• NHIG Award: first winners announced

    We are delighted to announce the first ever winners of the NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation. From a shortlist of six strong projects, joint first place was awarded to Daniel Liggins for his work on the Oakes… Read More

  • Further Endorsement for Ironwork Conservation Principles

    Further Endorsement for Ironwork Conservation Principles

    The National Heritage Ironwork Group is delighted to have formally received an endorsement from Icon (The Institute of Conservation) for its Conservation Principles, which it published last year. The Icon Trustees congratulated the NHIG on its statement of best practice,… Read More

  • Guidelines for Commissioning Conservation Work from Blacksmiths

    What questions could a potential client ask to find out how qualified a blacksmith is to do conservation work? It will be necessary to keep it brief so that the interview can be face to face to get… Read More

  • Heritage Blacksmiths Awards

    The National Heritage Ironwork Group recently held an awards ceremony for graduates from the second and final year of its Heritage Blacksmiths Bursary programme. The training was the first of its kind in the UK and set up… Read More

  • NHIG Trainees go behind the scenes at St Paul’s Cathedral

    At the end of October the 2nd year Heritage Blackmsith Bursary trainess, along with members of NHIG’s training steering group, were give a rare insight into the ironwork at St Paul’s Cathedral. On a fascinating and informative tour… Read More

  • First Heritage Blacksmithing Awards

    This July the National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) held its first awards ceremony for graduates from its inaugural Heritage Blacksmiths training programme. The NHIG award is the first of its kind in the UK and is a competency… Read More

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NHIG Award 2023

 Posted on October 6, 2023 by Jessica Renison

We are delighted to announce the 2023 winner of the NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation. From a fascinating and varied shortlist, first place was awarded to the Tijou screen in the Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace… Read More

Latest news from NHIG

 Posted on August 20, 2023 by Jessica Renison

We had a great time at the BABA AGM at Butser Ancient Farm, a fascinating site which offered the perfect backdrop for dynamic demonstrations of a craft both ancient and contemporary. One of the highlights was the thrilling… Read More

NHIG Award: first winners announced

 Posted on October 11, 2022 by Jessica Renison

We are delighted to announce the first ever winners of the NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation. From a shortlist of six strong projects, joint first place was awarded to Daniel Liggins for his work on the Oakes… Read More

Student Stan breaks new ground at our first Working Party

 Posted on July 12, 2022 by Jessica Renison

I am currently studying at the National School of Blacksmithing and have a keen interest in heritage. At the start of July, I was able to be part of the working party at Nettleham Hall. Seeing the ironwork… Read More

Design Competition

 Posted on June 23, 2022 by Jessica Renison

Could you design the new NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation? We are looking for a vibrant design which incoporates the NHIG logo and communicates excellence. Full Brief: Design the tooling for a stamped medallion with the following… Read More

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