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ProjectBook

The UK's premier resource centre for period and listed building projects. Includes a National Register of local craftsmen and contractors, product directory and articles.

SPAB
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects.

Gary Newton Stonemason

Specialist Stonemason and Historic Stone Consultant.

The Association for the Preservation of Technology International (APTI)
APTI is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings.

The National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The National Trust is a charity and is completely independent of Government. They protect and open to the public over 300 historic houses and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills.

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Ancient Monuments Society
The Ancient Monuments Society was founded in 1924 ''for the study and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old craftsmanship'.

The Architectural Heritage Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of historic buildings in the UK. It does this by providing advice, information and financial assistance in the form of grants and low interest working capital loans for projects undertaken by building preservation trust (BPTs) and other charities throughout the UK.

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland
The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland is concerned with the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of Scottish buildings.

The Association of Preservation Trusts (UK)
The UK Association of Preservation Trusts assists building preservation trusts to save historic buildings across the UK

Cadw
Cadw is the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government.

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
The Conservation, Maintenance and Refurbishment Working Group (CMRWG) is a special interest group created by the CIOB.

Churchcare
Churchcare aims to be a comprehensive resource for anyone involved in the running of a church, offering advice on maintenance, repair, funding, legal matters and extended and community uses.

Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust is the leading body conserving England's most beautiful and historic churches which are no longer needed for regular worship.

Civic Trust
The Civic Trust is the umbrella body for over 750 civic societies, representing over 250,000 individuals committed to improving and caring for places where people live and work.

Commission on Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE)
As the UK government's advisor, CABE provides expert, practical advice. CABE encourages policy makers to create places that are safe, beautiful and efficient to run.

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA)

The CBA is an educational charity working throughout the UK to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment.

English Heritage
English Heritage is the Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment.

English Historic Towns Forum
EHTF was founded to establish and encourage contact between local authorities having responsibility for the management of historic towns and cities, and between these authorities and other public, private and voluntary sector agencies.

The Garden History Society
The main aims of the Society are: to promote the study of the history of gardening, landscape gardening and horticulture in all its aspects; to promote the protection and conservation of historic parks, gardens and designed landscapes, and to advise on their restoration; and to encourage the creation of new parks, gardens and designed landscapes.

The Georgian Group
The Georgian Group is the national charity dedicated to preserving Georgian buildings and gardens.

Getty Conservation Institute
The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance the field of conservation through scientific research, field projects, education and training and the dissemination of information in various media.

Heritage Lottery Fund
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund invests in every part of our diverse heritage: from museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions. They have just launched their Strategic Plan 2008 - 2013 .

Heritage Open Days
Every year on four days in September Heritage Open Days celebrates England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.

Historic Buildings Advisory Service
Advice for the repair, conversion, restoration, conservation and renovation of historic buildings.

The Historic Houses Association (HHA)
The HHA represents 1,500 privately owned historic houses, castles and gardens, of which approximately 350 open regularly to the public on a commercial basis, attracting between them some 15 million visitors each year.

Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment and promoting its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of Scottish Ministers.

The Institute of Conservation (Icon)
Icon aims to advance knowledge and education in conservation and achieve the long term preservation and conservation of cultural heritage by providing guidance, advocacy, training and education opportunities and by uniting the conservation profession and the wider heritage community.

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a charity that exists to promote and progress civil engineering worldwide.

ICCROM
Formally known as the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, ICCROM has a worldwide mandate to promote the conservation of all types of cultural heritage. It currently comprises over 100 Member States. It has five main areas of activity: Training, Research, Information, Co-operation and Advocacy.

ICOM-CC
The Conservation Committee of the International Council of Museums holds triannual meetings (in 2008 in New Delhi) and has 22 specialist Working Groups. ICOM also has national groups such as ICOM-UK

ICOMOS UK

ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, is a non-governmental organisation whose mandate is the world's cultural heritage. ICOMOS-UK aims to be the lead voice in the UK for the world's cultural heritage, providing a forum for all those involved in the conservation of cultural heritage.

International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
The IIC promotes the knowledge, methods and working standards needed to protect and preserve historic and artistic works throughout the world. It runs a biannual congress and publishes Studies in Conservation and Reviews in Conservation.

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation is the professional institute which represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a building preservation charity that rescues historic buildings at risk and gives them a new life as places to stay in and experience.

Maintain Our Heritage
Maintain our Heritage was formed in 1999 to promote a new, long-term, sustainable strategy for the care of historic buildings with a pre-eminence given to maintenance rather than sporadic major repair.

National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS)
NADFAS is an arts-based charity, with over 340 local Decorative and Fine Art Societies in the UK and Mainland Europe; three Societies in New Zealand; and a sister association in Australia (AADFAS). All NADFAS Societies subscribe to the advancement of arts education, and appreciation and the preservation of our artistic heritage.

The National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland is the independent conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage.

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is the national body of research and record for the historic environment of Wales.

SAVE Britain's Heritage
Save was formed in 1975 by a group of journalists, historians, architects, and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings.

Scottish Lime Centre
The Scottish Lime Centre Trust is a charity in Scotland whose aims and objectives are to: promote the appropriate repair of Scotland's traditional and historic buildings; provide advice, training and practical experience in the use of lime for the repair and conservation of such buildings; and promote and further the preservation and development of Scottish building traditional, crafts and skills.

The Twentieth Century Society
The Twentieth Century Society was founded as the Thirties Society in 1979. The need for a specialised conservation society covering the period after 1914 was increasingly appreciated in the 1970s as understanding and awareness of twentieth century design was developing.

Unesco World Heritage List
The World Heritage List includes 851 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

The Vivat Trust
As a UK building preservation trust, Vivat has rescued neglected historic buildings facing dereliction in some of the most beautiful parts of England and Scotland, providing them with a new use as holiday accommodation.

The Victorian Society

The Victorian Society is the national charity for Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales.

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