Conservation - Links

The following websites contain useful information relating to building conservation:

National Links

• English Heritage - Main advisory body for built heritage and advises councils on Grade I and II* Listed Buildings;
• Historic Environment Local Management (HELM) - Offshoot from English Heritage, consisting of public sector partnerships providing resources for other public sector bodies, including local authorities;
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) - Responsible for the listing of historic buildings;
• Institute for Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) - Professional institution consisting of conservation specialists/members. Useful resource, including papers and documents about the historic built environment.
• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) - One of the very first institutions that started the movement in building conservation. Founded in 1877 by William Morris in reaction to over-zealous restoration of churches by the Victorians. One of the main principles of SPAB is a primary conservation practice of repair before restoration of historic fabric.
• Heritage Lottery Fund
• English Historic Towns Forum
• Listed Property Owners Club - Provides advice for owners of listed buildings, informing them on the responsibilties of the upkeep of their properties.

Local Links

• Staffordshire Past-Track - An on-line database and achive for historic features within Staffordshire, mainly consisting of photographic records, searchable by map;
• Staffordshire County Council - The Historic Environment Team;
• Stafford Borough Heritage Group;
• Stafford Historical Society - Group established to protect Stafford's heritage, history and artefacts.
• William Salt Library (Staffordshire County Council);
• Staffordshire Record Office (Staffordshire County Council).

Specialists

• The Twentieth Century Society;
• The Victorian Society (includes post-Victorian period up to 1914);
• The Georgian Society;
• Churches Conservation Trust.