The AIA was very saddened to hear the announcement last week that the AGA foundry in Coalbrookdale, near the place where Abraham Darby first smelted iron in a furnace fuelled…

Most Gazetteers and all available Tour Notes for past Conferences have now been scanned into pdfs and added to the website. Go to Past Conferences to see and download any…

Following on from the news in 2016 that Lancashire County Council had taken the decision to close several of its museums, including Queen Street Mill and Helmshore Mills Textile Museum,…

Communicating World Heritage: Research and Global Policy Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham in association with World Heritage UK Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of…

29th – 30th March 2017 Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow 2017 is the Year of History Heritage and Archaeology – a celebration of what gives Scotland its unique character and draws…

8th April 2017 The focus of this Association for Industrial Archaeology Practical Day will be the iron industry. This one-day workshop will look to provide introductory practical training and a…

Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark 20th to 22nd September 2017 “Industrial Tourism: Linking the past with the present and future” Industrial tourism is generally regarded as falling into two areas, the…

Reviewing the Situation – Challenges for the Sustainability of Industrial Collections in the 21st. Century The second meeting of the Yorkshire Industrial Collections Network has a focus on the challenges…

Morning Programme 9:15 Registration and Coffee/ Biscuits 10:00 Introduction and welcome Robin Williams President of OHIHS Conference will be opened by Richard Keen Chairman of the Association of Preservation Trusts…

Dorset Centre for the Creative Arts Due to high demand we will be hosting another intensive course Alison Henry (Senior Conservator at Building Conservation and Research Team, Historic England), Nigel…