1 The Institute of Historic Building Conservation www.ihbc.org.uk Registered as a charity in England and Wales number 1061593 and in Scotland number SC041945 Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England number 3333780 Registered Office: 3 Stafford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4QZ Officers IHBC officers are listed on page 5. Branch contacts are listed on page 6. Business Office Jubilee House, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6HA Tel 01747 873133 Fax 01747 871718 Email admin@ihbc.org.uk Director’s Office Postal address: The Glasite Meeting House, 33 Barony Street, Edinburgh EH3 6NX Tel 0131 558 3671 Email director@ihbc.org.uk The institute cannot accept responsibility for the acts or omissions of any Member, Associate, Affiliate or HESPR company and accordingly the institute shall not be liable for any loss or damage or other matter arising from the employment or engagement of any member. ihbc Yearbook We gratefully acknowledge the support of firms whose advertisements appear throughout this publication. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this Yearbook is current and correct, neither the IHBC nor the publisher can be held responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur. All rights reserved. The title of the IHBC Yearbook is and shall remain the absolute property of the institute. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordings, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the institute. This 2011 edition has been prepared for the Communications & Outreach Committee by the IHBC National Office with the help of Cathedral Communications Limited. Cover illustrations The photographs which appear on the cover and at the start of each section are, from the top; • Main illustration: a traditional facade in Bristol’s College Green conservation area reflected in the glass curtain wall opposite (Photo: Jonathan Taylor) • Inset left: a Heritage Skills Initiative stone tracery masterclass held in the grounds of Barnard Castle, County Durham (Photo: HSI/NECT) • Inset centre: conservation architects in the Edinburgh studio of Purcell Miller Tritton (Photo: Purcell Miller Tritton LLP) • Inset right: an experienced leadworker produces curved work as part of the Advanced Leadwork Silver Level course (Photo: Lead Contractors Association) The IHBC Yearbook is published and produced by Cathedral Communications Limited High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6HA Tel 01747 871717 Fax 01747 871718 Email ihbc@cathcomm.co.uk www.buildingconservation.com Copyright 2011 Cathedral Communications Limited ISBN 978 1 900915 59 5 For additional copies of the IHBC Yearbook please contact the IHBC Business Office, Tel 01747 873133. What is the IHBC? 2 Foreword 3 STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP Structure of the IHBC 4 Elected and appointed officers 5 Branch contacts 6 Membership of the IHBC 8 REVIEW: THE WORK OF THE IHBC AND ITS MEMBERS Chair’s review Jo Evans 13 Contraction, construction and consolidation Seán O’Reilly 15 Skills review John Preston 19 The need for skills John Edwards 20 Training requirements for conservation officers Philip Belchere 23 Training requirements for conservation architects Jonathan Gotelee 25 Integrating training and skills development across professions Ingval Maxwell 29 Contractors and the conservation skill set Simon Butler 33 Heritage skills craft training Paul Simons 35 Heritage future-watch Jo Evans and Seán O’Reilly 38 Practical conservation training in South East Europe David Baxter 40 DIRECTORY Directory of members 44 HESPR companies 78 USEFUL INFORMATION Courses and events 81 National organisations 86 Local authority contacts 89 Products and services 94 Advertisers index 100 Contents
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