Useful Links

English Heritage technical and professional teams are directly involved, or work closely, with professional organisations, government departments, and private industries, both in the UK and abroad, many of whom offer much useful information relating to the conservation and preservation of the built environment. The list below provides direct links to the relevant websites.

UK HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS

Historic Scotland : www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Cadw : www.cadw.wales.gov.uk

Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland - Environment and Heritage Services : www.ehsni.gov.uk

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

CABE - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment : www.cabe.org.uk

DEFR - Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs : www.defr.gov.uk

DfES - Department for Education and Skills : www.dfes.gov.uk

DTI - Department of Trade and Industry : www.dti.gov.uk

DTLR - Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions : www.detr.gov.uk

CONSERVATION ORGANISATIONS

AIC -American Institute for Conservation : www.aic.stanford.edu

APT - Association of Preservation Technology : www.apti.org

CCC - Council for the Care of Churches : www.churchcare.co.uk/ccc/

CCI - Canadian Conservation Institute : www.cci-icc.gc.ca

ECCO - European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations : www.palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/ecco/

GCI - Getty Conservation Institute : www.getty.edu

IIC - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works : www.natmus.dk/cons/iic/

ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites : www.international.icomos.org

ICCROM - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property : www.iccrom.org

The National Trust - : www.nationaltrust.org.uk

SPAB - The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings : www.spab.org.uk

PROFESSIONAL GROUPS

CIOB - The Chartered Institute of Building : Heritage Group : www.ciob.org.uk

IHBC - Institute of Historic Building Conservation : www.ihbc.org.uk

RIBA - The Royal Institute of British Architects : www.architecture.com

RICS - The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors : www.rics.org.uk

UKIC - The United Kingdom Institute for Conservation : www.ukic.org.uk

BUILDING MATERIALS FEDERATIONS

The British Building Limes Forum : information found at www.buildingconservation.com

The British Research Establishment : www.bre.co.uk

The British Woodworking Federation : www.bwf.org.uk

The Building Materials Producers Association : www.building-materials.org.uk

The British Standards Institution : www.bsi.org.uk

The Glass and Glazing Federation : www.ggf.org.uk

TRAINING IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION

COTAC - Conference in Training in Architectural Conservation : www.cotac.org.uk

West Dean College : www.westdean.org.uk

York University : www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/