92 Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 8 May 19 Sash and Case Window Repairs Topics include window dismantling and reassembly, replacing components and a variety of repair and improvement techniques Venue: Merryhill Training Centre, Fife Contact: SLCT (see contacts list, p94) May 21–22 Understanding Building Conservation Two-day course on the philosophy and practice of conservation Venue: CIOB, 9 Kingsway, London Contact: CIOB Academy (see contacts list, p94) May 23 Historic Building Surveying and Recording: Laser Scanning Day course on archaeological building recording techniques and the measured survey of historic buildings led by James Brennan Venue: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire Contact: Essex CC (see contacts list, p94) May 23 Blackburn Summer Social An IHBC North West event exploring Blackburn’s many heritage assets with a focus on the recent THI Venue: Blackburn, details tbc Contact: christine.davis@bdp.com May 24 Earth and Vernacular Buildings Seminar One-day event exploring the local materials and skills used to build Scotland’s historic rural houses Venue: The Engine Shed, Stirling Contact: HES (see contacts list, p94) May 25–6 Earth and Vernacular Weekend An opportunity to learn about and try out earth and other vernacular building techniques Venue: The Engine Shed, Stirling Contact: HES (see contacts list, p94) JUNE 2018 June tbc Return Visit to Sandycombe Lodge IHBC London visit to JMW Turner’s house in Twickenham following completion of an HLF grant-aided scheme to restore it Venue: Sandycombe Lodge, Twickenham Contact: christine.white@enfield.gov.uk June 1–2 Ceramic Building Materials Located at Jackfield Tile Museum, this two-day course will cover the background to and repair of brick, terracotta, faience and tiles Venue: Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge Gorge, Telford Contact: BCU (see contacts list, p94) June 4 English Brickwork, Tudor to Victorian An overview of the historical development of bricks, mortars and bricklaying techniques Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex Contact: WDOAM (see contacts list, p94) June 5–6 Rubble Wall Building This practical two-day course will equip attendees to set out, construct and finish a traditional rubble wall using a variety of building stones and traditional lime mortars Venue: Merryhill Training Centre, Fife Contact: SLCT (see contacts list, p94) June 5–6 Jointing, Pointing and Repointing Historic Brickwork An exploration of the historical and technical development of jointing and pointing Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex Contact: WDOAM (see contacts list, p94) June 7 Warley Woods: Repton 200 An IHBC West Midlands CPD event exploring Humphry Repton’s legacy in the region and the role of a community trust in managing Warley Woods Venue: 101 Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick Contact: Harriet Devlin, harrietdevlin1@gmail.com June 8 Clay Day An IHBC South event exploring traditional building materials including cob and wychert Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum Contact: Julia Foster, julia@ fosterfamily.eu June 11–14 Conservation of Historic Concrete A course for architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors and conservators working with architecturally or historically significant structural or decorative concrete Venue: West Dean College, West Sussex Contact: West Dean (see contacts list, p94) June 11–15 Building Conservation Summer School Historic Environment Scotland’s annual summer school for anyone interested in traditional building skills, from conservation beginners to professionals Venue: The Engine Shed, Stirling Contact: HES (see contacts list, p94) June 12 Dating Timber Framed Buildings Introductory course using museum exhibits to look at historic timber framed buildings in the south east of England Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex Contact: WDOAM (see contacts list, p94) June 14 Manchester Town Hall CPD A joint IHBC North West and RTPI presentation on the restoration and refurbishment of the town hall led by project architects Purcell Venue: Manchester Contact: klu.wray@hotmail.co.uk June 14–17 Bath Iron Introductory seminar, advanced conference for practitioners and professionals and festival of ironwork Venue: Guildhall and Parade Gardens, Bath Contact: Tel 07503 764712 info@nhig.org.uk June 15 Hot Lime Workshop One-day course that will give trainees an understanding of hot-mixed and other traditional lime mortars Venue: Cressing Temple Barns, Essex Contact: Essex CC (see contacts list, p94) June 15–16 Conservation of Historic Interiors Using Wightwick Manor as a case study, this course will examine how NT conservators carry out preventive and remedial conservation Venue: Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton and Birmingham City University Contact: BCU (see contacts list, p94) June 21–22 Rendering and Harling with Lime Two-day workshop covering hand-casting and mechanical application of a range of surface finishes Venue: Merryhill Training Centre, Fife Contact: SLCT (see contacts list, p94) June 22–27 Industrial Archaeology Conference Talks and tours in and around Caithness exploring the industrial archaeology of an area noted for its vernacular buildings, fishing stations and the transformational presence of Dounreay Venue: Wick, Caithness Contact: HES (see contacts list, p94) June 21–23 IHBC Annual School 2018 The theme of the 2018 IHBC Annual School will be ‘Our Shared Heritage: Communication, Negotiation, Transformation’; the keynote speakers will be Bill Drummond, Scottish artist and co-founder of The KLF, and Jukka Jokilehto, celebrated conservation architect Venue: Queen’s University, Belfast Contact: Carmen Moran booking@ ihbc.org.uk June 29–30 Conservation of 20th-century Buildings Two-day course looking at innovations in 20th-century architecture and materials Venue: Birmingham City University Contact: BCU (see contacts list, p94) 30 Jun–1 Jul Historic Gardens Long Weekend An opportunity to learn about period gardens and discover the herbs, vegetables and flowers that rural households grew and used from Tudor to Victorian times Venue: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex Contact: WDOAM (see contacts list, p94) JULY 2018 July 4 Historic Building Surveying Day course for those wanting to further their understanding of historic building surveying and specification of repairs Venue: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire Contact: Essex CC (see contacts list, p94) July 6–7 Introduction to Traditional Estates, Parks and Gardens Two-day course on the modern management of traditional landed estates and how to fund their upkeep Venue: Shropshire and Worcestershire Contact: BCU (see contacts list, p94) July 7–8 Introduction to Traditional Brickwork Repairs Two-day course aimed at beginners or homeowners who would like to learn about using lime mortars and how to tackle areas of repointing and spalling brickwork Venue: Stock Windmill, Essex Contact: Essex CC (see contacts list, p94) July 9–12 Conservation and Repair of Plasters and Renders History, condition survey, repair options and quality control of remedial works to lime, gypsum and cement-based plasters and renders Venue: West Dean College, West Sussex Contact: West Dean (see contacts list, p94) July 13–14 Conservation of Timber in Buildings Causes and mechanisms of decay and a palette of repair options for historic timber frames and joinery Venue: Ludlow, Shropshire Contact: BCU (see contacts list, p94) AUGUST 2018 August 23 Thatching Day An IHBC East of England branch workshop and seminar combining talks and hands-on experience of working with thatch Venue: How Hill, Norfolk Contact: Amanda Rix, Amanda.rix1@btinternet.com SEPTEMBER 2018 September tbc Wythenshawe Hall An IHBC North West tour of the restoration work led by the contractor, Conlon Construction Venue: Wythenshawe, Manchester Contact: katekendallconservation@yahoo.co.uk September tbc IHBC East Midlands AGM Details tbc Venue: Derby Contact: Emilie Wales, emilie.wales@nelincs.gov.uk
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