The Building Conservation Directory 2023

178 T H E B U I L D I N G C O N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 2 3 | C E L E B R AT I N G 3 0 Y E A R S C AT H E D R A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N S COURSES & TRAINING continued European Restoration Institute (Istituto Europeo del Restauro) www.istitutoeuropeodelrestauro.it ■ Various heritage conservation and restoration courses Varies International Academic Projects www.academicprojects.co.uk ■ Professional development courses in conservation, collections care, archaeology and museum studies 1 hour to 3 days The Prince’s Foundation www.princes-foundation.org/ education/foundation-summer-school ■ Conservation crafts summer school 3 wks The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk ■ SPAB Scholarship: programme for early career qualified architects, surveyors and engineers ■ William Morris Craft Fellowship (craft training for qualified craftspeople 9 mnths FT 3 blocks, 2 mnths FT each SHORT COURSES Birmingham City University www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/ conservation-of-the-historic- environment-ma-pgdip ■ Various building conservation CPD courses 2 days Boniface Enterprises Ltd www.beconservation.com ■ Surveying Timber Framed Buildings ■ Coaching and training in building conservation 1 day Varies Charles Brooking Architectural Historian www.cbah.uk ■ Embracing the History of the English Door, Window (1650– 1950), shutters, fanlights and ironmongery ■ The Development of Rainwater Heads, circa 1700–1960 ■ The Development of Domestic Stained Glass, circa 1820–1950 ■ The Development of Domestic Staircases, circa 1690–1960 ■ The Development of the Coal- Burning Fire-Grate, circa 1750–1950 ½ day to 1 day, or tailor-made One hour One hour ½ day to 1 day, or tailor-made ½ day to 1 day, or tailor-made Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre www.burngatestonecentre.co.uk ■ Short courses and evening classes in stone carving and letter cutting Varies Chemfix Products Ltd www.timbabuild.co.uk ■ Timbabuild – epoxy resin wood repairs ½ day Chippendale International School of Furniture www.chippendaleschool.com ■ Professional Furniture Making 30 wks City & Guilds of London Art School www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk ■ Various short courses in woodcarving, stone carving, lettering in stone and clay modelling 5 days Cornish Lime Company Ltd www.cornishlime.co.uk ■ CPD seminars on breathable mortars and paints ■ Decorative Plaster and Running Mould Masterclasses ■ Lime rendering and plastering courses ■ Lime training day ■ Pointing Course 1 hour 1 day 1 day 1 day ½ day David Sleight Conservation www.sleightconservation.co.uk/ practical-training ■ Practical hands on conservation skills training. 1–2 days Ecole d’Avignon Centre www.ecole-avignon.com/en_US/ Formations ■ Various traditional craft and heritage conservation courses Varies Eden Lime edenhotlimemortar.co.uk ■ Lime mortar training days 1 day The Environment Study Centre environmentstudycentre.org ■ Investigation of Moisture and its Effects in Traditional Buildings ■ Level 3 Award in Energy Efficiency for Older and Traditional Buildings 1 day 2 days Place Services, Essex County Council www.placeservices.co.uk/courses ■ Various short courses in traditional building skills 1–3 days Fleur Kelly www.fleurkelly.com ■ Intensive short courses, run on demand in SW France on a variety of fresco painting techniques. 5 days or 2 wks Gaches Plasterwork www.gachesplastering.co.uk ■ Traditional plastering courses Varies Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle www.lincolncastle.com/explore/ heritage-skills-centre ■ Various, heritage skills Varies ICCROM (Rome) www.iccrom.org/get-involved/ courses ■ Various heritage conservation training courses Varies Lead Sheet Training Academy www.leadsheet.co.uk ■ Traditional Basic Leadwork (C&G Accredited) 3 or 5 days The Lettering Arts Trust www.letteringartstrust.org.uk ■ Short courses in wood and stone letter carving and calligraphy 1–6 days The Lime Centre www.thelimecentre.co.uk/services/ training/ ■ Wall Insulation: Internal with woodfibre boards and lime plaster ½ day Low-Impact Living Initiative www.lowimpact.org ■ Online courses on topics from straw-bale building to solar electricity Varies Mike Wye www.mikewye.co.uk/courses.htm ■ Various online CPD courses and SIGA workshops 1 day Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/lime.html ■ Introduction to using Lime 1 day Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/ restorationskills.html ■ Timber Frame Restoration Skills 3 days Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/ timberframecourse.html ■ Timber framing courses Varies Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/ wattleanddaub.html ■ Wattle and Daub course 1 day Oxford Brookes University www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses ■ Various short courses relating to planning for professionals Varies University of Oxford www.conted.ox.ac.uk/ ■ Various short courses and training in architectural history and the historic environment Varies The Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust learningstone.org ■ Stonemasonry, geometry and architectural detail CPD Varies Prince’s Foundation and Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust princes-foundation.org/building- arts-programme ■ Building Arts Programme 3 wks Rainbow Glass Ltd www.rainbowglassstudios.co.uk ■ Day courses in stained glass and evening workshops 1 day The Red Mason www.theredmason.co.uk/ workshop-courses/ ■ CPD and bespoke courses 1 day + Restorative Techniques Ltd www.restorativetechniques.co.uk ■ CPD seminars on masonry cleaning Varies Royal Agricultural University bc-url.com/royalagricultural- buildingconservation- summerschool ■ Building Conservation Summer School 4 days Scottish Lime Centre Trust www.scotlime.org ■ Damp in buildings seminars and CPD ■ Lime seminars and CPD: winter working with lime, lime for civil engineering etc ■ Lime training: rendering/harling, plastering and pointing courses ■ Materials analysis seminars ■ Sash and case window repairs ■ Various building conservation and traditional building skills courses Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 1–5 days The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk ■ SPAB courses seminars and workshops ■ The Repair of Old Buildings Course: an introduction to the SPAB conservation approach Up to 2 days 5 days (spring and autumn) Stonehealth Ltd www.stonehealth.com ■ Cleaning of Building Masonry (RIBA CPD-approved) Varies Sturge Conservation Studio www.leatherconservation.co.uk/ training.htm ■ Practical leather conservation 3 days Ty-Mawr Lime Ltd www.lime.org.uk/courses-site- visits-consultancy/courses.html ■ Various short courses in building skills. Also RIBA-accredited CPD seminars on the use of lime. Varies (usually 1–2 days) Tywi Centre www.tywicentre.org.uk ■ L3 Award, Repair and Maintenance of Traditional (pre 1919) Buildings ■ Various short courses on timber and masonry conservation, use of lime, window repairs etc 2 days 1 day Weald & Downland Living Museum www.wealddown.co.uk ■ Various short courses in building conservation and traditional crafts and skills 1–5 days West Dean College www.westdean.org.uk/study/ school-of-conservation/ conservation-cpd ■ Building conservation masterclasses – delivered in collaboration with Historic England 1–4 days Womersley’s Limited www.womersleys.co.uk/shop/ training_courses ■ Lime and clay – various short courses for conservation and sustainable building 1 day UNDERGRADUATE COURSES Bath Spa University www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/ ug-history-heritage-and-public-history ■ BA (Hons) History (Heritage & Public History) 3–4 yrs FT (PT avail) Bishop Grosseteste University www.bishopg.ac.uk ■ BA (Hons) Archaeology and History The Building Crafts College www.thebcc.ac.uk/category/ heritage-conservation ■ Fd Degree Historic Building Conservation ■ L6 Conservation Construction Site Management 2 yrs FT Varies Cathedrals’Workshop Fellowship www.cwfcathedrals.co.uk ■ FdA Applied Historic Building Conservation and Repair 2 yrs City & Guilds of London Art School www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk ■ BA (Hons) Conservation: Books & Paper ■ BA (Hons) Conservation: Stone, Wood & Decorative Surfaces ■ DipHE/GradDip/BA (Hons) Carving: Woodcarving and Gilding 3 yrs FT 3 yrs GradDip 1 yr, Dip 2 yrs, BA 3 yrs FT Hereford College of Arts www.hca.ac.uk/course/artist- blacksmithing ■ BA (Hons) Artist Blacksmithing 3 yrs