Dundee Historic Environment Trust

08/10/2026

Autumn has crept up on us and so has our Managing Tenements webinar in partnership with Under One Roof Scotland. Register for your free place here:

If you own a flat in Dundee, join our free lunchtime webinar with Dundee Historic Environment Trust on managing tenements. Together, we’ll explore the basics of how to arrange a repair in the common areas of your building, how to co-operate with your neighbours to organise and repair for works, an...

07/10/2026

🐴🚋❤️ Before Dundee’s electric trams, there were horses!

Dundee Museum of Transport is home to a remarkable survivor from the earliest days of the city’s tram network — Horse Drawn Tram No. 24.

Introduced into service in 1897, the tram originally operated from Dundee’s main Post Office to Windsor Street, with its route later extended to the West End Cemetery along Perth Road.

It remained in service until 1900 as Dundee’s transport network continued to evolve towards the electric tramways that would eventually become such a familiar part of the city.

You can discover its story as part of Oor Trams: Dundee’s Tram Era Remembered, with only a few weeks remaining before the exhibition closes on 31 October.

This exhibition is kindly supported by the Dundee Historic Environment Trust.

06/10/2026

Could you lead ambitious conservation projects that make a visible difference to Dundee’s buildings, communities and local economy?
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Conservation Manager to join our team at an exciting time of development and growth.
Closing 26th October 2026

DHET is an independent charity dedicated to conserving and promoting Dundee’s historic environment. Through building conservation, traditional skills training, community heritage grants and public engagement, we connect people with their heritage while supporting regeneration, placemaking and...

02/10/2026

Remember the pitch pine timbers from the Burnside warehouse project which were saved for reuse in repair works on RSS Discovery? We're very excited to announce this project has been shortlisted in the Circular Economy Initiative - Reuse or Closed-Loop System Breakthrough category at the National Recycling Awards!
Discovery Point and RRS Discovery Historic Environment Scotland

30/09/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Dundee Historic Environment Trust has been awarded funding for the 2026-31 period from Historic Environment Scotland. This will allow us to continue giving building repair grants and community heritage grants, as well as developing our Build Your Future skills events and other outreach activities.

29/09/2026

Coming up tomorrow! Join Professor Fionn Stevenson for a free workshop exploring practical, affordable ways to improve comfort in your home throughout the year.

As our climate changes and energy costs remain a concern, understanding how our homes respond to heat and cold is becoming increasingly important.

Join Professor Fionn Stevenson for a free workshop exploring practical, affordable ways to improve comfort in your home throughout the year. Drawing on more than 30 years of research, Professor Stevenson will explain how four key factors influence how warm, cool and comfortable our homes feel:

Cross and stack ventilation
Thermal mass
Passive solar gain
Insulation

The session will focus on the types of homes many people in Scotland live in, including Victorian tenements, interwar housing and postwar homes built before the 1980s. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how these features work together and how simple changes can help keep homes cooler in warmer weather and warmer in colder weather.

Whether you work in heritage, housing, sustainability, community development, or simply want to learn more about improving your own home, this workshop offers valuable insights into making existing homes work better.

Date: Wednesday 30th September
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Cost: Free

Book your place:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-your-home-feel-more-comfortable-in-hot-and-cold-weather-tickets-1999262619313?aff=oddtdtcreator

26/09/2026

Thanks to That's TV Tayside for giving us the chance to talk about our Doors Open Days event! We hope lots of people are getting out today to visit buildings in Dundee and enjoy tours or access normally hidden areas.

23/09/2026

🚋❤️🏛️ There are now just over five weeks left to experience Oor Trams: Dundee’s Tram Era Remembered!

From horse-drawn beginnings to the electric trams which became a familiar sight on Dundee’s streets, our exhibition explores a fascinating chapter in the city’s transport story.

And the timing of its final weeks is particularly poignant.

October 2026 marks 70 years since Dundee’s electric tram system came to an end — and Oor Trams closes on 31 October.

Come and rediscover the story before the exhibition reaches the end of the line.

This exhibition is kindly supported by the Dundee Historic Environment Trust.

22/09/2026

22/09/2026

Is your home too cold in winter, or too hot in summer? We are running a free workshop on 30th September to help you take simple measures to improve the comfort of your home. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-your-home-feel-more-comfortable-in-hot-and-cold-weather-tickets-1999262619313?aff=oddtdtcreator