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The Ancient
Monuments Society was founded in 1924 for the study and
conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old
craftsmanship. We are recognised as one of the National
Amenity Societies, and as such are informed of any application for
listed building consent in England and Wales involving demolition. |
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Since 1976 The Architectural Heritage
Fund (AHF) has operated as a national revolving fund
providing short term working capital to historic buildings preservation
trusts (BPTs) and other charities to undertake preservation projects.
To be eligible, the project must be undertaken by an organisation with
charitable status and involve a change in the use and/or the ownership
(usually through its acquisition by the borrower) of an historic
building in need of repair and rehabilitation. |
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The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS) is concerned with the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of Scottish buildings. We have about 1500 members throughout Scotland and beyond, with six regional groups organising local activities and carrying out casework. |
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Architecture and Design
Scotland (A+DS) is Scotland's national champion for good architecture,
design and planning in the built environment.
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ASHTAV works to unite amenity and civic societies, parish and town councils in
small historic towns and villages throughout Britain to preserve the
beauty, distinctiveness, social fabric and vitality of our historic
towns |
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The
Association of Environment Conscious Builders (AECB)
The objective and aims of the AECB is to facilitate environmentally
responsible practices within building.
Specifically the AECB aims to:-
* promote the use of products and materials which are safe, healthy and
sustainable
* encourage members projects that respect, protect and enhance the
environment
* make available comprehensive information and guidance about products,
methods and projects
* support the interests and endeavours of members in achieving these aims |
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The Association for Industrial Archaeology
The AIA is the national organisation for people who share an interest in Britain's industrial past. It brings together people who are researching, recording, preserving and presenting the great variety of this country's industrial heritage. Industrial architecture, mineral extraction, heritage-based tourism, power technology, adaptive re-use of industrial buildings and transport history are just some of the themes being investigated by our members. |
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The Association for Preservation
Technology International (APT) is the premier
cross-disciplinary organization dedicated to promoting the best
technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. With
members in 28 countries, APT connects a network of architects,
conservators, tradespeople, consultants, planners, curators, landscape
architects, engineers, developers, educators, engineers, historians,
apprentices and students. |
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The Association
of Local Government Archaeological Officers (ALGAO)provides a
forum representing archaeologists working for local authorities and
national parks throughout the UK.Its members are senior professional
archaeologists employed by local authorities to provide advice on
archaeological conservation and management. |
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BAPP (Building Appraisal, Pathology & Performance) is an alliance of
practitioners and those interested in the range of issues across building
pathology. It is a meeting of minds for the development and exchange of
knowledge and opinions on Pathology matters, where best practice, technical
knowledge and sharing is foremost; and it is not confined to the traditional
professional boundaries. |
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The Bath
Preservation Trust was founded in 1934 with the object of
protecting the city's unique architectural heritage. Its first action
was to fight plans to pull down parts of the picturesque Georgian city
of Bath, England, to make way for a new road. The road was never built.
Since this victory, the Trust has saved hundreds more listed buildings
from demolition, and emerged victorious from many similar threats to
the city. |
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Bricks
and Brass Interested in Victorian and Edwardian houses? This
site is all about houses in London, England built between 1850 and
1914. |
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Building
Conservation is the Internet sister 'publication' to The
Building Conservation Directory, a full-colour, 240-page, printed guide
to UK-based specialist consultants, conservators and suppliers of
products and services for the conservation of historic buildings.
The website contains a selection of
articles covering such subjects as timber decay and the use of lime
mortars. It also includes two useful databases providing contact details
for all the main advisory bodies and all the main conservation courses
and training programmes in the UK. |
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The Building
Limes Forum exists to encourage expertise and understanding
in the use of building limes. It is a charitable organisation with no
commercial ties and has about 400 members in the UK and overseas, the
majority being actively concerned with the repair of historic buildings |
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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) is the only membership forum operating within Scotland that brings voluntary and professional bodies in the built environment sector together, with a view to raising awareness of, and influencing, matters of strategic policy and legislation. Performing an intermediary role, BEFS exists to support its members by raising awareness of, and facilitating joint working on, strategic issues of common interest. Through collaborative action, BEFS influences and promotes relevant issues to policy- and decision-makers. |
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Built Heritage Conservation Training Centre-Bánffy Castle Bontida,
Romania The purpose of the centre is to promote excellence in
the conservation of the historic environment and specifically to teach
traditional building craft skills which can be utilised in the repair
and maintenance of historic buildings The Centre promotes a policy of
Minimal Intervention in dealing with the repair of historic buildings,
combined with a strategy of Compatibility in techniques and materials,
and the use of local resources. It promotes a philosophy of analysing,
understanding, and recording historic buildings before and during
intervention. |
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Cadw is the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government. 'Cadw' (pronounced cad-oo) is a Welsh word meaning 'to keep'. We welcome over a million visitors to our sites every year. To find out about them, click on 'Places to Visit'. We aim to protect the historic environment of Wales by working with partners and private owners.
Cadw yw gwasanaeth amgylchedd hanesyddol Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru. Rydym yn croesawu dros filiwn o ymwelwyr i'n safleoedd bob blwyddyn. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth amdanynt, cliciwch ar 'Lleoedd i Ymweld â Hwy'. Ein nod yw diogelu amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru drwy weithio gyda phartneriaid a pherchnogion preifat. |
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The
Carpenters’ Fellowship: Promoting communication, training and sharing of
knowledge amongst those interested in historic and contemporary timber
framed structures. We produce a magazine ‘Mortice and Tenon’ four times a
year, hold a conference each September, and run courses and other training
events, as well as administrating the NVQ in Structural Post and Beam
Carpentry. |
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The Centre for Education in
the Built Environment
As part of the Subject Network of the Higher Education Academy, the
Centre provides discipline based support to enhance the quality of learning
and teaching in the UK Higher Education Built Environment community. |
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The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) represents over 9,000 professionals working and studying in the field of Architectural Technology. CIAT is internationally recognised as the qualifying body for Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) and Architectural Technicians (TCIAT). |
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The
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) represents on behalf of the
public the most diverse set of professionals in the construction industry,
setting the pace globally for high standards of professionalism in the built
environment. |
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The Church
Monuments Society was founded in 1979 and offers a focus for
all who have an interest in church monuments of all types and periods.
It was conceived to encourage the appreciation, study and conservation
of church monuments both in the UK and abroad . |
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The Churches Conservation Trust
is the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. We’ve saved
over 340 beautiful buildings which attract more than a million visitors a
year. With our help and with your support they are kept open, in use and
free to all – living once again at the heart of their communities. |
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Civic
Society Initiative
The civic society movement is one of the most important community
networks in the UK today. There are over a thousand local civic and
amenity societies in the warp and weft of local communities and they
have over 250,000 individual members. The role of societies and local
community action is as important now as it was when the first society
was set up in 1847. |
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The College of
Estate Management is the leading international body providing
distance learning education and training to the property professions
and construction industry worldwide. The links below are to
dissertations that have been prepared by students of the RICS Diploma
in Building Conservation, at the College of Estate Management, Reading. |
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The Construction History Society are an organisation interested in the How?, Where? and Why? aspects of buildings. We are interested in buildings from all periods of history and from all around the world. The CHS can offer a wealth of information from its members and its archives of publications, newsletters and industry documentation. We have members of all ages and from many professional, amateur, academic and construction industry backgrounds. |
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The Council for British
Archaeology works to promote the study and safeguarding of
Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological
opinion, and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of, Britain's
past.
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The Design Commission for Wales is a national organisation which was established in 2002 and is core funded by the National Assembly for Wales. We are one of four UK Commissions established to champion good design and a high quality built environment. |
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The Ecclesiastical Architects' and Surveyors' Association is a learned Society, founded in 1872 as the Ecclesiastical Surveyors' Association, to promote good standards of design and repair of ecclesiastical buildings, be they churches, chapels, halls, parsonage houses or similar buildings, across all denominations. |
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The Ecclesiological Society is for those who are interested in and enthusiastic about churches. Anyone can join the Society who is interested in the arts, architecture or liturgy of the Christian Church. Members' interests range over all periods and places, from the earliest churches in Britain through to the most recent developments in ecclesiastical architecture, fittings and liturgy across the world. Whether you are an expert on churches and their architecture, or merely curious, welcome! Please contact us with any questions - we will do our best to answer, without charge. |
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English Heritage is the Government's statutory advisory body on the historic
environment. It also manages hundreds of historic sites and awards
grants annually totalling £40M. The Website
includes English Heritage's register of Grade I and II* buidings at risk |
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The English Stone Forum is working
to: encourage greater public interest in and awareness of the stone built heritage
of England and the threats it faces; encourage the use of English stone for the public benefit and to; ensure the availability of the stone required for the maintenance of the built
heritage and new build.
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The European Architectural History Network (EAHN) offers you two ways to participate in the network via the internet: join the EAHN mailing list and receive occasional announcements and links to the EAHN newsletter when it is published every three months and/or contribute to this website with your ideas and suggestions. |
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European Network of Excellence in Open Cultural Heritage
EPOCH is a network of about a hundred European cultural institutions joining their efforts to improve the quality and effectiveness of the use of Information and Communication Technology for Cultural Heritage. Participants include university departments, research centres, heritage institutions, such as museums or national heritage agencies, and commercial enterprises, together endeavouring to overcome the fragmentation of current research in this field. |
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Friends of Friendless Churches
have campaigned since 1957 for the preservation of ancient and beautiful but redundant churches. We now own 38 former places of worship, half in England, half in Wales, which we have saved from demolition, decay and unsympathetic conversion. We preserve these buildings undertaking repair where necessary as peaceful spaces for visitors and the local community to enjoy. In Wales our work is funded by Cadw and the Church in Wales, however in England grant aid is not automatic and we rely extensively on the generosity of donors and members. |
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The Friends of Gwrych
Castle have built this web site to raise awareness of the
condition of the castle today and how it was in its prime. The site
includes Photos, Walks, Interesting facts, Memories, Ghost stories,
News and the present condition of the Castle. |
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The Garden History Society is widely recognised for its expertise and advice. Its professionally qualified conservation officers are consulted by Government agencies, local authorities and others on a wide range of issues affecting historic parks and gardens, especially those listed in the English and Welsh Registers, and in the Scottish Inventory. |
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The Georgian Group is the charity dedicated to preserving Georgian buildings and gardens.
Each year we are consulted on over 6,000 planning applications
involving demolition or alterations. We are not opposed to change, but
our intervention has helped protect many buildings from unsympathetic
alterations. It is often through our influence that a better solution
is found. |
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Global Heritage Fund
(GHF) is a non-profit international conservancy which protects and preserves
humankind's most important cultural heritage sites in developing countries. |
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The
aim of Green Space is to be the UK’s leading advocate for the economic, social and
environmental benefits of better planned, designed and managed parks,
gardens and green spaces and for their positive contribution to our
economic, physical and spiritual health, to social cohesion and to
biodiversity. |
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The
Heritage Alliance, established in 2002 as Heritage Link, is the biggest
alliance of heritage interests in the UK and was set up to promote the
central role of the non-Government movement in the heritage sector. |
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Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government and we are charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment and promoting its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of Scottish Ministers. |
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The Historic Towns Forum (EHTF) has been supporting
professionals working in the historic built environment since 1987. The
Forum's events and publications focus on perennial and topical issues.
This collective then offers a strong platform from which to lobby
policy makers on behalf of historic towns and cities.
With effect from 1 January 2009 the English Historic Towns Forum became the Historic Towns Forum opening up its Membership to Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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The Homes and Communities Academy is the skills and expertise arm of the new Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). We improve the skills and knowledge of people who create and maintain communities. Our work strengthens HCA's role to create thriving places and affordable homes. |
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ICCROM is an
intergovernmental organization (IGO) dedicated to the conservation of
cultural heritage. It exists to serve the international community as
represented by its Member States, which currently number more than 128. |
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ICOMOS is an
international non-governmental organisation of professionals, dedicated
to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. ICOMOS
provides a forum for professional dialogue and a vehicle for the
collection, evaluation, and dissemination of information on
conservation principles, techniques, and policies. |
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Icon is the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK.
Icon's membership embraces the wider conservation community,
incorporating not only professional conservators in all disciplines,
but all others who share a commitment to improving understanding of and
access to our cultural heritage. |
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The Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) advances the practice of archaeology and allied disciplines by promoting professional standards and ethics for conserving, managing, understanding and promoting enjoyment of heritage. |
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The
International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
(IIC) has been promoting the knowledge, methods and working standards needed
to protect and preserve historic and artistic works throughout the world for
more than fifty years. |
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The Institute for Garden and Landscape History
has been established to promote the study and development of gardens,
designed landscapes and parks by encouraging academic research, practical
horticulture and related traditional skills. It aims to disseminate this
knowledge for the benefit and education of the public and, in support of
this objective, to preserve and maintain archives and collections |
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The Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers was founded in 1965 and celebrated "IHIE at 40" in 2005. We have been registering engineers and technicians with the Engineering Council since 1972 and accrediting academic courses since 1989. IHIE is run by and for practical engineers and allied professionals who have ideas and commitment to sustainability and integrity. |
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The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a registered charity that strives to promote and progress civil engineering. We believe that civil engineers are "at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise." |
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The
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation serves the transport profession for the benefit of society and its members. With over 11,000 members, working across a wide range of disciplines, it aims to promote the exchange of knowledge, improve policy formulation, stimulate debate on transportation issues, recognise and develop individual competence (through qualifications and continuing professional development) and encourage best practice in the industry. |
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The Landmark
Trust is an independent UK building preservation charity
which was founded in 1965 to rescue worthwhile historic buildings from
neglect, and then to restore and let them for holidays. The income from
letting contributes to their upkeep. There are now 178 Landmarks spread
across Britain, four in Italy and two in Vermont, USA. They include
follies, forts, manor houses, mills, cottages, castles, gatehouses and
towers. You can stay in any of these buildings. |
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The Landscape
Design Trust is a registered charity and promotes landscape for the
benefit of the environment and the community. |
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The
Listed Property Owners Club was
established in 1993 by a group of enthusiastic owners to provide advice and
information gained from personal experience. It is now Britain's only advice
service dedicated to keeping listed building owners informed of their
obligations, rights, privileges and responsibilities. |
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Maintain
our Heritage (MoH) was formed in 1999 to promote a new,
long-term, sustainable strategy for the care of historic buildings with
pre-eminence given to maintenance rather than sporadic major repair. A
shift to systematic maintenance will require a change in attitude,
policy and practice in government, the construction industry, the
heritage sector and historic building owners. MoH conceived, set up and
ran a trial maintenance inspection service, the Bath Area Pilot
2002-03. It is currently leading wide-ranging research into maintenance
issues in partnership with DTI, English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund
and others. |
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The National Churches Trust was launched in 2007 as the only national,
non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting places of
worship used by Christian denominations throughout the UK. The Trust
promotes the use of these buildings by congregations and the wider community
– underlying their importance to society. The Trust advocates the
conservation of places of worship of historic value for the use and
enjoyment of future generations. |
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The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) is an independent specialist sector skills development group with a UK-wide remit to provide assistance with all aspects of recruiting, training, and qualifying the built heritage sector workforce of the construction industry. |
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The
National Society of Master Thatchers was first established in 1967 as
The National Society of Master Thatchers' Associations. Today it is a prime
resource for members, their customers, conservation officers, the media and
for all who care about thatch as part of our National heritage. |
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For
more than 50 years, the National
Trust has been helping Americans protect the irreplaceable.
A private nonprofit organization with more than 200,000 members, the
National Trust is the leader of the vigorous preservation movement that
is saving the best of the country's past for the future. |
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The National Trust for Scotland is the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy. With over 297,000 members it is the largest conservation charity in Scotland and it depends for its support on donations, legacies, grants and membership subscriptions. |
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The Penrhos Trust is a charity that has been established to rescue historic farm
buildings that are in danger of becoming lost and revive them with
ecological and organic food businesses. The Trust also runs seminars,
meetings, special events and courses to help teach and promote the
benefits of traditional farming and food production. |
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Planning Portal is the UK
Government's online planning and building regulations resource |
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The
Public Realm Information Advice
Network (PRIAN) is a not for profit network of professionals from the
fields of engineering, planning and urban design who are committed to
enhancing the quality of the public realm and the urban experience in the
UK. |
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The
Prince’s Regeneration Trust is a charity that works across the
United Kingdom to help
under-used or redundant historic buildings perform a new function, unlocking
a regeneration of the wider community. The Trust acts as an enabler,
facilitator, fundraiser, adviser, partner and advocate. They build
partnerships with local communities, the public and
private sectors, donors
and developers to ensure that important buildings at risk of demolition or
decay are preserved, regenerated and re-used. |
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The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) is responsible for recording, interpreting and collecting information about the built environment. This information, which relates to buildings, sites, and ancient monuments of archaeological, architectural and historical interest (including maritime sites and underwater constructions) is then made freely available to the public. |
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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.
Established in 1908, it is a Welsh Assembly Government Sponsored Body. The
Commission works closely with other heritage organisations in Wales and
internationally to develop and promote understanding of the archaeological,
built and maritime heritage.
Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru
yw’r corff cenedlaethol sy’n ymchwilio i amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru ac
yn ei gofnodi. Ym 1908 y sefydlwyd y Comisiwn, ac erbyn hyn mae’n Gorff
a Noddir gan Lywodraeth y Cynulliad. Bydd y Comisiwn yn gweithio’n agos
gyda sefydliadau treftadaeth eraill yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol i
ddatblygu a hyrwyddo dealltwriaeth o’r dreftadaeth archaeolegol,
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The Royal
Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, the RIAS, was founded in
1916 as the professional body for all chartered architects in Scotland and
is the foremost architectural professional institute in the country dealing
with architecture and the built environment.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession. We provide support for our 40,500 members worldwide in the form of training, technical services, publications and events, and set standards for the education of architects, both in the UK and overseas. |
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The RICS is one of the
largest professional associations in the world, with a membership of
some 100,000 comprising 75,000 chartered surveyors and 5,000 technical
surveyors as well as 20,000 students and probationers. Members are
based in over 100 countries and operated in many others. In as many as
50 countries, the interests of chartered surveyors are represented
through locally organised units that provide support to members and
promote the qualification to government and business. |
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The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is a dynamic organisation leading the way in the creation of places that work now and in the future.
The RTPI understands that just as people develop places, places develop people. We are committed to the enhancement of our natural and human environment. |
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SAVE has
been described as the most influential conservation group to be formed
since William Morris founded the Society for the Protection Ancient
Monuments over a century ago. It was established in 1975 - European
Architectural Heritage Year - by a group of journalists, historians,
architects, and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic
buildings through press releases, lighting leaflets, reports, books and
exhibitions. |
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The Scottish Civic Trust was founded in 1967 with the purpose of providing leadership and focus in the protection, enhancement and development of Scotland's built environment. |
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The Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) was set up in 1991 'to promote the design of communities, environments, projects, systems, services, materials and products which enhance the quality of life of, and are not harmful to, living species and planetary ecology'. |
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The Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) was established in 1994 as a ‘not for profit’ organisation registered as a charity in Scotland. Our aims and objectives are to: - Promote for the public benefit the appropriate repair of Scotland's traditional and historic buildings; - Advance education through the provision of 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. |
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The aim of the Scottish Stone Liaison Group is to enhance availability, promote utilisation and advance knowledge and skills in design, specification and use of indigenous Scottish stone in existing and new build projects. |
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The Scottish Vernacular
Buildings Working Group (SVBWG) was set up in 1972 to provide a focus
for people interested in the traditional buildings of Scotland. A key
activity of the group is publication of research about the buildings, their
materials, their setting, their social role and so on. |
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The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, warmly welcomes membership applications from individuals from all walks of life who are interested in the history of architecture of all places and in all periods of time. The Society exists to encourage an interest in the history of architecture, to provide opportunities for the exchange and discussion of ideas related to this subject and to publish, in its journal, Architectural History, significant source material and the results of original research. |
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The Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) was founded by William
Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of
medieval buildings being practiced by many Victorian architects. Today
it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert pressure group
fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage. |
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The Stone Federation of Great Britain is the official trade association for the natural stone industry. The Federation co-ordinates all aspects of the industry and provides specifiers and users with a first point of contact for information, advice and guidance in sourcing an appropriate material and a reliable service. |
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The Survey Association, more commonly known as TSA, was formed in 1979 to represent the views and business concerns of the private surveying companies in the United Kingdom. TSA is run by a full time Secretariat based in Newark on Trent and currently has in excess of one hundred and twenty members. The member companies range in size from one man operations to major businesses employing many hundreds of people. Members are drawn from a wide range of surveying disciplines including Land, Building, Hydrographic, Underground Mapping and Photogrammetry. |
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The Theatres
Trust was established to 'promote the better protection of
theatres' and the creation of this website forms part of our on-going
strategy to disseminate information on the work of the Trust, on
theatre buildings, their architecture, design and protection. |
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The Thorney Island Society takes its name from the island in the
Thames which was once no more than a dense thicket upon which
Westminster Abbey was first built. It is a conservation and amenity
group founded in 1985 - its objective being to save the library erected
in Great Smith Street in 1893. Today it continues to look after the
interests of both residents and businesses within the area and acts as
'watch dog' on local planning and development issues. The Society is
also concerned about the extension of conservation boundaries and the
scale and aesthetics of building programmes within its remit. Enquiries
to: The Thorney Island Society, 39 Westminster Mansions, Great Smith
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The Tiles and Architectural
Ceramics Society and the TACS Gazetteer is an exciting three
year project that aims to locate, survey and analyse the principal
British ceramic sites of all periods. A task never previously
attempted. In addition, links give access to other interesting ceramics
sites and you can now search the TACS database on line. |
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The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) - is an internationally recognised centre of excellence on the specification and use of timber and wood products. TRADA is a company limited by guarantee and not-for-profit membership-based organisation. TRADA's origins go back over 70 years and its name is synonymous with independence and authority. Its position in the industry is unique with a diverse membership encompassing companies and individuals from around the world and across the entire wood supply chain, from producers, merchants and manufacturers, to architects, engineers and end users. |
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The Transylvania
Trust is a non-profit organization established in 1996 to
promote and manage conservation and research of the built heritage in
the Transylvanian region of Romania. The built heritage of Transylvania
is vibrant and diverse, with architecture and landscapes representing
the rich history of many cultures. From 13th century churches, castles,
mansions and historic cities and towns to 19th century village homes,
many structures have survived wars, invasions and numerous migrations.
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The
Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of
architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards. One of the
Societyâs prime objectives is education, with education comes
appreciation. With conservation, another prime objective, comes the
continued opportunity for extending our knowledge about those buildings
or artifacts, whether important or humble, rare or commonplace as the
red telephone kiosk, that characterise the Twentieth Century in
Britain. |
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UDAL is a network of
professional and campaigning organisations that was formed in 1997 to
promote the value of good urban design. UDAL’s organisations bring
together over half a million people who design, plan, manage and
campaign for better places. Their day-to-day decisions shape the urban
environment. UDAL is working to help them become more effective. |
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The
UK Heritage Research Group
(UKHRG) brings together organisations from England, Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales involved in commissioning policy research about the
heritage sector. Management of the Group is co-ordinated by the Policy
and Strategic Development Department at the Heritage Lottery Fund, and the
e-resources are co-ordinated by Ian Baxter at Glasgow Caledonian University. |
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Founded in 1978, the Urban Design Group is a campaigning membership organisation. It believes that urban design is not the job of any single profession. Making successful places depends on breaking down professional barriers and building collaborations between the people with the power to make things happen. |
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The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) exists to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of architecture from the prehistoric to the present in the nine counties of Ulster, and to encourage its preservation and conservation. |
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The
UK National Commission for UNESCO
was formally re-instated on March 30, 2004 by Hilary Benn. It was the
culmination of the Campaign Group’s work since the termination of the
previous National Commission by his predecessor exactly one year
earlier.
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The Vernacular Architecture Group
An international organisation for all those interested in lesser traditional
buildings. Formed in 1952 to further the study of traditional buildings,
originally those of the British Isles. In recent years, its membership and
publications have also reflected a growing interest in buildings from other
parts of the world. |
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The
Victorian Society is the national society responsible for the
study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other
arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of
nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture. Among its thirty
founder members were John Betjeman and Nikolaus Pevsner. |
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World Monuments
Fund in Britain has been in operation for 10 years as an
affiliate of the World Monuments Fund in New York, which has been
active since 1965. The organisation has raised awareness, funding and
contributed valuable technical and managerial expertise to saving
hundreds of monuments around the world. |
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York
Conservation Trust Limited - Initially Ings Property Company
Limited, was formed in 1945 by Dr John Bowes Morrell and his brother Mr
Cuthbert Morrell, both of whom had been buying medieval properties in
York for many years, which they restored and rehabilitated, together
with Dr Morrell's son Mr William Bowes Morrell. Their properties were
combined under one company - Ings Property Company Limited - without
expectation of profit until 1976, when they bequeathed all the
properties in the company to the current registered charity, York
Conservation Trust Limited. |
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