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Useful Information
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SHORT COURSES
Abey Smallcombe
Tel 01647 281295
One-day practical courses on the use
of cob
1 day
University of Birmingham,
Ironbridge International
Institute for Cultural Heritage
Tel 01952 435969
Short CPD courses in building
conservation, building recording,
timber conservation, estates, parks
and gardens etc
2 days
The Brooking Collection
Tel 020 8331 9312
Master classes: the history of the English
door, window (1650–1950), and other
period details
½–1 day
Burngate Stone Centre
Tel 01929 557336
Courses in masonry, carving and
letter cutting
Varies
Bursledon Brickworks
Conservation Centre
Tel 01489 576248
Various short courses in building
conservation, traditional materials and
trade techniques
1 day
Conservation Technologies –
National Museums Liverpool
Tel 0151 478 4916
An Introduction to Laser Cleaning in
Conservation
2 days
Cornish Lime Company Ltd
Tel 01208 79779
Lime courses and CPD sessions on
mineral paints and other appropriate
products for breathable buildings
½–1 day
Craven College
Tel 01756 708934
Various short courses in construction
and heritage skills
Varies
Dorset Centre for Rural Skills
Tel 01747 811099
Lime, cob and sustainable building
technology courses
1, 2 or 5 days
Ecole d’Avignon Centre
Tel +33 (0)490 855 982
Various traditional craft and heritage
conservation courses
Varies
European Centre for Heritage
Crafts and Professions
Tel +39 (0)445 372329
Architectural heritage conservation
courses (stone, wood, metals, stucco and
wall paintings)
Varies
Fleur Kelly
Tel 01373 814651
Intensive short courses, run on demand,
on a variety of fresco and panel painting
techniques.
5 days or
2 weeks
The Flintman Company
Tel 01273 556827
Five flint-related courses per year 1 day or varies
Historic Buildings &
Conservation,
Essex County Council
Tel 01245 437672
Various short courses in traditional
building skills
1–3 days
ICCROM (International
Centre for the Study of the
Preservation and Restoration
of Cultural Property, Rome)
Tel +39 (0)6 585531
Various conservation training courses Varies
Lambeth College
Tel 020 7501 5000
Advanced craft skills courses in
plastering, carpentry and joinery,
decorating and stonemasonry
10 weeks
Lead Sheet Association Ltd
Tel 01622 872432
Leadwork seminars for architects,
surveyors etc
Introductory leadworking course
including basic welding and bossing
Advanced C&G Leadworker’s Certificate
(module 5)
C&G 6055 Leadworker’s Certificate
(modules 1–4)
Leadwork – Decorative Casting
1 day
3–5 days
15 days
35 days
5 days
The Lime Centre
Tel 01962 713636
Bespoke courses on lime in traditional
building
1–3 hours
Low-Impact Living Initiative
Tel 01296 714184
Various craft and eco courses –
straw-bale building, lime, hemp building,
cob, clay plasters etc
Varies
Memorial Arts Charity
(Lettering and
Commemorative Arts)
Tel 01728 688393
Short courses in calligraphy and
letter carving in stone and wood
1–5 days
Mike Wye & Associates Ltd
Tel 01409 281644
Practical course in the use of
venetian polished plasters, tadelakt
and marmorino
Practical course in the use of traditional
lime mortars
1 day
1 day
North of England Civic Trust
Tel 0191 232 9279
Various practical heritage skills courses
throughout the North East,
North Yorkshire and Cumbria
Technical course in built environment
conservation
½–5 days
24 days over
2 yrs
Old House Store Ltd
Tel 0118 969 7711
Practical courses in building
conservation
1 day
Orchard Barn
Tel 01473 658193
Care and Repair for your
Traditional Home
3 days
Orchard Barn
Tel 01473 658193
Green oak timber-framing courses Varies
The Orton Trust
Tel 01536 711600
Practical CITB-approved courses in all
aspects of stonemasonry
3 days
(Fri–Sun)
Oxford Brookes University
Tel 01865 483560
Various short courses relating to
planning for professionals
Varies
The Portland Sculpture and
Quarry Trust
Tel 01305 826736
Introductory and advanced courses in
stone carving, sculpture, architectural
detail, letter cutting and stonemasonry
Varies
SHORT COURSES
The Penicuik House
Preservation Trust
Tel 01383 872722
Building conservation and traditional
building skills courses
1–5 days
Scottish Lime Centre Trust
Tel 01383 872722
Building conservation and traditional
building skills courses
1–5 days
The Society for the Protection
of Ancient Buildings
Tel 020 7377 1644
SPAB Faith in Maintenance course
for volunteers who care for historic
places of worship
The Repair of Old Buildings Course:
an introduction to the SPAB
conservation approach
SPAB seminars and masterclasses
1 day
5 days
up to 1 day
Steve Sherriff Stained and
Leaded Glass Specialists
Tel 01202 882208
Short and long courses in stained
glass for local authorities, colleges
and private owners
Courses designed to individual
requirements
Varies
Varies
Sturge Conservation Studio
Tel 01604 717929
Various courses including leather
conservation techniques
1–3 days
Ty-Mawr Lime Ltd
Tel 01874 658005
Various short courses in building skills
such as lime in building, lime plastering,
natural paints and colour choice,
dry stone walling and thatching
RIBA-accredited CPD seminars on the
use of lime
Varies (usually
1–2 days)
Upkeep
Tel 020 7256 7646
Short courses on building construction
services, repairs and maintenance
Varies
Weald & Downland
Open Air Museum
Tel 01243 811464
Various short courses in building
conservation and traditional crafts
and skills
1–5 days
West Dean College
Tel 01243 811301
A range of building conservation
masterclasses delivered in collaboration
with English Heritage
1–4 days FT
University of the West of
England, School of the Built
and Natural Environment
Tel 0117 328 3210
Heritage assets: alterations and
extensions to historic buildings
1 day
Weymouth College,
Construction Sector
Tel 01305 208808
Stone carving and
letter cutting courses
6 weeks
Wheathills
Tel 01332 824819
Antique restoration study days
Lime plastering
1 day
2 days
Womersley’s Limited
Tel 01924 400651
Short courses on aspects of
building conservation
1 day
Woodchester Mansion Trust
Tel 01453 861541
Various short courses including
dry stone walling pointing and
conservation, stone carving and
stained glass workshop and
creative architectural drawing
Varies
University of York
Tel 01904 433997
Tel 01904 434987
Various short courses in the
conservation of historic
buildings and places
Various CPD courses
2–3 days
Varies
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Tel 01924 832528
Various craft and sculpture courses Varies