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ISCE announces seminars for ISCEx2015

With its relocation to Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire for next year’s Exhibition and Networking Dinner, the ISCE (Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers) has announced a formidable programme of seminars to coincide.

The event, which takes place over two days (March 3-4) with a Networking Dinner as its curtain raiser on day 1 and the exhibition on day 2, continues to expand. “This is one of the reasons we have upgraded the location this year to this luxurious four-star country house hotel,” says Secretariat Manager, Ros Wigmore.

Consolidation and repair of a heather-thatched barn

The consolidation and repair of a heather-thatched barn has won both the Regional and National Heritage category of the Constructing Excellence Awards 2014.

The Black Barn at Tow House, is a small heather thatched cruck-framed building of the early 18th century, a rare survivor of a widespread vernacular building type in the North of England where heather thatch was a predominant roofing material in the uplands.

The barn is a rectangular structure about 12.0 x 5.4 metres externally with walls of roughly coursed sandstone 500-600mm thick and standing about 2.0m tall at the eaves. The South East gable also in stone rises steeply to an apex approximately 5.3m from the ground. The North West gable reflects a reduction in length at the beginning of the 20th century and is built in English Garden bond 225mm brickwork toothed into the stone side walls.

Revealing the roofs other surveys cannot reach

Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT), a leading independent property and construction consultancy, has used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a roof inspection survey of two historic buildings in Windsor for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

TFT faced the challenge of providing a comprehensive roof survey of the listed Guildhall and Theatre Royal but roof access was limited by normal means. With the Changing of the Guard parade for close-by Windsor Castle passing the buildings daily, closing the road to allow access for a hydraulic platform to view the roofs was not possible in the timescale and inspection from roof hatches was limited.

St Marys RC Church in Birmingham gets split zone heating system

St Marys RC Church in Birmingham contacted Manchester based church heating specialists HeatinGlobal with the task of designing a heating system that would involve a split zone between the main church and the church priory rooms.

The church had two Sunday services with an average of 1,200 people attending and so it was important to install a system where comfort conditions could be gained with ease for both the church and the eight fathers living in the church house.

Tudor wins "Best Roofing Product" award 2014

Tudor Roof Tiles Co Ltd, Britain's foremost independent handmade clay roof tile manufacturer, has won the prestigious 2014 ‘Build It Award’ in the category of ‘Best Roofing Product’.

The company received this accolade for its historically authentic range of handmade peg and plain clay tiles,which add value to new build projectsas well ascomplementing older styled or period properties in conservation areas.

HeatinGlobal get Doncaster church warmed up for Christmas

The Rev Steven Gardner of All Saints Church in Quarry Lane, Doncaster contacted HeatinGlobal after having the current church boiler shut off by a local gas engineer. The boiler was beyond repair and did require changing, however the previous engineer did try to advise the church that the rest of the system would require changing as any new boiler could not be installed on the old church system.

HeatinGlobal director Damien Bradbury takes up the story: "After sending out one of our own engineers and looking at the system as a whole it was clear that most of the suggestions that had been put to the church were not required and some basic up grades in the boiler room was all that was needed. The old church boiler was stripped down and taken away.

Hidden 200 year-old Swiss Garden reveals its rare Regency treasures

A little-known Swiss Garden created in the heart of Bedfordshire in the early 1800s has been saved from decay thanks to a £2.8m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, which has funded vital restoration to its crumbling fairytale-style landscape and buildings.

Looking as though it has stepped off the pages of a European children's storybook, its quirky buildings, bridges and ornamental structures, act as focal points on a magical journey along woodland paths, through grassy glades and past tumbling water. Its makeover has transported the nine-acre garden back to its Regency appearance, when its creator, Lord Robert Henley Ongley dropped this 'alpine' landscape into its unlikely Bedfordshire setting close to Biggleswade.

Nearly four decades of maintaining standards

Ecclesiastical & Heritage World BAFRA pic For nearly four decades BAFRA has been ensuring that the heritage of antique furniture can be dealt with by the qualified, experienced and skilled craftsmen who have achieved accredited status within the organisation.

With members situated around the UK they are able to offer a comprehensive service for the restoration and conservation of furniture and wooden artifacts. You can find a restorer near you HERE.

A 'magical' project by Sebastian Wakefield

This room was Georgian addition to a much earlier priory, the client had added dado panelling. They had used mdf and tulip wood, both cheap. Sebastian Wakefield was then employed to grain all the woodwork.

The room was furnished with the client's collection of Beidermeier furniture.

First step towards saving historic Derbyshire church

The historic church of St. Mary, Marston-on-Dove, Derbyshire, has been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in response to its appeal to save the church tower from imminent collapse.

HLF has earmarked £156,300 towards the project and awarded an upfront development grant of £20,300. This will be used to progress plans in order to apply for the full award at a later date.

Busy heating installer is awarded multiple commissions

Back in 2012 Holy Trinity Church in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire (pictured), was in need of a replacement for its central heating system. After the job had been put out to tender, church heating specialists Mellor and Mottram of Stoke-on-Trent were appointed to carry out the installation. The job went well and the new heating system has proven to be a reliable and efficient system for the church and its parishioners.

SWA member helps to restore WW2 codebreaker building at Bletchley Park

Home to the World War Two codebreakers, Bletchley Park has this year completed an £8-million Heritage Lottery Fund financed restoration project to create a world-class heritage site. This has seen the transformation of the formerly derelict Block C codebreaking building into a vibrant visitor centre, a process that involved Steel Window Association member, Mike Honour Windows, renovating over 100 original window units.

Mike Honour Windows worked with Fairhurst Ward Abbotts, the specialist conservation contractor, carefully to remove the windows, many of which were large and made up of multiple units. This process involved numbering and labeling each window so that it could later be reinstalled into exactly the same position.

What to consider when buying church chairs

Chairs are of the utmost importance to any church and will quite often see much heavier use than in most comparable environments. As such, it's in the best interests of any church to think carefully before investing in any chairs for public use, as the right folding chairs and furniture have the potential to last a lifetime.

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