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Crenellated Arts specializes in illustration and digital interpretation services for the arts and heritage sectors in the UK, offering tailored solutions for building conservation professionals, homeowners, and enthusiasts. Their mission is to preserve, celebrate, and reimagine the rich architectural and cultural heritage of the UK through innovative visual storytelling. By blending artistry with historical accuracy, the company supports projects that require engaging, detailed visuals to bring historic structures, sites, and narratives to life.
At the core of Crenellated Arts’ offerings are bespoke illustrations and reconstructions of historic buildings and environments. These creations range from detailed technical drawings and watercolour renderings to immersive digital reconstructions. With a deep understanding of architectural heritage and conservation principles, the company ensures that each illustration is both visually compelling and meticulously accurate. Their work often serves as a key resource for conservation reports, restoration projects, and public education campaigns.
In addition to static illustrations, Crenellated Arts provides digital interpretation services designed to enhance engagement with historic sites and narratives. Using cutting-edge tools such as 3D modeling, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR), they create interactive experiences that allow users to explore reconstructed spaces or visualize changes over time. These tools are invaluable for museums, heritage sites, and educational programs, offering audiences a dynamic way to connect with history.
Crenellated Arts also supports private homeowners and enthusiasts by delivering customized illustrations and interpretive materials for historic homes and gardens. Whether documenting the restoration of a Georgian townhouse or illustrating the original layout of a medieval estate, the company helps clients understand and showcase the historical significance of their properties. These services include creating house histories, interpretive signage, and artistic renderings suitable for personal collections or public display.
Ultimately, Crenellated Arts serves as a bridge between the past and present, making history accessible and engaging for a wide range of audiences. Their work celebrates the UK’s architectural heritage while providing practical tools and resources for its preservation. With a commitment to artistry, authenticity, and innovation, Crenellated Arts stands out as a trusted partner for anyone passionate about understanding and preserving historic spaces.
The Centre for Building Conservation Studies (CBCS) is a UK-based institution dedicated to advancing the field of building conservation through comprehensive education and hands-on training. Established in 2019, CBCS aims to become a central hub for learning and discovery in building surveying and conservation. Their mission is to make conservation accessible to everyone by offering specialised courses and training sessions led by established experts, emphasizing practical experience and the application of the latest conservation philosophies and technologies.
CBCS offers a diverse range of courses tailored to various experience levels, from undergraduates and homeowners to industry professionals. Their programs include informative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions and Level 6 Diplomas in Building Surveying and Building Conservation. These diplomas are designed to provide participants with the skills necessary to conduct surveys of residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, and industrial buildings, as well as to work in property development, heritage sectors, and construction projects. The curriculum covers a wide range of building ages, types, uses, and conditions, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the field.
A distinctive feature of CBCS's programs is the inclusion of practical experience through site visits and hands-on tasks. Participants attend the Building Conservation Summer School and engage in international study trips to explore historic sites and contemporary conservation challenges. For instance, in 2025, the Building Surveying Diploma includes a trip to Copenhagen, while the Building Conservation Diploma offers a visit to Bucharest. These experiences are designed to provide real-world insights into the complexities of building conservation on a global scale.
CBCS is also developing a dedicated learning center in a Grade II Listed Building in Gosport, Hampshire. This former Royal Navy property is being transformed into a vibrant community space for heritage skills training, arts, and culture. The facility will offer training in various traditional building skills, including roofing, lime work, carpentry, oak framing, stone masonry, and straw bale construction. This initiative underscores CBCS's commitment to preserving traditional craftsmanship and promoting sustainable conservation practices.
For building conservation professionals, homeowners, and enthusiasts, CBCS provides an invaluable resource for gaining practical skills, professional qualifications, and a deeper understanding of historic building conservation. Their flexible approach, combining online learning, classroom instruction, and practical site visits, ensures accessibility and affordability. By fostering a passion for conservation and offering hands-on experience, CBCS equips individuals with the knowledge and confidence to care for and preserve historic buildings effectively.
Triskele Heritage is a UK-based organization dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and celebration of historic buildings and landscapes. With a mission to bridge the gap between traditional craftsmanship and modern conservation practices, Triskele Heritage provides tailored services that empower building conservation professionals, homeowners, and heritage enthusiasts. The company’s work reflects a profound respect for cultural heritage, emphasizing sustainable approaches that honor the authenticity and integrity of historic sites.
At the heart of Triskele Heritage’s mission is the belief that historic buildings are not just structures but living legacies that tell the story of communities, craftsmanship, and culture. The company offers a diverse range of services, including specialist consultancy, condition assessments, and bespoke conservation training. These services are designed to equip professionals and enthusiasts with the knowledge and tools needed to preserve historic structures while maintaining compliance with national heritage standards.
For building conservation professionals, Triskele Heritage provides expert guidance on project planning, materials selection, and traditional techniques. The company’s hands-on training workshops are particularly valued, offering opportunities to learn time-honored methods such as lime plastering, stone masonry, and timber conservation. These sessions not only enhance technical expertise but also foster a deeper appreciation of the skills required to maintain historic buildings.
Homeowners with historic properties benefit from Triskele Heritage’s personalized approach to conservation and restoration. Whether addressing specific issues such as damp management or guiding long-term maintenance planning, the team offers practical, sustainable solutions that respect the character and history of the home. Their advice is grounded in a thorough understanding of traditional building materials and methods, ensuring that interventions are both effective and sympathetic to the property’s heritage.
Triskele Heritage also serves as an invaluable resource for heritage enthusiasts, hosting lectures, community engagement programs, and curated site visits that bring the stories of historic buildings to life. Through these initiatives, the company aims to inspire a wider audience to value and engage with the UK’s rich architectural legacy. In everything they do, Triskele Heritage combines technical expertise with a genuine passion for heritage, making them a trusted partner for anyone invested in preserving the past.
The Victorian Society in the UK is a leading authority dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and design. Founded in 1958, its mission is to protect the rich architectural and cultural heritage from the 1837–1914 period, which saw some of the most innovative and iconic building styles in British history. By raising awareness of the historical and aesthetic significance of these structures, the Society plays a pivotal role in ensuring their survival for future generations.
For building conservation professionals, the Victorian Society offers an invaluable resource, providing expert advice and access to comprehensive research and case studies. Through its work with local authorities, heritage bodies, and property developers, the Society influences planning decisions, ensuring that listed buildings and conservation areas are safeguarded. Its publications, such as The Victorian magazine, and detailed reports on architectural conservation issues, are essential tools for professionals in the field.
Homeowners of Victorian and Edwardian properties benefit significantly from the Society's expertise. The organization provides guidance on sympathetic restoration and maintenance practices, ensuring that the architectural integrity and original features of these homes are preserved. Through workshops, seminars, and a network of specialist contacts, the Society empowers owners to make informed decisions about their properties while enhancing their understanding of their historical value.
Enthusiasts of Victorian and Edwardian design can engage with the Society’s vibrant program of events and activities. These include guided tours, lectures by leading historians, and exclusive access to buildings of interest. The Society’s advocacy campaigns also provide opportunities for individuals to actively contribute to the preservation of endangered sites. Membership offers enthusiasts a deeper connection to the rich history of this period, fostering a community of like-minded individuals who share a passion for architectural heritage.
The Victorian Society is more than just a conservation body; it is a movement that celebrates the beauty and significance of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. By combining advocacy, education, and expert advice, it provides a comprehensive platform for conservation professionals, homeowners, and enthusiasts alike. Through its tireless efforts, the Society ensures that the architectural treasures of the 19th and early 20th centuries remain a source of inspiration and pride for all.
We work extensively in planning for the residential & mixed-use, energy, education, infrastructure, industrial, retail, leisure & agricultural sectors, and our team will always be on hand to offer practical advice and tailored solutions.
Armour Heritage is a Registered Organisation (RO) with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
Company Ethos - AH is committed to providing a professional, cost effective, fit for purpose service to our clients to ensure a reasonable and proportionate approach to archaeological assessment and mitigation. Our tailored, innovative and customer focused solutions, are designed not only to enhance and conserve our nation’s heritage, but to offer best value to our clients and stakeholders in the heritage industry alike.
With bases in Hereford, London, Birmingham and Worcester we are able to offer our services nationwide.
Programme - We host debates, make films, commission critical writing, curate exhibitions, publish books and engage industry figures with the aim of improving the quality of the discourse around London’s built environment. The 2018 programme featured 120 live events, ranging in scale from building tours for 30 people to lectures delivered to audiences of 1900.
Now in its fourth year, the lecture programme, Architecture on Stage, is delivered in partnership with the Barbican Centre and has featured many of the best architects from across the world. Recent landmark publications have included New Architects 3, a guide to the best practices to have set up in the UK over the past decade, and Project Interrupted, a book presenting lectures by British housing architects.
The free-to-download London Architecture Guide app has enabled tens of thousands of Londoners to learn about the architecture of their city. Competitions and free workplace residencies directed at young practices have provided career-transforming opportunities. The New Architecture Writers programme for young BAME critics is cultivating a more inclusive discourse, while the Architecture Schools database is opening up conversations between students and academics in universities.
Funding - The Architecture Foundation receives no public funding and is reliant on the financial support of many architects, engineers, developers and other built environment professionals across London, who are listed at the bottom of this website’s homepage.
If you are interested in becoming a Supporter please email: matea@architecturefoundation.org.uk
Architecture and Design Scotland has set out its plans for the coming decade in its new Corporate Strategy for 2021-31. Click here to read the A&DS Corporate Strategy for 2021-31. In this document you will find out how A&DS plans to work with to see the Place Principle become an everyday reality in the way Scotland’s places are created, adapted and sustained.
Our vision
A Scotland whose places are healthy, sustainable and thriving, where everyone works together to shape their future.
Our Aim - To see the benefits of the Place Principle become an everyday reality in the way Scotland’s places are created, adapted and sustained.
Context - Design can help realise the country’s ambitions, captured in initiatives such as Housing to 2040, 20 Minute Neighbourhoods, Community Wealth Building, Town Centre Regeneration and Community-Led Regeneration. In this context the design of our places is central to realising the National Outcomes in the Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework.
Our role is described in Creating Places, Scotland’s Policy for Architecture and Place. We were set up in 2005 by the Scottish Government and we are an executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB).
How we can help - A core aim of our strategy is to create the conditions that will ensure that the Place Principle becomes the ‘new normal’ for those involved in planning, designing, delivering and sustaining Scotland’s places.
We also know from experience that a place is better when the people who live there work together to shape it. The Place Principle, adopted by the Scottish Government in 2019, asks agencies in a place to collaborate with the people who live there to create a shared vision for its future.
Our role will be to provide leadership on the spatial aspects of the Place Principle to stimulate a step-change in how Scotland’s places are planned, designed, delivered and sustained. We will work with our partners to demonstrate what a joined-up approach looks like and the benefits it brings. We will use our experience and professional skills to inspire and support all those involved in creating, adapting and sustaining Scotland’s places.
Ultimately, our strategy is to use our remit and expertise to tackle the big challenges we all face. Above all, A&DS is about bringing people together to create better places for everyone.
People - The Society is managed by an elected Council of Trustees, assisted by our Administrator, with guidance from our President, Chairman and Treasurer. In 1992 the Society introduced the honorary position of Fellow, for those who have served the objects of the society with distinction.
Constitution - The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland’s established objectives are the advancement of education, the advancement of heritage and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by encouraging the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of the following where these are of merit or historic interest and situated in Scotland:
(a) buildings and their associated furnishings together with their settings;
(b) gardens and designed landscapes;
(c) town-layouts.
The AHF exists to help communities find enterprising ways to revitalise the old buildings they love. We help them with advice, grants and loans. Our support acts as a catalyst for putting sustainable heritage at the heart of vibrant local economies. For over 40 years, we’ve been the leading social investor in creating new futures for historic buildings.
What we do - The AHF is unique in that we are able to offer support to local communities at every point in the life-cycle of a project – from start-up advice and grants for early development work and project planning, through to loans for acquisition and as working capital for project delivery. We are often the first point of contact for community groups seeking to rescue historic buildings ‘at risk’.
We have a network of local officers based in each UK nation and the English regions who can offer advice and support to your group, whatever stage you are at. If we can’t help, we’ll signpost you to other organisations that may be able to.
Our duties are contained in the 1997 Architects Act, and cover six main areas:
- Prescribing – or ‘recognising’ – the qualifications needed to become an architect
- Keeping the UK Register of Architects
- Ensuring that architects meet our standards for conduct and practice
- Investigating complaints about an architect’s conduct or competence
- Making sure that only people on our Register offer their services as an architect.
- Acting as the UK’s regulatory authority for architects
Our work is overseen by a Board of 11 members all appointed by the Privy Council.
This includes one independent, non-executive Chair and ten non-executive Board members made up of five members of the public and five architects.
We have tailored our business to be flexible and adaptive so that we can complement your development schedule and fulfil your heritage needs. From fast turnaround quotes, no-nonsense project design, an impeccable safety record and rock solid delivery - on time and on budget, we have honed our skills to enable you to get on with your project.
- We co-ordinate the Scottish Archaeology Month, a bonanza of events across Scotland Standing stones
- We advocate for Scotland’s heritage as one of the few national independent charities
- We run Adopt -a – Monument to help community groups manage their heritage
- We are the lead body for Aim 4 of Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy which is all about encouraging greater engagement
We also run the amazing Heritage Hero Awards and our journal, Discovery and excavation in Scotland is the “go to” place for finding out what fieldwork has taken place in Scotland each year since. Learn more about our great work here: https://archaeologyscotland.org.uk/our-work/
Ireland - In Ireland, AMS is a recognised market leader in undertaking the role of Client’s Representative/Project Archaeologist to a wide range of clients, including public sector and semi-state bodies as well as private developers. AMS also provides and manages the implementation of archaeological assessments and site works on behalf of our clients across a wide range of development types. Our service offering covers all stages of a development.
Recent Projects include:
- N69 Listowel
- N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project
- Kilkenny Abbey Quarter Development
- New Children’s Hospital, St James, Dublin
- Claregalway, Athlone and Cork Flood Relief Schemes
UK - AMS Consultancy undertakes EIA work in the UK for a number of major engineering consultancies on a range of developments, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
The areas of development range from coastal flood protection, energy, railways, roads to commercial property.
AMS currently provides Transport Scotland with heritage advice, with director Ed Danaher acting as Transport Scotland’s Cultural Heritage Advisor for trunk road schemes across the country.
AMS also provides geoarchaeological consulting and fieldwork on minerals and infrastructure projects. These includes those in potentially sensitive locations such as the Vale of Pickering, and on designated heritage assets.
An example of one of our recent UK projects is the Cross Tay Link Road.
Of particular importance is the publication of an annual updated directory, the Directory of Approved Contractors and Registered Consultants. Rigorous standards of assessment are applied to anyone who qualifies to be entered in either directory.
The association manages the annual ARB show in June and conference in September.
We specialise in historic and listed buildings and provide a range of services for private clients. We carry out building surveys, specify repairs and oversee work on site.
We work with Architects, providing planning and heritage advice for their schemes and prepare Heritage Impact Statements to accompany planning applications.
We design extensions and alterations to listed and historic structures. We always save and retrofit buildings where possible. We use low carbon materials in our designs, repair like-with-like, and use traditional and re-used materials in our designs.
The results are high quality, solid buildings that look right in historic contexts and which play their part in reducing carbon usage.
We’ve won some awards for our designs, most recently ‘Best Remodelling’ and ‘Best Refurbishment of an Historic Building’ at the Jersey Design Awards 2019.
We are best known for:
- Sculpture Restoration
- War Memorial Cleaning
- Bronze Monument Cleaning
- Architectural Bronze Restoration
- Bronze Maintenance
- Small Bronze Restoration
Also worth knowing about is our incredible art services division which can handle all types of sculpting, carving, gilding, faux-finishing in and around London.
There are lots of reasons to work with us, but above all, you can rest assured that your bronze will be in safe hands because we are an accredited member of the Institute of Conservation (ICON). Secondly, we are members of several H&S schemes including Constructionline, Safecontractor, CHAS and Altiusva. Thirdly, we believe in personal service. You will always have one point of contact during your journey with us so you won’t suffer the frustration of being passed between departments.
Setting up on my own at the age when many people retire is a new adventure. I’ve worked with my late husband in our partnership Robert and Anne Netherwood, done an 8‐year stint with him setting up and running the Home Advisory Service in Dodoma Tanzania, and helped him set up the practice again when we returned to the UK. Changing hats, I was ordained in 1991 and spent 16 years looking after three very rural parishes in North Shropshire. I retired from the parishes when Rob was diagnosed with cancer, and helped him set up Greenspace Architects Ltd with Kevin Slack. I worked freelance for Greenspace until 2015, and now I have my own Chartered Practice – working from home
I’ve been very lucky to have Andy Hales helping me as a freelance assistant for three years until April 2019. Andy recently completed his RIBA Part 2 studies at the College of Alternative Technology in Machynlleth and has taught me a great deal about straw bale construction, hemp-crete insulation and other environmentally friendly building techniques.
I’m a member of the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and the Green Register, and I’m on the RIBA Conservation Register. In December 2017 I received accreditation from the RIBA as a Conservation Architect.
Andrew is a self-motivated Chartered Building Surveyor and Project Manager. Specialising and qualified in Historic Building’s Conservation, but also undertaking traditional Building Surveying roles.
Throughout the country are numerous old buildings, some 300 to 400 years old or more. Our philosophy is to care for these old buildings by using tried and tested materials and craftsmanship to ensure they are handed down and enjoyed by those who come after us for many more years to come.
We are conservationists who's aim is to repair rather than replace in order to retain those subtle and fragile qualities associated with the fabric of old and historic buildings.
Whether you have a need to maintain an old building or you have taken on a major project, wether you need to repair an old lath and plaster ceiling or care for your stone or brickwork our true love for old buildings can help.
Under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, we are consulted by local planning authorities in England and Wales on all Listed Building Consent applications involving an element of demolition, as well as on cases relating to other types of designated and undesignated heritage. We also offer advice on proposed changes to Places of Worship under the Ecclesiastical Exemption and other consent regimes.
Sharing knowledge - As well as our casework and campaigning for historic buildings and places of all ages and all types, we also work to promote and share our knowledge to influence and enlighten. Our annual volume of Transactions and members’ magazine, Heritage Now, provide detailed insights into the fields of architectural history and conservation. We also run an annual series of events, covering a wide range of topics.
All of our work is made possible by the valued support of our members, both in the UK and abroad. This allows us to continue to respond to the significant volume of casework we receive each year and to maintain our publications and events programme. Discover more details on how you can join our membership scheme to help us deliver our Mission.
*Historic Buildings & Places is the working name of the Ancient Monuments Society, which was founded in 1924. Download our Accounts and Annual Report 2020.