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Home / Arts / Architecture / Preservation / Organizations / United Kingdom
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- Ancient Monuments Society - Dedicated to the study and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old craftsmanship in the UK. Aims, officers, membership, casework, lecture series and publications.
www.ancientmonumentssociety.org.uk
- Architectural Heritage Fund - Helps voluntary and community groups to repair and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans, advice and publications.
www.ahfund.org.uk
- Association of Preservation Trusts - Representative body for building preservation trusts in the United Kingdom. Offers its members practical advice and support. Sources of finance, success stories, conference, meetings, newsletter.
www.heritage.co.uk/apt
- Bath Preservation Trust - Aims to preserve the unique architectural heritage of a World Heritage City. Maps and directions, news, museums run by the Trust.
www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk
- Capel: The Chapels Heritage Society - Capel encourages the study and preservation of the Nonconformist chapels of Wales. Hosted by RCAHMW.
www.rcahmw.org.uk/capele.html
- Cathedral Camps - Young volunteers conserving Britain's architectural treasures. Information, volunteer comment, photo gallery, forum. English and Italian language options.
www.cathedralcamps.org.uk
- Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation - A UK-registered charity that aims to improve the standard of education for everyone involved in conservation including professionals, craftspeople and building owners.
www.cotac.org.uk
- Friends of City Churches - Aims to foster awareness of City of London churches and ensure their preservation. Features a clickable map and index leading to details of opening hours.
www.london-city-churches.org.uk
- Friends of St Mary's Church, Cricklade - Aims to raise funds for the care and maintenance of the church. Membership form, constitution, newsletters, church history.
tetlow.screaming.net
- Georgian Group - The group campaigns against the neglect, maltreatment and destruction of Georgian buildings, parks and gardens in England and Wales. Activities, publications, invitation to join.
www.georgiangroup.org.uk
- Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire - Aims to protect, preserve, promote and present the heritage of the county. Photographs and details of historic buildings, with information for visitors.
www.lincsheritage.org
- Historic Chapels Trust - The Historic Chapels Trust aims to take into ownership and preserve redundant chapels and other places of worship in England of outstanding architectural and historic interest.
www.hct.org.uk
- Jersey Heritage Trust - An independent organisation which receives an annual grant from the States of Jersey to support its running costs. Responsible for the island's major historic sites and museums.
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
- Landmark Trust - A charity which rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural importance and gives them a new life by making them available to stay in for holidays. The official site gives sample pages from the handbook.
www.landmarktrust.co.uk
- Round Tower Churches Society - Works for the preservation of churches with round towers, mostly found in East Anglia, and investigates their history. Council members, application to join, churches to visit, tour programme.
www.roundtowers.org.uk
- SAVE Britain's Heritage - Conservation group campaigning for endangered historic buildings. News, achievements, publications list, buildings at risk register.
www.savebritainsheritage.org/main.htm
- Save Our Parsonages - A support group for these houses and the people who strive to preserve them. SOP has begun compiling a register of the historic parsonages that have not been sold.
www.gtorrington.freeserve.co.uk/Parsonages/SOP.htm
- Save Stonehenge - A campaign against upgrading the A303 road through the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England.
www.savestonehenge.org.uk
- The Churches Conservation Trust - Over 300 historic churches throughout England for people to visit, with search facilities via county, region and key features.
www.visitchurches.org.uk
- The Industrial Buildings Preservation Trust - IBPT takes on buildings of historical significance that have no future in the ordinary market place. Aims, board.
www.ibpt.org.uk
- The International Council on Monuments and Sites: UK - The UK section of the international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites.
www.icomos.org/uk
- The Lutyens Trust - An educational charity which acts as a source of information and help on the care and maintenance of the works of Sir Edwin Lutyens. Biography, chronology, works and bibliography.
www.lutyenstrust.org.uk
- The Phoenix Trust - The Phoenix Trust acquires, repairs and finds new uses for major historic buildings which might otherwise fall into decay or face demolition, for the benefit of the community.
www.thephoenixtrust.org.uk
- The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings - Founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings by Victorian architects. Activities, publications, events, course for home owners.
www.spab.org.uk
- The Twentieth Century Society - Aims to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards. Aims, history, activities, casework, news, publications and membership of the society.
www.c20society.demon.co.uk
- The Victorian Society - Campaigns for the preservation of Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales.
www.victorian-society.org.uk
- Trevithick Trust - For the preservation the historical, architectural and engineering heritage of Cornish mining, engineering and related industries. Manages Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen Lighthouse and Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. Hosted by Cornwall Online.
www.cornwall-online.co.uk/trevithick-trust/Welcome.html
- Ulster Architectural Heritage Society - Promotes the appreciation and conservation of architecture from the prehistoric to the present in the nine counties of Ulster.
freespace.virgin.net/mp.hearth
- Wilts and Berks Canal Trust - A registered charity committed to the restoration of the Wilts and Berks Canal, the central section of the Wessex Waterways Network. Includes news, history, and images.
www.wilts-berks-canal.org.uk
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