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Solar Photovoltaics and Historic Churches

Diana Evans, English Heritage's Head of Places of Worship Advice, explores the issues associated with installing solar panels on historic places of worship. She explains EH's latest guidance on the subject, clarifies the relevant legislation and provides a series of case studies.

Medieval English Pulpits

Historic church furniture specialist Charles Tracy explores England's Medieval church pulpits, celebrating their history, craftsmanship and iconography. His article includes an invaluable glossary of technical terms and a recommended reading list on this fascinating topic.

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The industry's leading website since 1998, BuildingConservation.com includes over 1,500 companies and organisations covering every aspect of the conservation, restoration and repair of the historic built environment.

Beware bogus accreditation schemes

Some start-up commercial websites now operating in the historic built environment sector claim to offer an endorsement of sorts, for both companies and individuals, through 'membership' and 'registers'. Membership of schemes such as these can mislead customers into believing that the consultant or craftsperson is accredited by a professional, not-for-profit organisation, and the development risks confusion in the marketplace.

Cathedral Communications does not claim to accredit any of the specialist companies or organisations listed or advertising in its printed publications or on its website. Companies are included on the basis of their established involvement in the field of conservation. Each entry has been checked to ensure that the product or service described is relevant, and we do our best to ensure that anything inappropriate is excluded.

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Anthony Male retires

Cathedral Communications’ long-serving sales representative Tony Male retired last month from active duty after 16 years with Cathedral.
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Listed building VAT rise

The Treasury's budget proposal to withdraw the current zero rate of VAT on approved alterations to listed buildings could extract £85m from our heritage in 2013-14, rising to £125m in 2016-17.

Please visit The Heritage Alliance's new campaign page for more information, or simply sign the e-petition now – the consultation closes on 18 May.

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