16th November 2021
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event – 16th November 2021
Visitor Registration now open! The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event, which has been running for over 35 years is held in parallel with the Historic Houses Annual General Meeting. Free entry is available to everyone in the historic buildings, landscape conservation and heritage sectors. Visitors to the Event are owners, guardians, volunteers and professionals involved with historic buildings (private, commercial, industrial, Grade I listed buildings, cathedrals, churches, manor houses, windmills, historic town centres), parks, gardens and historic landscapes – their management staff and advisers.
The exhibition offers visitors a superb opportunity to discuss their current and future projects with experts and specialist suppliers. With everything on offer, from the traditional, to cutting edge technology, you can meet with professionals from all aspects of the historic buildings, landscape and heritage conservation.
The combination of the all-day exhibition, demonstrations and keynote speeches running throughout the day make this an event not to be missed.
The exhibition opens at 9.00am and consists of companies and organisations offering information, advice, solutions, guidance & support as well as products & services across all aspects of the historic buildings, landscape and heritage conservation. The exhibitors have specialist knowledge in the care, repair, conservation, maintenance, preservation and restoration including; historic buildings, their contents, historic landscapes, parks & gardens, both private & commercial.
Make sure to visit
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 16th November 2021, 9am – 5pm
VENUE
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
ADMISSION
Entrance to this major heritage conservation day is free of charge to everyone in the historic buildings, landscape conservation and heritage sectors. Owners, guardians, volunteers and professionals from all sectors are welcome. Pre-registration is open now
The programme will be updated in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates
The Exhibition area on 3rd Floor is open all day, 9am-5pm
There will be a wide range of short demonstrations held throughout the day in the exhibition area. The demonstrations and short talks will be given by experts about practical skills, conservation techniques and products & services. Including the highly skilled carvers and conservators of The City & Guilds of London Art School, Historic Carving Department, working in both wood and stone.
9.00am – Registration and Exhibition opens and refreshments are available
11.30am – Address by Martha Lytton Cobbold, President of Historic Houses*
12.00pm – Historic Houses Keynote speaker*
2.45pm – Historic Houses Awards * The Frances Garnham Award for Innovation in Learning | Sustainability Award |Restoration Award | Garden of the Year Award
3.15pm – The Savills Lecture, The Earl of Leicester, Holkham Hall
5.00pm – Exhibition closes
*By kind permission of Historic Houses and subject to seating availability
The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event, which has been running for over 35 years is held in parallel with the Historic Houses Annual General Meeting.
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