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We champion historic buildings and places of all ages and all types and work to provide a sustainable future for them.
Expert talks ✅ Guided visits ✅ A year celebrating all corners of our built heritage.
📅 Plan your 2026 heritage adventures here:
Later in 2026 celebrate the rich diversity of secular buildings — palaces, cottages, factories, town halls & more. Each has a story to tell!
Expert talks ✅ Guided visits ✅ A year celebrating all corners of our built heritage.
📅 Plan your 2026 heritage adventures: hbap.org.uk/historic-bui...
2026 is nearly here, and Historic Buildings & Places has TWO themes to inspire heritage lovers: Places of Worship & All Buildings Great and Small! ⛪🏰
From Jan - Jun explore the spiritual, architectural & community heritage of faith buildings — from small chapels to grand cathedrals across.
Around £250,000 from the Levelling Up Fund has supported upgrades to heating and lighting, helping open this Grade II* listed building to wider community use. A thoughtful scheme in a standout setting.
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The Centenary Methodist Church in Boston, Lincolnshire, showcases a remarkable contrast: the 1839 chapel by Stephen Lewin alongside the bold 1910 Edwardian Baroque frontage added after a fire.
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Tucked on the corner of Edmund Street and Newhall Street in #Birmingham stands this striking red-brick landmark. Built in 1896 by Frederick Martin of Martin and Chamberlain for the Bell Edison Company, it was once known as the “Bell Edison Telephone Buildings.”
Have you ever explored the inside?
Join our Zoom session to explore recent secular and ecclesiastical casework. Hear from Ross Anthony on how HB&P aids sustainable heritage adaptation as a statutory consultee.
📅 Date: 19 November 2025
💻 Free to attend
🔗 Sign up: hbap.org.uk/hbp-november-2025-online-casework-review
Oken’s House, a Grade II* timber-framed building has been part of Warwick’s story for over 500 years. Once given to the town for charitable use by Thomas Oken, much of its medieval character was restored during the 19th-century.
Today it continues to welcome the community, now as a local tea room.
Hampton Court Palace exemplifies historic architecture, showcasing both Tudor and Georgian styles. Its evolving design offers insights into architectural trends over centuries, alongside its rich Royal history.
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This Grade II* windmill in Thaxted, Essex, built in 1804 for John Webb, is a red brick tower mill that has been restored but lost a sail in 2010, closing it to visitors. Funding is now secured for essential repairs. We look forward to seeing it operational again!
📷: Andy Stephenson
The Houses of Parliament look stunning after dark.
Wishing everyone a safe and spark-filled Bonfire Night! 🎆✨
📸: Hooman R., Unsplash
#BonfireNight #HistoricBuildings #HousesOfParliament #EverydayHeritage
Without concessions from the applicant, we advised proving this is the only viable preservation use.
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No. 25 Stanley Street, Warrington, Grade II listed C18 townhouse, retains classical features like a moulded archway, original staircase, and decorative ceilings. We're concerned that converting it into an HMO could harm its historic character.
📷: Image from Application
Last chance to book!
Join us tomorrow, 4 Nov at 6pm, for our online talk ‘The Function and Design of Malthouses from the 16th to the Mid-20th Centuries’ with Amber Patrick, Historic Buildings & Places’ Industrial Casework Officer.
🎟️ Book your ticket now: hbap.org.uk/online-talk-...
Our team member Ross visited King’s Lynn’s Grade I listed Custom House to discuss plans for a series of essential repairs and upgrade works.
These improvements aim to ensure the building can be safely brought back into use and reopened to the public after almost a decade of closure.
#KingsLynn
Join us online on Tues, 4 Nov 2025, at 6pm for a talk with Amber Patrick, HB&P’s Industrial Casework Officer. Amber will explore the evolution of malthouse designs, from early layouts to their later, more discreet forms, while retaining their functionality.
hbap.org.uk/online-talk-...
Prince Henry’s Room on Fleet Street in London is a fascinating survivor of centuries of history.
The site can be traced back to the 12th century, and there is evidence it was rebuilt in 1610. Remarkably, it’s one of the few houses to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Winchcombe Station is part of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Heritage Steam Railway along the Cotswolds' edge. The original line, opened in 1904, operated until after WWII. Closed in 1976, it was revived by volunteers who reintroduced heritage services in 1984.
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Join Historic Buildings & Places online on Monday, 20 Oct 2025, at 6pm to explore Wales' picturesque heritage railways. Jo Quinney, marketing manager for Great Little Trains of Wales, will discuss how these steam railways helped shaped communities.
🔗 hbap.org.uk/online-talk-...
Image credit: GLTW
Built between 1593-1595 by Sir Thomas Tresham, the Triangular Lodge exemplifies faith-driven architecture. The building's design revolves around the number 3, representing the Holy Trinity. Made from limestone and ironstone, it boasts many elaborate features.
📸: © Chris Andrews (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Eastbury Park — the grand house no one wanted.
Built in 1716 for George Dodington, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. Dodington died before it was finished. It passed to family who had no use for it. For many years, the house stood empty. By 1800, most of the estate was gone.
🚂 200 years since the birth of the modern railway!
Join HB&P and the Great Little Trains of Wales for an online talk on Mon 20 Oct 2025, 6pm.
Explore Wales’s iconic steam railways and the award-winning Boston Lodge project.
🔗 hbap.org.uk/online-talk-the-great-little-trains-of-wales
Our concern is the impact on the historic masonry, rich in colour, lichens, and history. We’ve asked that as much as possible remains visible, and that any finishes can be removed without harm.
A simple, sensitive design — in keeping with the church’s enduring character.
#ChurchArchitecture
Holy Cross, Binsted, Hampshire, is one of those “ancient gnarled churches” so beloved of John Ruskin. Its matured, variegated shell speaks of centuries of weather and faith, of generation upon generation leaving its mark.
A new loo is planned between the tower and the aisle... (1/2)
🌱 Take action on climate in your #heritage or #museum organisation!
Join our Carbon Literacy online #training: interactive, sector-specific, & certified by the Carbon Literacy Project.
📅 5 & 12 Nov | 3 & 12 Dec 2025
⏰ 9.30–12.30
Sign up: hbap.org.uk/resources/tr...
#CarbonLiteracy
🎉 We’re delighted to announce Freya Wigzell as the 2025 Stephen Croad Prize winner for her essay ''Shellery'? Grottoes and Companion Buildings at the Goodwood Shell House'.
Read more: hbap.org.uk/historic-bui...
Don't miss out! 🚨 Bookings for the 2025 HB&P Annual Lecture close at 4pm, 30 Sept. Join us and Tim Dunn on Zoom for 'What did the railways do for us?'. Don’t miss this celebration of railway heritage!
Find out more 👉 hbap.org.uk/2025-annual-...
HB&P has objected to plans to demolish High Habberley House near #Kidderminster - a fine late Georgian home in good condition with original features, incl. its circular stair.
We believe it could be repurposed or sold, not lost.
Ref: 25/0654/DEM (Wyre Forest District Council)
The White Mill in Sandwich, Kent, is about to turn its sails once again! Built in 1760, it’s being restored thanks to years of volunteer dedication. A great community landmark.
Image: © Helmut Zozmann (cc-by-sa/2.0)
#EverydayHeritage #IndustrialHeritage #HistoricPlaces
Two Southend landmarks have been listed at Grade II, recognising their importance in seaside heritage.
The Shrubbery Gardens and Sun Shelter at Westcliff-on-Sea, both capture the glamour and eccentricity of the British seaside tradition.
Discover more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
