Professional and trade bodies: affiliations and memberships
IHBCAll ConservationWorks staff and consultants are
full or Affiliated members of the Institute of Historic Buildings Conservation. We abide by the
IHBC Code of Conduct and actively pursue co-operative and positive working relationships with other members of the Institute in whatever role they play in the historic environment.
Image: Shippon, Nr Ashford. Grade II listed. Redundant and in need of a new use 2009. Early timber floorboards, possibly elm, to hayloft above. Also contains beautiful Gothick tracery glazing bars (not visible in this picture) highly unusual for a vernacular farm building previously housing sheep.
Staff are encouraged to develop their fields of interest and expertise through joining appropriate Societies and Associations. ConservationWorks is an Institutional Member of the SAHGB as our specialist interest is in the history and physical evolution of historic buildings, as well as their proper care, repair and conservation, with particular reference to Country Houses
The Georgian Group
ConservationWorks are Corporate Members of the Georgian Group, the national amenity society for buildings constructed between 1700 and 1836. Their specialist advice and guidance is sought as a matter of routine whenever Georgian buildings are under discussion.
SPAB Corporate Membership
ConservationWorks supports the as Corporate Members.
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Membership requiries signing up to both The SPAB Manifesto and to a declaration that our work is conducted in line with, and guided by the spirit of, the SPAB Principles.
Image: The Latin School, Wye. Grade I listed. Vacant 2009 but, in a prominent High Street location, watched and cared for.
Corporate Membership of this kind by any organisation does not imply, nor should it be inferred, that we -or any other company - are accredited or professionally approved by the Society.
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Special interest memberships:
Wallpaper History Society
Every layer of wallcovering in a building tells us something about the taste and economic circumstances of the building's owners, as well as furnishing fashions, over time. A understanding of these are an invaluable aid to dating the phases and alterations of a building during its lifetime.
Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
Decorative tiles and architectural ceramics such as terracotta and faience, have their own fashions. An appreciation of these materials and their aesthetic values as well as practical applications assists with the understanding of the evolution and architectural styles of a wide variety of buildings, and their conservation.
Brewery History Society
The Society was founded in 1972 to promote research into all aspects of the brewing industry, to encourage the interchange of information about breweries and brewing, and to collect photographic and other archive information about brewery history. It is the country's leading repository of information and expertise on beer brewing and its social and architectural history.
CAMRA London Pubs GroupA voluntary group formed of Pubs Officers and Pubs Preservation Officers from The Campaign for Real Ales' London branches, working to protect the heritage of London public houses through the promotion of sound conservation practice and acting on planning matters relating to alterations and pub closures.
ConservationWorks Director Dale Ingram is CAMRA's Pubs Preservation Officer for SW London branch. She also acts on planning matters relating to applications for consent including representation at planning appeals on behalf of CAMRA for pubs in any part of London. She provides support to local campaign groups in SW London, including making listing applications to English Heritage and Local List applications to Local Authorities.
CAMRA National Pubs Heritage Group
A voluntary group formed of the country's leading authorities on public house history, architecture, interiors and town planning matters from English Heritage, The Victorian Society, local authorities and elsewhere. The NPHG liaises with local and national government on policies and legislation affecting the nation's historic public house stock. Its Planning sub-group takes a leading role in specific cases of unauthorised works to listed pubs, making and supporting applications for listing, and compiling and reviewing the Regional and National Inventories of historic pubs.
Dale Ingram is a Corresponding Member of this group.