a new job. Let's hope it finds one soon! ⛪
www.savebritainsheritage.org/news/buildin...
#church
Our director JT visited Wells Cathedral with Cliveden Conservation and Nick Cox Architects. Pioneering mortar repairs carried out in the 80s and 90s were found to have faired really well, but much of the sculpture needs further repairs.
#HeritageConservation #BuildingConservation #StoneMasonry
#HeritageConservation #BuildingConservation #StoneMasonry
September 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our director JT visited Wells Cathedral with Cliveden Conservation and Nick Cox Architects. Pioneering mortar repairs carried out in the 80s and 90s were found to have faired really well, but much of the sculpture needs further repairs.
#HeritageConservation #BuildingConservation #StoneMasonry
#HeritageConservation #BuildingConservation #StoneMasonry
We're not biased (being a Wiltshire-based business) but Salisbury Cathedral is something special! ⛪
#buildings #salisbury #wiltshire #cathedrals
#buildings #salisbury #wiltshire #cathedrals
Built entirely in the Early English Gothic style in just 38 years, @salisburycathedral.bsky.social has the tallest spire in the UK, the best preserved Magna Carta, the world’s oldest working clock and the largest and earliest set of quire stalls in Britain.
Plan your visit ⤵️
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Plan your visit ⤵️
buff.ly/1x7dVQR
September 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We're not biased (being a Wiltshire-based business) but Salisbury Cathedral is something special! ⛪
#buildings #salisbury #wiltshire #cathedrals
#buildings #salisbury #wiltshire #cathedrals
September is UK National Heritage Month! 🧵
Thousands of historic buildings and sites open their doors for free, with festivals powered by amazing volunteers.
We’ve picked one event from each nation (no easy task!). 👉 Which event would you visit?
#Heritage #UKHeritageMonth #Architecture
Thousands of historic buildings and sites open their doors for free, with festivals powered by amazing volunteers.
We’ve picked one event from each nation (no easy task!). 👉 Which event would you visit?
#Heritage #UKHeritageMonth #Architecture
September 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
September is UK National Heritage Month! 🧵
Thousands of historic buildings and sites open their doors for free, with festivals powered by amazing volunteers.
We’ve picked one event from each nation (no easy task!). 👉 Which event would you visit?
#Heritage #UKHeritageMonth #Architecture
Thousands of historic buildings and sites open their doors for free, with festivals powered by amazing volunteers.
We’ve picked one event from each nation (no easy task!). 👉 Which event would you visit?
#Heritage #UKHeritageMonth #Architecture
Calling all church door enthusiasts!
Are you aware of an amazing church door, from the UK or Europe, with an interesting historical twist? Andrew Clark is researching a new book and needs your help!
Contact him by email here: info@churchgrants.co.uk
#churches #oldbuildings #doors
Are you aware of an amazing church door, from the UK or Europe, with an interesting historical twist? Andrew Clark is researching a new book and needs your help!
Contact him by email here: info@churchgrants.co.uk
#churches #oldbuildings #doors
September 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Calling all church door enthusiasts!
Are you aware of an amazing church door, from the UK or Europe, with an interesting historical twist? Andrew Clark is researching a new book and needs your help!
Contact him by email here: info@churchgrants.co.uk
#churches #oldbuildings #doors
Are you aware of an amazing church door, from the UK or Europe, with an interesting historical twist? Andrew Clark is researching a new book and needs your help!
Contact him by email here: info@churchgrants.co.uk
#churches #oldbuildings #doors
The heritage and conservation sector understands the eternal struggle for funding. @heritagealliance.bsky.social have updated their Heritage Funding Directory so opportunities are easier to find.
Join their webinar on 18 Sept to learn more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HeritageFunding
Join their webinar on 18 Sept to learn more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HeritageFunding
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Heritage Funding Directory Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Following strong interest in our initial launch event, we’re pleased to offer a second opportunity to explore the refreshed Heritage Funding Directory.
Join us to…
- Discover game-changing improvemen...
us06web.zoom.us
September 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The heritage and conservation sector understands the eternal struggle for funding. @heritagealliance.bsky.social have updated their Heritage Funding Directory so opportunities are easier to find.
Join their webinar on 18 Sept to learn more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HeritageFunding
Join their webinar on 18 Sept to learn more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#HeritageFunding
Heritage Open Days start soon
Each September thousands of volunteers across the UK invite you to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free.
Heritage Open Days return 12-21st September 2025.
What will you discover?
#HeritageOpenDays #HODs2025 #conservation #heritage
Each September thousands of volunteers across the UK invite you to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free.
Heritage Open Days return 12-21st September 2025.
What will you discover?
#HeritageOpenDays #HODs2025 #conservation #heritage
September 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Heritage Open Days start soon
Each September thousands of volunteers across the UK invite you to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free.
Heritage Open Days return 12-21st September 2025.
What will you discover?
#HeritageOpenDays #HODs2025 #conservation #heritage
Each September thousands of volunteers across the UK invite you to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free.
Heritage Open Days return 12-21st September 2025.
What will you discover?
#HeritageOpenDays #HODs2025 #conservation #heritage
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Running throughout September, Open Doors is a month-long celebration of Welsh heritage, and many of our churches in Wales will be participating in this year’s programme.
📷 St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn, Anglesey
📷 St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn, Anglesey
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Running throughout September, Open Doors is a month-long celebration of Welsh heritage, and many of our churches in Wales will be participating in this year’s programme.
📷 St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn, Anglesey
📷 St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn, Anglesey
Gasholders!
Industrial landmarks or eyesores in need of demolition? Love them or hate them, they are very much part of our landscape.
Sometimes they even give us a sci-fi moment, as these Hilsea horton spheres did in 1967, when testing their emergency cooling system. ©IGEM
#gasholders #heritage
Industrial landmarks or eyesores in need of demolition? Love them or hate them, they are very much part of our landscape.
Sometimes they even give us a sci-fi moment, as these Hilsea horton spheres did in 1967, when testing their emergency cooling system. ©IGEM
#gasholders #heritage
August 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Gasholders!
Industrial landmarks or eyesores in need of demolition? Love them or hate them, they are very much part of our landscape.
Sometimes they even give us a sci-fi moment, as these Hilsea horton spheres did in 1967, when testing their emergency cooling system. ©IGEM
#gasholders #heritage
Industrial landmarks or eyesores in need of demolition? Love them or hate them, they are very much part of our landscape.
Sometimes they even give us a sci-fi moment, as these Hilsea horton spheres did in 1967, when testing their emergency cooling system. ©IGEM
#gasholders #heritage
Did you know our website hosts a mass of useful articles associated with building conservation?
From damp to decoration, plasterwork to planning, concrete to church organs.
Find us here:
www.buildingconservation.com/articles/art...
Image: Edoardo Botez, Unsplash
#buildings #conservation
From damp to decoration, plasterwork to planning, concrete to church organs.
Find us here:
www.buildingconservation.com/articles/art...
Image: Edoardo Botez, Unsplash
#buildings #conservation
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Did you know our website hosts a mass of useful articles associated with building conservation?
From damp to decoration, plasterwork to planning, concrete to church organs.
Find us here:
www.buildingconservation.com/articles/art...
Image: Edoardo Botez, Unsplash
#buildings #conservation
From damp to decoration, plasterwork to planning, concrete to church organs.
Find us here:
www.buildingconservation.com/articles/art...
Image: Edoardo Botez, Unsplash
#buildings #conservation
This year's Building Conservation Directory is chock full of useful information for anyone working in the heritage and building conservation sector. Included are informative articles from professionals.
It's free and you can read the 2025 digital copy at: www.buildingconservation.com/books/bcd2025
It's free and you can read the 2025 digital copy at: www.buildingconservation.com/books/bcd2025
The Building Conservation Directory 2025
A guide to specialist suppliers, consultants and craftspeople in traditional building conservation, refurbishment and design
www.buildingconservation.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This year's Building Conservation Directory is chock full of useful information for anyone working in the heritage and building conservation sector. Included are informative articles from professionals.
It's free and you can read the 2025 digital copy at: www.buildingconservation.com/books/bcd2025
It's free and you can read the 2025 digital copy at: www.buildingconservation.com/books/bcd2025
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🎈Happy 50th birthday to our friends and fellow heritage campaigners, @savetoreuse.bsky.social!
Their Buildings at Risk register contains many outstanding 20th century buildings in peril, including the Grade II* listed Dreamland Cinema in Margate.
➡️ www.savebritainsheritage.org/buildings-at...
Their Buildings at Risk register contains many outstanding 20th century buildings in peril, including the Grade II* listed Dreamland Cinema in Margate.
➡️ www.savebritainsheritage.org/buildings-at...
June 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎈Happy 50th birthday to our friends and fellow heritage campaigners, @savetoreuse.bsky.social!
Their Buildings at Risk register contains many outstanding 20th century buildings in peril, including the Grade II* listed Dreamland Cinema in Margate.
➡️ www.savebritainsheritage.org/buildings-at...
Their Buildings at Risk register contains many outstanding 20th century buildings in peril, including the Grade II* listed Dreamland Cinema in Margate.
➡️ www.savebritainsheritage.org/buildings-at...
On this day, 11 June 1796
Death of the English brewer and MP Samuel Whitbread
Whitbread’s brewery in Chiswell Street on the eastern edge of Georgian London became the city’s largest. The brewery was among the first to use a steam engine.
Death of the English brewer and MP Samuel Whitbread
Whitbread’s brewery in Chiswell Street on the eastern edge of Georgian London became the city’s largest. The brewery was among the first to use a steam engine.
June 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
On this day, 11 June 1796
Death of the English brewer and MP Samuel Whitbread
Whitbread’s brewery in Chiswell Street on the eastern edge of Georgian London became the city’s largest. The brewery was among the first to use a steam engine.
Death of the English brewer and MP Samuel Whitbread
Whitbread’s brewery in Chiswell Street on the eastern edge of Georgian London became the city’s largest. The brewery was among the first to use a steam engine.
Coming soon, The Building Conservation Directory 2025.
Bringing together the latest expert advice and information on craft skills, conservation products and specialist services.
Sign up for a free digital flipping book or order your hard copy here.
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Bringing together the latest expert advice and information on craft skills, conservation products and specialist services.
Sign up for a free digital flipping book or order your hard copy here.
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
June 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Coming soon, The Building Conservation Directory 2025.
Bringing together the latest expert advice and information on craft skills, conservation products and specialist services.
Sign up for a free digital flipping book or order your hard copy here.
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
Bringing together the latest expert advice and information on craft skills, conservation products and specialist services.
Sign up for a free digital flipping book or order your hard copy here.
www.buildingconservation.com/home/digital...
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EVENT: Join C20 for a day tour of Folkestone in Kent. We'll see works by Chamberlin Powell & Bon, McMorran & Whitby, Michael Craig Martin, Richard Woods, and visit the world's first multistorey indoor skatepark!
🗓️ Sat 28 Jun, 11am-4:30pm
📍 Folkestone, Kent
🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
🗓️ Sat 28 Jun, 11am-4:30pm
📍 Folkestone, Kent
🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
April 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
EVENT: Join C20 for a day tour of Folkestone in Kent. We'll see works by Chamberlin Powell & Bon, McMorran & Whitby, Michael Craig Martin, Richard Woods, and visit the world's first multistorey indoor skatepark!
🗓️ Sat 28 Jun, 11am-4:30pm
📍 Folkestone, Kent
🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
🗓️ Sat 28 Jun, 11am-4:30pm
📍 Folkestone, Kent
🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...