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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.

Traditional mills are facing serious risk from folic acid proposals - read the consultation and make your views known before 9th September deadline.

Saving the 'sleeping beauty' house in Maidstone, Kent.

Matthew Slocombe, SPAB director is a practical person at heart, and that's why he's so excited about the Old House Project at an 'at risk' building in Kent.

Since the 1950s we’ve offered an introduction to building conservation on our Repair of Old Buildings Course. Prajakta Deshpande writes about her experience in May. ​

Peter Ellis, one of our long-standing millers and a member of the Traditional Corn Millers Guild, sadly passed away on 11th June.

SPAB Scholar Holly reports on benefits of a flexible approach to conservation at a Palladian villa in Northern Italy