Faith in Maintenance
Maintenance is the routine work needed to keep the fabric of a building in good condition. Carrying out maintenance tasks on a routine basis helps to protect the fabric of our historic buildings and assures their survival for future generations to enjoy.
Maintenance is also the most practical and economic form of building preservation. By carrying out basic maintenance, the expense of major repairs can often be avoided and at the least postponed. Lack of maintenance is one of the key reasons why old buildings deteriorate.
European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Laureate 2010 and Best in Heritage Excellence Club Member.
"Stave off decay by daily care." William Morris
Current News
Caring for Historic Graveyard and Cemetery Monuments
New technical guidance has been published for the conservation of monuments, memorials and sculptural elements within churchyards, burial grounds, or cemeteries.
A snapshot of English parish churches
An inspirational video to mark 15 years of the Digital Atlas of England Project has been released. The aim of the project is to photographically record in detail all of the rural parish churches in England.
We have now reached the end of the Faith in Maintenance project, having run 150 courses over the last five years, and are working on an idea for a new project to help people care for their historic places of worship. We hope to launch the Maintenance Co-operative Movement in January 2012.
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings will also continue to offer maintenance training courses to groups that are interested in organising an event.
