The Building Conservation Directory 2025

The 2025 edition of the Building Conservation Directory is now available in print and online.

With 188 pages and a foreword by Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO of World Monuments Fund, the directory is packed with invaluable information for anyone involved in conservation, repair or restoration work.

In particular, it provides details of hundreds of essential UK contacts for the conservation of historic buildings, their fittings and their surroundings, including:

• specialist architects, surveyors, structural engineers and heritage consultants
• craftspeople, conservation contractors and conservators
• suppliers of new and traditional products and building materials for repairs and conservation work
• sources of information and advice, including advisory, voluntary and statutory bodies
• conservation courses and training.

This edition also provides a wide range of articles by leading specialists giving practical guidance on important issues as outlined below.

A digital 'flipping book' version is available here free of charge, or order a printed copy of the latest edition below.

Articles in this edition

Geospatial surveys
Andy Beardsley

Listed buildings protection
Jonathan Taylor

EPCs and historic buildings: a mismatch?
Simon Lock

The digital frontier
Ingval Maxwell

PV fire risks and heritage buildings
Jim Glockling

The preservation of memory
Matthew Amis

Victorian iron and glass roofs
Jonathan Taylor and Faye Davies

Masonry and climate change
Camilla Finlay

Light protection
Léonie Seliger

Draught-proofing in historic buildings
Tom Coles and Dan Raymond Barker

Lessons from Vienna
Philip Black and Rachel Kerr

Swallows, swifts and house martins
Dick Newell

Old buildings, new graffiti
Jamie Fairchild

Damp, condensation and mould
John Edwards

Fire doors that fit
Robin Russell

Pipe organs
Tobit Curteis and William McVicker

World Monuments Fund
Jonathan Taylor

Interested in writing?

We are always looking for new articles which draw attention to key issues likely to be encountered by those responsible for the conservation or adaptation of historic buildings and sites for our magazines. Guidance for prospective authors is available here.

To order a copy of The Building Conservation Directory 2025

Please select the appropriate mailing region and click the 'buy now' link.
The price includes the publication, postage and packing.

Alternatively, phone Cathedral Communications during UK office hours to order a copy: Tel +44 (0)1747 871717.

Previous digital editions

Building Conservation Directory 2024

Building Conservation Directory 2023

Building Conservation Directory 2022

Building Conservation Directory 2021