Back Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings German جامعه محافظت از بناهای باستانی Persian Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Italian Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Polish Общество защиты древних зданий Russian 古建筑保护协会 Chinese
| Nickname | Anti-Scrape |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1877 |
| Founder | William Morris, Philip Webb |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Heritage protection |
| Headquarters | 37 Spital Square, London |
| Membership | 6,579 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | SPAB Mills Section |
| Website | www |
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) (also known as Anti-Scrape)[1] is an amenity society founded by William Morris, Philip Webb, and others in 1877 to oppose the destructive 'restoration' of ancient buildings occurring in Victorian England. "Ancient" is used here in the wider sense rather than the more usual modern sense of "pre-medieval."
- ^ Thompson, E. P. (1976). William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary. New York: Pantheon. p. 228. ISBN 0-394-73320-7.
The Society, which Morris dubbed "Anti-Scrape...
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