DELEGATE PROGRAMME 18 - 20 JUNE 2026 IN PERSON & ONLINE IHBC Annual School Newcastle 2026 Adaptive Reuse newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk | #IHBCNewcastle26
Welcome to the IHBC Annual School Registration & Study Tours: Thursday 18 th T1: Byker Wall T2: Ouseburn T3: Keelmen’s Hospital & All Saints T4: Live Theatre & Trinity House (Full School Delegates ONLY) Registration and Study Tours Welcome Reception (Full School Delegates, Booked Day School Delegates and Booked Online Delegates ONLY) Annual Day School Day School Programme Study Tours: Friday 19 th Meet the Exhibitors Exhibitor Hub Map Annual Dinner & Awards (Full School Delegates, Pre-booked Delegates and by invitation ONLY) Study Tours (Full School Delegates ONLY) 3 5 6 6 7 7 12 15 16 17 20 21 21 22 Reception Programme 9 Study Tours: Saturday 20 th S1: Byker Wall S2: Keelmen’s Hospital & All Saints S4: Seaton Delaval Hall Evening Programme 19 (Full School Delegates, Pre-booked Delegates and by invitation ONLY) Annual School Terms and Conditions 23 Contents
The IHBC’s 2026 Annual School in Newcastle explores the timely and complex theme of adaptive reuse of historic and traditional buildings. The School will consider how we understand and protect the significance of these places, while also developing and delivering appropriate, sustainable new uses that secure their future at the heart of our communities and the wider historic environment. The Newcastle School offers in-person and virtual content delivered by a diverse range of expert practitioners and leading advisers, looking across Newcastle and beyond. It gives priority to continuing professional development (CPD) for practitioners with conservation, heritage and interdisciplinary interests. As such, the programme reflects all aspects of the IHBC’s Competences and Areas of Competences. IHBC Annual School 2026 Welcome to the IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 3
Registration from 12:30 - 17:00 Venue: Royal Station Hotel, Neville St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DH Tours start from 13:00 onwards, and finish at, or before, 16:30 depending on selection. Please note: Tours start and end at the Royal Station Hotel unless otherwise indicated. Please see individual tours for start and finish times and venues. All times are approximate but start times cannot be delayed for late arrivals. Tours lengths will vary. Some tours involve substantial walking in urban areas: please bring suitable sturdy shoes and wet weather gear. Those attending the Keelmen's Tour must bring site safety boots or sturdy walking boots, long sleeves and trousers. All tours are subject to change. Those joining later or shorter tours, and with time to spare, are strongly encouraged to explore the rich heritage of Newcastle and its environs, informed by suitable references and resources including those on our website. Accessibility: Most tours are in the public realm and access is as varied as is typical in urban environments. Registration & Study Tours Thank you to MFL Insurance Group Thursday Tour Sponsor IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 5
T1: Byker Wall T2: Ouseburn Tour Departs: 13:00 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 15:30 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: The tour will explore the 1970s housing estate designed by a team led by Ralph Erskine, listed at Grade II* in its entirety. Famous for its colourful, innovative architecture and the process of community engagement undertaken during its redevelopment process, we will see how the estate fares today. Tour Lead: Sylvie Fisch Image: Andrew Curtis / Tom Collins House, Byker Wall CC BY-SA 2.0 Tour Departs: 13:15 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 15:45 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: The tour will explore the history and transformation of this industrial enclave on the banks of the Tyne, which developed from rural idyll, to industrial crucible, through c20 decline and lastly into a rebirth focused on arts and creative industries, with new residential uses. Tour Lead: Ouseburn Trust IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 6 Study Tours Thursday, 18th Sponsored by:
Tour Departs: 13:30 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 16:00 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: Keelmen’s Hospital (Grade II*), built in 1701, is a Newcastle landmark. Today, Tyne & Wear BPT and Newcastle City Council is restoring it to create 20 apartments. The tour also takes in All Saints Church (1796, Grade I) which, after a period ‘at risk’ is now home to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales. Tour Lead: Tyne & Wear BPT Tour Departs: 13:45 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 16:15 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: Live Theatre is one of England’s few venues outside London dedicated exclusively to new work, with a global reputation for bold, authentic productions rooted in the North East. The tour includes the Trinity House complex which has developed and expanded over more than 500 years. Tour Lead: Hosted by venues T3: Keelmen’s Hospital & All Saints T4: Live Theatre & Trinity House Please Note: Site safety boots, trousers and long sleeves will be required for this site visit. Study Tours Thursday, 18th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 7 Sponsored by:
Join us at Riverside, part of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, for an evening of celebration as we welcome delegates for the start of this year’s Annual School in Newcastle. The Baltic is the perfect venue for this year’s School theme of adaptive reuse, and an exceptional example of adaptive reuse in its own right, as a former 1950's flour mill converted in the early 2000's following an architectural transformation by Ellis Williams Architects. We will then hear from Dominic Williams, Director at Ellis Williams Architects, regarding the conversion of the Baltic prior to its public opening in 2002, as he presents ‘Fixed shell, Fluid spaces: The Design Evolution of BALTIC’. This will be followed by food service at 20:15, after which we will be joined by our next speaker, Welcome Reception The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Dr Alison McCandlish, University of Glasgow, for an interactive session titled ‘Sketch and Reflect on the Adaptive re-use of Baltic Flour Mills’. As the evening draws to a close delegates will have a further opportunity to enjoy networking and a visit to the Level 6 Viewing Box overlooking the river and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Arrivals from: 19:15 Depart by: 22:30 Location: South Shore Rd, Gateshead NE8 3BA IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 9
Arrivals from: 08:30 (In person) 08:55 (Online) Location: Neville Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE This year’s Annual Day School will take place in the stunning Grade II* listed Wood Memorial Hall at The Common Room. Now a charity, archive and heritage venue, it was built between 1869-72 on behalf of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Ideally located just a short 3 minute walk from Newcastle train station, it serves as a fitting setting for exploring this year’s theme of Adaptive Reuse. Delegates will also get to visit the Exhibitors Hub during the day, with adequate time for networking and opportunities for even more CPD as part of the programme. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided. Dont forget: Why not take the opportunity to meet our exhibitors while you’re here? Stands can be found in the Map Room and Stephenson Room during refreshment breaks and lunch between the hours of 8:30 and 17:30. Annual Day School The Common Room, Neville Hall IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 11
Session One: Adaptive Reuse: Is Anything Impossible? IHBC Area(s) of Competence: Management Introductions for delegates from the Chair, David McDonald OBE Welcome Address: Dr Anna Keay OBE, The Landmark Trust Henrietta Billings SAVE Britain’s Heritage Opportunities and Benefits for Adaptive Reuse Prof. John Pendlebury, Newcastle University Prof. Francesca Lanz, Northumbria University What is Adaptive Reuse? Alexandra Fairclough Bolton Council and IHBC Adaptive Reuse: A Legislative & Policy Overview Mid morning Break (45 mins) Session Two: Adaptive Reuse: Challenges and Opportunities IHBC Area(s) of Competence: Intervention Adrian Browning The Church Commissioners for England & Clare Chapman The Church Commissioners for England New Uses for Old Churches: Managing Change through Adaptive Reuse Rebecca Burrows Donald Insall Associates From Advice to Action: How Digital Planning is Supporting the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Places. Steve Emery Heritage Fire Fire Safety and Regulations: Challenges and Opportunities Morning Panel Discussion and Q&A Lunch & Exhibitors (1 hour 30 mins) 09:10 09:20 09:30 09:55 10:20 10:45 11:30 11:50 12:10 12:30 12:45 MORNING SESSION Day School Programme Morning Session IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 12
Session Three: Case Studies in the round IHBC Area(s) of Competence: Professional & Evaluation Welcome from the Afternoon Chair Eleanor Scott, IHBC North Branch Martin Hulse Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust, Heritage Trust Network Adaptive Reuse from a Building Preservation Trust Perspective James Woolgrove Shire Homes Safety First: Health, Safety and Adaptive Reuse Tom Betts Durham County Council & Bryan Harris Durham County Council Giving Rise to Raby: A Local Government Approach to Adaptive Reuse Afternoon Panel Discussion and Q&A Timothy David Crawshaw, RTPI (Friend of the School) A School Friend’s View of the IHBC’s Day School, from the Outside Introducing Annual School 2027 IHBC South West Branch Close of Day School Mid Afternoon Break & Networking (Until 17:30) Session Four: CPD Study Tours (Pre-booked in person delegates only - Tours to end at The Common Room by 17:30) Cooper’s Studio (F1) led by Ronnie Graham, Ryder Architecture Founders Place (F2) led by Sarah Dyer, Sarah Dyer Heritage 14:15 14:20 14:40 15:00 15:20 15:35 15:45 15:55 16:00 16:25 16:30 Day School Programme Afternoon Session IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 13
Tour Departs: 16:20 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room Tour Returns: Approx. 17:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room About: Cooper’s Studios is the home of Ryder Architecture Newcastle. The building was formerly a late 19th-century three-storey showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, and later car showroom which was scheduled for demolition in 2005. Fortunately, the importance of the building was recognised and it was given Grade II listed status the same year. Tour Lead: Phil Miller Tour Departs: 16:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room Tour Returns: Approx. 17:30 Location: Main Entrance, The Common Room About: Founders Place is a major mixed-use urban development and regeneration project in the heart of Newcastle’s Stephenson Quarter. Its purpose is to transform a historic industrial area comprising long term vacant buildings into a vibrant place to work, live, learn, and socialise while celebrating the city’s engineering heritage. Tour Lead: Sarah Dyer F1: Cooper’s Studios F2: Founders Place Study Tours Friday, 19th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 15
Frew Conservation Stand 4 Meet the Exhibitors Archaeology Data Service Stand 5 Vision Digital Culture Stand 6 Wilson George Restoration Stand 7 Narro Associates Stand 8 Cliveden Conservation Stand 9 Ingleton Wood Stand 10 JLP Restoration Stand 11 Pinnacle Conservation Stand 12 Church EcoMiser Ltd Stand 13 Lycetts Stand 14 Scan to visit our online Exhibitor Hub and find out more. IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 16
The Map Room The Stephenson Room Exhibitor Hub Map IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 17
IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund Helping Conservation People Add value to your giving and goodwill with the IHBC. Support your personal conservation priorities with confidence. IHBC CREATIVE Conservation Fund Allocation Table Conservation Funding Area Specific Purpose Sample Initiatives and Allocations General Aims Celebration To applaud outstanding practice Marsh Awards Gus Astley Student Award Research To support excellence in research IHBC’s Toolbox Research Programme Education Apprenticeship Training To facilitate corporate, collective, or individual competence, learning, knowledge transfer and understanding IHBC’s Annual School bursaries* Gus Astley Student Award To promote new and alternative thinking and exploration in all aspects of the future of conservation IHBC Day School Spotlights* Gus Astley Student Award Council+* Donate to any, or all, of the funding areas The IHBC’s Charitable Objects Scan for more information Innovation Visioning Exploration IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 18
Location: Neville St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DH This year’s Annual Dinner and Awards presentations will take place in the Victoria Suite at the historic Grade II listed Royal Station Hotel. Conveniently located just a 2 minute walk from Newcastle station, the Royal Station Hotel provides a fitting backdrop to come together and celebrate the end of this year’s Annual School over a delicious 3-course dinner. The evening will also include presentations and recognition for winners of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Award, SAHGB-IHBC Research Award and Marsh Charitable Trust Award. Evening Programme: Arrive from 19:15 for seating at 19:30 Annual Dinner from 19:45 After dinner programme begins at 22:00 Depart by 23:30 IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 19 Annual Dinner & Awards Royal Station Hotel
Tours start and end at the Royal Station Hotel, Neville St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DH, unless otherwise indicated. Tours start from 09:30 onwards, and finish at, or before, 16:30 depending on selection. Please note: Tours start and end at the Royal Station Hotel unless otherwise indicated. Please see individual tours for start and finish times and venues. All times are approximate but start times cannot be delayed for late arrivals. Tours lengths will vary. Some tours involve substantial walking in urban areas: please bring suitable sturdy shoes and wet weather gear. Those attending the Keelmen's Tour must bring site safety boots or sturdy walking boots, long sleeves and trousers. All tours are subject to change. Those joining later or shorter tours, and with time to spare, are strongly encouraged to explore the rich heritage of Newcastle and its environs, informed by suitable references and resources including those on our website. Accessibility: Tours beyond the urban areas can involve uneven ground and/or steps. Bus and public transport tours are not generally accessible for wheelchairs but wheelchair users will be welcome to join by car - please check each venue for accessibility Study Tours Saturday, 20th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 20
Tour Departs: 9:30 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 12:00 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: The tour will explore the 1970s housing estate designed by a team led by Ralph Erskine, listed at Grade II* in its entirety. Famous for its colourful, innovative architecture and the process of community engagement undertaken during its redevelopment process, we will see how the estate fares today. Tour Lead: Sylvie Fisch Image: Andrew Curtis / Tom Collins House, Byker Wall CC BY-SA 2.0 Tour Departs: 9:40 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel Tour Returns: Approx. 12:10 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: Keelmen’s Hospital (Grade II*), built in 1701, is a Newcastle landmark. Today, Tyne & Wear BPT and Newcastle City Council is restoring it to create 20 apartments. The tour also takes in All Saints Church (1796, Grade I) which, after a period ‘at risk’ is now home to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales. Tour Lead: Tyne & Wear BPT S1: Byker Wall S2: Keelmen’s Hospital & All Saints Study Tours Saturday, 20th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 21 Please Note: Site safety boots, trousers and long sleeves will be required for this site visit.
Delegates for this tour should arrive at the hotel reception at the Royal Station Hotel by 9:50. The bus pick up point is located on Bewick Street, opposite Central Station, and adjacent to St Mary’s Cathedral (2 min walk) and will depart at 10:00. Tour End Time: 16:30 Location: Hotel Reception, Royal Station Hotel About: This tour will explore the striking elegance and theatrical spirit of Seaton Delaval Hall, one of the grand country houses of Northumberland and now managed by the National Trust. Set within an expansive historic estate of gardens, woodlands and sweeping landscapes, this Baroque masterpiece, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh was built in the early 18th century for Admiral George Delaval. Tour Lead: National Trust Thank you to Pegasus Group for supporting the Seaton Delaval Hall Tour. Image: Sharon Kelly S4: Seaton Delaval Hall Study Tours Saturday, 20th IHBC Annual School 2026 Newcastle | Adaptive Reuse Page 22
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