Protecting, restoring and enhancing historic buildings in Nottinghamshire
Protecting, restoring and enhancing historic buildings in Nottinghamshire
RIBA Awards 2025. East Midlands performs poorly? The June Edition of the RIBA Journal presented the winners of this prestigious competition. The UK is divided into 13 Regions including Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The East Midlands were bottom with 2 winning entries, one in Derby the other in Nottingham. Next were the North West, […]
The first opportunity in a long time for hands-on help, much-needed at the Walks of Life Museum in Tuxford. Details are included on the attached flyer for days in June and July thanks to the trustees of the Museum and Jason Mordan at Nottinghamshire County Council. It will be interesting to explore the timber-frame when more is
The NBPT are currently commissioned to carry out a Feasibility and Options Appraisal for the future use of the building designed by SS Teulon in the 1870’s. The buildings and park are in the ownership of Nottinghamshire County Council who look after them in conjunction with Gedling Borough Council. The NBPT first reported on the
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A group visit to the Nottingham Archives has been arranged for WEDNESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER, starting at 10.00am and lasting about 1.5hours. The number of visitors in the group is restricted to a maximum of 15 and places will be allocated on a first-come basis. The cost is £5 per person for members and £10 per
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Just found a reference here to Haggs Farm on the SAVE website……Haggs Farm is SAVE’s Building of the Month for October 2018. The building has been on the NBPT and NCC radar for a number of years…let’s hope that some progress can be made to save this building and its link with DH Lawrence…..
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SATURDAY 16th SEPTEMBER is the date for the second Heritage Craft Fair organised by the Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust and taking place again in and around Southwell Minster. Following a similar format to the first event which was held on a sunny day in May 2012, craftsmen involved in many of those traditional crafts which
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50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR 2017 The NBPT was formed in February 1967 and is celebrating 50 years since its inception in 2017 with a series of events. A Celebratory Lunch is planned for June and a Second Traditional Crafts Day booked for Saturday 16th September at Southwell Minster. It is 5 years since the First Traditional
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APPOINTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER The Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust is seeking a DEVELOPMENT OFFICER to replace the administrator who is retiring at the end of March 2017. The Position is for a self-employed, self-motivated person to help the Trustees/Directors to expand the influence of the Trust by increasing membership of Friends of NBPT, applying for
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When I joined Notts County Council as an Architect in the Planning Department in 1973 I had little previous knowledge of historic buildings, but was soon being enlightened and swept into membership of the Notts Building Preservation Trust the second Chair of whom in 1976 was Imogen Skirving from Langar Hall.Imogen was a jolly, energetic
Sad Death of former NBPT chairman, Imogen Skirving Read More »