This podcast is for anyone interested in historic buildings. This could be a traditional cottage, a Victorian terrace, a Georgian manor house or even a stately home. Whether it is listed or not, they are all special and interesting and part of Our Built Heritage.
Each episode I will be talking to experts in their field who work in the heritage-built environment or own a traditional or listed property. We will be debunking myths, talking about how best to work with your traditional property and top tips.
S7. Ep 4. In conversation with Lisa McFarlane, Director and RIBA Specialist Conservation Architect at Seven Architecture.
“The hierarchy of significance doesn't necessarily equate to the older, the higher.”
Lisa McFarlane, Seven Architecture.
In this episode I am joined by Lisa McFarlane, Director andRIBA Specialist Conservation Architect at Seven Architecture. Lisa specialises in heritage, conservation and new buildings in historical settings across the UK. She is also a member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC).
Lisa shares her journey and how maths is an important partof being an Architect and where her enjoyment for older buildings and repurposing them came from. This was furthered when she undertook a Masters in conservation whilst working full time in a practice. The Masters reinforced the importance of heritage and developed Lisa’s understanding of obtaining funding and how to make projects in heritage work alongside technology and how thebuilding fabric works and responds in more traditional methods of construction.
We talk about the trends in designs and people’s perceptionof buildings and how climate agendas may also be playing a part in how buildings are seen, looked after and developed.
We talk about working with traditional buildings and how toreuse them sensitively whilst also maintaining a building and the need to understand the construction to make sure the materials selected are appropriate. Lisa shares some of the projects she has worked on which helps to bring to life howshe puts this into practice.
We also discuss the usual challenges, common themes andmisconceptions working in the heritage sector along with top tips when working with an older property.
It will be an interesting listen for anyone embarking on aproject and is looking for some guidance and anyone generally interested in older properties.
If you liked what you heard it would be great if you canshare Our Built Heritage with anyone else you think will find it interesting and also subscribe so that you know when the next episode has been released. It would be amazing if we between us can raise awareness on our built heritage.
14 Oct 2026
S7. Ep 3. In conversation with James Wright from Triskeley Heritage.
“It's a beautiful and yet very basic question, isn't it?”
James Wright, Triskeley Heritage.
In this episode I am joined by James Wright, from TriskeleyHeritage, an archaeological consultancy practice based in Nottingham offering building archaeological services. James is also a published author and worked as a specialist consultant on a number of films, television and radio programmes.
James appeared in Series 3, Episode 5 where we talked abouthow he got into working in the heritage sector, common themes and misconceptions that keep cropping up in his line of work and advice for people who own a traditional property.
We talk about what could make a building significant and thefactors that may influence this along with the stories that are associated with a building that can further impact the significance. Changes in people’s requirements could then be translated into not only the adaptation but also the significance of a building.
We chat about how the function of a building may change dueto the requirements placed on it and how buildings are adapted and why they might have been built in the first place.
We also discuss what to look for when trying to read abuilding and how the way buildings were listed means that there are buildings out there that are centuries older than they first appear to be. There is also evidence of buildings that should be listed but have not been properly assessedand the ramifications of this.
James and I discuss climate change and what this might meanfor buildings.
It will be an interesting listen for anyone embarking on aproject and is looking for some guidance and anyone generally interested in older properties.
If you liked what you heard it would be great if you canshare Our Built Heritage with anyone else, you think will find it interesting and also subscribe so that you know when the next episode has been released. It would be amazing if we between us can raise awareness on our built heritage.
7 Oct 2026
S7. Ep 2. In conversation with Charlotte Tomlinson, Development and Outreach Officer for England at the Heritage Network.
“I love historic buildings, but without people, they don't mean anything.”
Charlotte Tomlinson, Heritage Network.
In this episode I am joined by Charlotte Tomlinson, Development and Outreach Officer for England at the Heritage Network. Charlotte oversees a national programme of sector support and peer learning events, empoweringcommunity heritage initiatives with the rescue and reuse of schemes, and heritage-led regeneration.
Charlotte shares how her love of history influenced heracademic choices and exposed her to the meaning of heritage. We talk about her early roles after completing a Masters and PHD and the importance of communitygroups and how integral they are to looking after buildings and community benefits it brings.
We chat about what heritage means practically and when itcomes to a building that isn’t being used and what this means for the building, the community and the environment. Challenges often come from the people involved not understanding the value and thinking it is more complicated than it is rather than the condition of the building being too challenging to keep and it is this perception of heritage that prevents buildings from being saved.
We also discuss the usual challenges, common themes andmisconceptions working in the heritage sector along with top tips when working with an older property.
It will be an interesting listen for anyone embarking on aproject and is looking for some guidance and anyone generally interested in older properties.
If you liked what you heard it would be great if you canshare Our Built Heritage with anyone else you think will find it interesting and also subscribe so that you know when the next episode has been released. It would be amazing if we between us can raise awareness on our built heritage.
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