Non-Designated Heritage Assets Learning Day
Wednesday 29th April, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Join us and speakers from across the sector to explore non-designated heritage assets. From planning complexities to community re-use.
West Midlands Heritage look forward to welcoming people from across the sector to our 2026 Learning Day: Non-Designated Heritage Assets.
We have a great panel of expert speakers and topics to make for a fascinating and informative day, which we hope will both inspire and equip you to tackle the unique challenges of non designated heritage assets buildings, whether redundant and requiring a creative future, or in use but in need of rejuvenation.
Confirmed speakers Architectural Heritage Fund, Historic England, Donald Insall Associates, Thread Architects, The Fox at Loxley and Wolverhampton Arts Centre.
Booking essential. Use the Eventbrite link to book
Agenda (please note this maybe subject to change)
9:30 – Arrival and Registration
10:15 – Opening remarks from West Midlands Heritage
10:30 – Caroline Kendall, Historic England: Researching local heritage lists and revising Historic England’s guidance
11:00 – Helen Ensor, Donald Insall Associate: Non-Designated Heritage Assets, The New Wild West
11:30 – Break
11:45 – Paul Jennings, The Fox at Loxley: Saving a village pub by turning it into a community owned pub.
12:15 – Rachel Haynes, Thread Architects: Conservation Principles in Practice
12:45 – Lunch & Networking
13:45 – Trevelyan Wright, Wolverhampton Arts Centre: Behind the Scenes
14:15 – Mandy Hall, Architectual Heritage Fund: A Funder’s Perspective
14:45 – Closing remarks from WMHT
Guided Walk: Dudley No. 2 Canal Trail
Saturday 21st February, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Join us for a guided walk exploring the industrial heritage of the Dudley No2 Canal.
This trail, which has been devised by Trustee Philip Adams and WMHT Heritage Assistant Poppy Griffiths, features paintings and drawings completed by Philip in the 1950s/60s. It highlights features which have changed or ceased to exist and the walk takes about two hours along the towpath providing a pleasantly changed landscape of scenery and history from Hawne Basin to Windmill End.
Joining us on the walk will be well-known poet Heather Wastie, who has written about this canal and will recite and play for us some pieces which reflect the canal’s past life. Philip Adams will speak about his art and reminisce about early experiences on the canal.
Please note that this walk will take approximately 2 hours. The path is mostly flat, aside from short up/downhill sections, however there are limited opportunities to rest and no toilet facilities once the walk has commenced.
There is a charge of £10 per person for this event.
Please click the button to book via Eventbrite.
Alternatively, please book by emailing events@wmht.org.uk, and make payment via bank transfer to the details below with the reference ‘Canal Trail’:
Account: West Midlands Heritage Trust
Sort Code:40-52-40
Account number: 00037743
