AIA Council Meeting Summary – October 2022
By David de Haan, Hon Secretary Changes on Council Zoe Arthurs became Vice-Chair at the AGM. Three new Council members, Otis Gilbert, Spencer Smith and Richard Vernon, were also elected…
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Brunel Conference Announced
Brunel: History, Conservation & Legacy To contemporary and modern observers, the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was, and is, a complex figure – an architect, engineer, polymath and visionary whose…
Proposed Funding Cut to Royal Cornwall Museum
A Sign of Things to Come in the Industrial Heritage Museum Sector? From Mike Nevell the Industrial Heritage Support Officer: The proposed withdrawal of core funding from Cornwall Council, announced…
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust are Looking for a New Treasurer
The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is looking for a new Treasurer, as the current Treasurer is standing down in the New Year. As Treasurer, you will also be a…
Essex Industrial Heritage Fair – Details announced
Saturday 1st October 2022 Details of this year’s Essex Industrial Heritage Fair, run by the Essex Industrial Archaeology Group have been announced. The venue is the Silver End Village Hall,…
Dawe’s Twineworks Wins Community Engagement Award
The AIA Young Members Board is delighted to announce that Dawe’s Twineworks in Somerset have won the Community Engagement Award 2022. This award is given to projects anywhere in the world…
Crofton Beam Engine Run First Ecoal Trial Steaming
The search to find a replacement for coal to steam locomotives in the UK has been going on for several years. Now, attention is turning to replacement fuels for running…
Chance Conversations
The Future of Industrial Heritage A series of free events Taking place online from 26 July – 04 August 2022, Chance Conversations will explore some of the biggest current topics…
Latest Planning Update now available
Amber Patrick, the Planning Casework Officer, constantly monitors planning applications across the UK which seek to alter or demolish industrial sites and buildings and makes comments to feed into the…
January e-News bulletin now published
News stories include: Proposed cuts at Stoke’s industrial museums Historic England Heritage At Risk Victorian Society’s top ten endangered sites Novel reuse of Catesby tunnel Campaign to stop controversial bridge…