Oxford | Up on the Roof

Conference 9.30 am-4.30 pm, 20 Mar 2020
Central

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An IHBC South Branch conference exploring everything you wanted to know about roofs on traditional buildings but were afraid to ask.

IHBC/CIfA Members £40 - Non-members £65 (including buffet lunch)

09:30 Tea/coffee/registration

09:45 Introduction & welcome - Jonathan Clarke - IHBC South Branch Chairman

09:5-11:10 Roof coverings - thatch, shingle & tile - Kevin Stubbs - Historic Building Consultant

11.15-11.30 Coffee/tea break

11.35 -13:00 Roof coverings - slate, stone slate, lead and other sheet - Kevin Stubbs

13:00-13.30 Lunch (please notify any special dietary requirements - see FAQs)

13:35-14:05 Bats in historic buildings - Joanna Ferguson - Bat Conservation Trust

14:10-15:00 Walking tour looking at roofs in Oxford - Kevin Stubbs/ Emilia McDonald (Head of Conservation and Buildings at University of Oxford)

15:00-15:15 Tea break

15:15-15:45 Re-roofing historic buildings in Oxford - Craig Simpson - Abbey Roofing

15:45-16:30 Do I need permission for that? Interactive session led by Emilia McDonald, exploring what roof works you do and don't need permission for (LBC, planning permission, building regs)

16:30 Conference closes

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