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Conservation,
Restoration and Renovation
- This page features conservation
and restoration of historic buildings. With a huge stock of old
houses in the UK, inevitably many more people undertake projects
to do up old buildings.
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- See also statutory
regulations for information on the law and listed buildings.
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- Architectural
Salvage -our listing
of reclamation and salvage yards.
- Architects Accredited in Building Conservation -RIBA listing of knowledgeable and
experienced in the conservation of historic buildings.
- Books on renovating your home
- BuildingConservation.com -online information centre for the conservation
and restoration of historic buildings, churches and garden landscapes
-some useful articles.
- Conservation Glossary -explanation of hundreds of conservation
terms from Dundee University.
- Chez
Jallot -web account
and diary of the refurbishment of a manor house in central France
that was filmed by Channel 4's Grand Designs in 2004.
- Dickensons Period House Shops-a family run group of three shopsbased
in the Midlands and Welsh-border County of Shropshire in England
that grew out of an architectural salvage business -where possible,
local crafts people are used to source authentic replicas of
the 'right' period details necessary to complete a restoration
project.
- English Heritage
-the national body charged with the protection of the historic
environment.
- Georgian Group
-campaigns against the neglect, maltreatment and destruction
of Georgian buildings, parks and gardens in England and Wales.
It publishes advisory leaflets on subjects ranging from fireplaces
to ironwork.
- Landmark Trust
-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.
- Listed Property Owners Club - Practical information on property
maintenance, grants, legal advice and more from listed-building
experts.
- Old House Store
-builders merchant for traditional and ecological materials -from
brick, flint and cob to oak and chestnut battens and laths.
- Our Victorian House -a personal account and virtual tour of a restoration
project in Kirkaldy.
- Pavilions
of Splendour -a site
for owners of listed buildings.
- Period Property UK -nicely laid out site with numerous articles
related to period properties.
- RenovateAlerts
-searches the internet and finds around 5000 suitable properties
across the UK each month. Subscribe to RenovateAlerts and you'll
receive regular up-to-date lists of the latest properties available
in your chosen areas.
- Safeguard -damp proofing, basement and cellar
waterproofing, dry rot and woodworm treatment.
- SalvoWEB -site devoted to Architectural Antiques,
Antique Garden Ornament, Reclaimed Building Materials and Architectural
Salvage, with links to many dealers in UK, Ireland, France &
USA.
- SPAB -Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings -founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the
destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings.
- Stuart Interiors
designers for georgian interiors, medieval interiors, tudor
interiors, stuart interiors, staircase design, medieval bed and
elizabethan
furniture.
- Twentieth
Century Society -aims
to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain
from 1914 onwards.
- urbanspaces.co.uk -loft living.
- Victorian Society
-national society responsible for the study and protection of
Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts.
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