IHBC Annual School School Theme & Venues Theme: Climate Change & Significance This year's Annual School will explore how we protect what matters most about our historic environment while responding meaningfully to the impacts of climate change. The programme will focus on key topics around understanding heritage significance, and assessing the impact and potential harm of change, including retrofit and other climate-related interventions. Bringing together conservation professionals and practitioners from across the built environment sectors, the School offers practical guidance and honest debate on one of the defining challenges facing the sector. Discover our venues for IHBC Annual School 2027: Welcome Reception | SS Great Britain, Bristol Historic Dockyard Launched in 1843, the SS Great Britain was a revolutionary ocean liner designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Today, the fully restored vessel rests in her original dry dock in Bristol as a popular museum. Annual Day School | Bristol Beacon (Lantern Hall) Lantern Hall is a historic, vibrant performance and event space located inside the Grade II listed Bristol Beacon music venue, offering an impressive blend of Victorian architecture and modern facilities. Annual Dinner & Awards | Palm Court, Marriott Bristol Royal The Palm Court is a Grade II listed Victorian architectural masterpiece built in the 1860s, featuring soaring three-storey Bath-stone walls, classical statues, and a striking vaulted stained-glass ceiling.
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