Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (UK) Short Courses

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings are pleased to announce that our Spring short courses are now open for booking. Details of course titles, dates and locations are below.
For more information or to book online click here or contact Lucy Jacob: lucyj@spab.org.ukOld House Eco Course’, 15 February, St Paul’s Centre, Hammersmith, London, W6 9PJ.  £100 (£120 with a copy of the Old House Eco Handbook)
‘Paint Analysis in Historic Buildings’ Afternoon Seminar
11 March 2014         SPAB’s HQ, 37 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY        £50
Condensation and Mould in Buildings’ Afternoon Seminar
25 March 2014        the Gallery, 70/77 Cowcross Street, London, E1CM 6EL        £50
‘Repair of Free-Standing Walls’ Masterclass (in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces)
11 April 2014        Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, KT8 9AU        £150
‘Glorious Mud! An Introduction to the Repair of Earth Buildings’ Two-day Course
30 April – 1 May 2014        Slawston, Leicestershire        £50 per day
‘Repair of Old Buildings Course: An Introduction to the SPAB’s Conservation Approach’
12 – 16 May 2014        St Andrew Holborn, London, EC4A 3AB       £750
Includes one night accomodation (Wednesday), meals, transport and insurance during site visits only. The fee also includes one year individual membership to the SPAB.

Spring Evening Lectures – Landscape and Memory

Taking place in London in March 2014, our series of evening lectures will explore buildings in their environment.
‘What Shimmering Strangeness: Repairing the Cyrstal Grotto at Painshill Park, Surrey’, 6 March 2014
‘Forerunner of Arkwright’s Grand Plan: Protecting the Lumsdale Valley, Derbyshire’ , 13 March 2014
‘From Iron Harvest to Little Oasis: Landscape as a War Memorial’, 20 March 2014
£8 for members (£21 for all three) or £9 for non-members (£24 for all three)
Lucy Jacob
Courses Organiser
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Tel: 020 7377 1644 (option 7)
Email: lucyj@spab.org.uk
Twitter: @LucyJacob5
Website: www.spab.org.uk

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