Beam’s June Edition is Live
June is all about colour! As our eyes have started to engage more closely with nature this month we look more deeply into landscape colours
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Your Building has had a Gutter-Full
November 29th 2019 is National Gutters Day – a time to give the leaves the heave-ho!
Heritage creates Business Benefit
If you own or are looking to purchase a heritage building, or listed building, you may be considering it legacy and its whole-life financial investment. The third annual Historic England report which surveys commercial occupiers of listed buildings was released at the end of November 2018. Click here to read more and access the report More than 500 businesses were surveyed and …
May is Local History Month
May 1st sees the start of Local History Month 2019. Behind this awareness drive into local history and community is the Historical Association who describes it as, ‘…a time to celebrate the stories and heritage of the past that is all around us’. Click here to find out more. Below are some resources to get you started …
Heritage in Flames
The shocking images of the Notre Dame engulfed in flames on Monday is a reminder of how vulnerable even the most ‘solid’ of buildings is to fire. Initial reports released yesterday on the cause of the blaze indicate the line of investigation is expecting an electrical fault may be to blame (click here). It may …
When is a non-listed property still protected?
If your property is not listed with Historic England on the national list, or its character protected if in a Conservation Area it may still be a ‘material consideration’ of the planning process if it is locally listed. Each council holds its own list, and it wasn’t until 2016 comprehensive guidance on the criteria councils …
Heritage Revival celebrates collaborative working at Henley Design Day 2019
Heritage Revival will be attending Henley Design Day for the second year running on the 23rd March. The RIBA organises this event to bring together local architects, and some relate services, in the Town Hall to be available for the general public to drop in and discuss their ideas or schemes. Click here for commentary …
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Heritage and Health: Well-lit for Well-being?
This is the third post in the current sequence of three where we review key aspects of how our heritage buildings influence our health and well-being: this week we focus on daylight. How important is daylight? As Earth inhabitants our whole being has evolved according to the circadian rhythm: it is only since 1879 when …
Heritage and Health: is your building ventilated for wellbeing?
This is the second post in a sequence of three where we review key aspects of how our heritage buildings influence our health and wellbeing: this time the focus is on ventilation. If you missed the previous blog on (the related) dampness and mould click here. Last time we highlighted how heritage buildings need careful …
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