Blue Plaque for Ayahs
March 17, 2022
English Heritage is to unveil a Blue Plaque marking a home for ayahs at 26 King Edward Rd, Hackney E9…
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Our friends at FIBIS will be holding their 2021 conference from 13.00 on Friday 24 September, until 13.00 on Sunday…
If you are familiar with a cemetery in the region, give it a go! The new Heritage Value Assessment Tool,…
BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) is looking for a volunteer to take over its second-hand book sales….
We were delighted to see the official launch of the new BACSA website at the annual general meeting in April…
The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA), founded in 1977, was the first organisation to address the built…
The winter of 2019-2020 saw the completion of a major project of BACSA in collaboration with the Deccan Heritage Foundation…
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