The mark of the conservation professional
Number | Theme | Copy submission deadline | Publication Date |
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184 | Leaders of Conservation Thought | April 2025 | June 2025 |
185 | Power Infrastructure | July 2025 | September 2025 |
186 | Technical: Roofs | October 2025 | December 2025 |
Context is the journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation which represents professionals working in the historic built environment in the UK. It is published four times a year and is distributed to Institute members and to a range of other subscribers. Context informs readers about developments in professional practice and the management of the historic environment and provides a forum for discussing issues of professional concern.
Context is edited by Rob Cowan. All enquiries should be directed to: editor@ihbc.org.uk Context is published four times a year.
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Cover of
CONTEXT No.183
March 2025
Articles include:
Wellbeing and heritage: making a difference
Linda Monckton and Desi Gradinarova
The economics of heritage and wellbeing
Thomas Colwill and Adala Leeson
Workplace wellbeing in the heritage sector
Angharad Hart
Healing through heritage
Elaine Griffiths
Broken pots, mending lives
Richard Osgood
Bricks, mortar and emotions
Alexandra Dziegiel
Heritage, ageing and wellbeing
Jessica Bowden
Nairn’s Liverpool revisited
Ian Wray
The destruction of the English country house
Graham Tite
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Cathedral Communications Ltd
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