Ulster Architectural Heritage is the trading name of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, (UAHS) a Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee.

The members of the UAHS Main Committee are both Directors and Trustees, overseeing the work of the Society, including the work of its staff and volunteers. The work of the Society is further supported by a number of sub committees including: Architecture Planning & Policy, Events, Publications and Finance.

Our staff and committee is made up of experts in areas relating to the promotion, protection, conservation and regeneration of architectural heritage, with backgrounds in architecture, archaeology, law, business, literature and architectural history.

Staff:

UAHS staff with a high level of experience and expertise in Architecture, Archaeology, Planning, Heritage and Management. Staff are here to help you help built heritage, and can be contacted via the UAHS office. Find out more about UAH Staff their background, qualifications and skills, below.

Director

Sebastian Graham

Heritage Projects Officer: Heritage at Risk Officer

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Sebastian graduated from Ulster University with a BA (Hons) 2.1 in History, a postgraduate diploma in Environmental Management and more recently an MA in History in 2019. Sebastian’s particular interest is in the field of industrial archaeology and has developed an online resource exploring over 4000 mill sites across Northern Ireland. Sebastian has previously worked for the National Trust and Libraries NI and established a reminiscence group sharing memories of different buildings around Cookstown.

As Heritage project officer for the Heritage at Risk project Sebastian works in partnership with the Department for Communities: Historic Environment Division to identify and record buildings at risk while acting as a catalyst to find solutions for their reuse.

Heritage Projects Officer: Heritage at Risk E: [email protected]

Contact Sebastian about: Heritage at Risk NI Register, Funding, Traditional Building Skills.

Senior Administrator

Elaine Ritchie

Hands on Heritage Officer

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Officers of the Society:

President: Primrose Wilson CBE

Vice Presidents: Marcus Binney CBE   –  Dr Edward McParland  –  Prof Alastair Rowan.

Our Committee:

Many of our committee members are, or have been leads in heritage regeneration projects, as part of some of Northern Ireland’s most prolific Building Preservation Trusts. Others are experts in law, business, finance, marketing, public relations, architecture, archaeology and research into the historic environment. The level of expertise and energy represented by the members of the committee, their passion for Ulster’s built heritage is one of the main strengths of the Society. The main UAHS committee meets monthly.

Chairman: Dr David Johnston OBE

Vice Chairman:  John Anderson

Hon. Treasurer: Geoffrey Brooks

Hon. Secretary: Alastair Rankin

Committee Members:

Susan Hannam

Marcus Patton OBE

Stephen Craig

Dr Murray Power

Dan Calley

Scott McBurney

Sub Committees:

Chairs of the sub committees also sit on the main committee, above. sub-committees quarterly, or as required.

Architecture, Planning & Policy. Chair: John Anderson

Events. Chair: Susan Hannam

Finance. Chair: Rosie Ford-Hutchinson

Publications. Chair: Karen Latimer OBE