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A nine-month, hands-on learning experience aimed at craftspeople, architects, surveyors and engineers.

To celebrate what would have been John Betjeman's birthday, find out more about one of our most illustrious members. 

The SPAB manifesto urges those who care for old buildings ‘to put Protection in the place of Restoration’. We looked in our archive to see some church casework of carried out by early members.  

The Real Bread Campaign is rallying bread lovers worldwide for a whole month dedicated to the oldest (and best!) way of leavening a loaf.

18th-century Saxtead Green Post Mill near Framlingham, Suffolk acquires a smart new set of sails. 

The SPAB is active in Scotland and Ireland and we're lucky to have dedicated volunteers who work hard to raise awarness and organise events for local members. SPAB Scotland officer Grace Connelly reports from a weekend meeting Irish allies. 

2019 Fellow Matthew Wilson is a self-employed bricklayer which he combines with a career as an actor. Here he explores balancing his two professions with the Fellowship.

The Grade I listed church of St Mary, Haddiscoe is a prominent landmark in south east Norfolk. It is no surprise to find that such an historic church has, a number of times, engaged the attention of the SPAB. 

The SPAB’s summer calendar only truly begins on the first day of our annual working party. This year the event took place in Boxley Abbey, near Maidstone in Kent.

Congratulations to St Oswald's church in Grasemere, Cumbria for exceptional hot-lime repairs to the tower.