12th November 2024
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event – 12th November 2024
Pre-registration for the 2024 Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event is now open, you can register here.
The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event (HBPGE) is held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses Annual General Meeting. The event has been running for over 35 years.
Free entry to the HBPGE is available to everyone in the historic buildings, landscape conservation and heritage sectors. Owners, guardians, volunteers, professionals management staff and advisers involved with historic buildings (private, commercial, industrial, Grade I listed buildings, cathedrals, churches, manor houses, windmills, historic town centres), parks, gardens and historic landscapes,. All are welcome.
The combination of the HBPGE exhibition with over 70 stands, Historic Houses 50th anniversary celebrations, live demonstrations, short talks, an opportunity to meet experts and a free SPAB advice surgery, means you can be assured of an interesting and rewarding day.
This year, the Historic Houses National AGM 2024 marks the culmination of a yearlong programme of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Association’s foundation. It also marks the 50th anniversary of the V&A’s ‘Destruction of the Country House’ exhibition, which did so much to bring the fate of historic houses to public attention. The Historic Houses National AGM will reflect on the revival in the fortunes of houses over the last 50 years and consider what the next 50 years might hold.
Visitors will be able to listen to the address by Martha Cobbold, President of Historic Houses*, and hear from their guest speakers throughout the day alongside a selection of short talks and live demonstrations given by experts about practical skills and conservation techniques at the HBPGE.
Speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye on our website for the latest details
*by kind permission of Historic Houses and subject to seating.
Look around the exhibition
The highly comprehensive exhibition consists of a wide variety of companies and organisations, providing, advice, solutions, guidance, support, information, and products & services for all aspects of the historic buildings, landscape conservation and heritage sectors.
Visitors have a superb opportunity to discuss 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 sectors. These include historic buildings exteriors and their contents, historic landscapes, parks and gardens, both private and commercial.
Meet the experts
The SPAB, The Victorian Society, London Gardens Trust, Professional Gardeners Guild, The Gardens Trust and many specialist organisations, suppliers and professionals will be on hand to help with all aspects of historic buildings, landscape and heritage conservation.
Live demonstrations programme
Held throughout the day, experts will demonstrate practical skills and conservation techniques.
To see examples of previous demonstrations 2023 click here. We will be updating the programme regularly over the coming weeks so do check back regularly.
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 12th November 2024, 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 for the Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event on 12th November is now open and you can click here to register now.
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.
For more information about the event please click here