| CONSERVATION | Exchanging very small talk, maintaining historic buildings |
| CONSERVE | Exchange very small talk with husband (8) |
| SANDSTONE | Architecture: Calgary's historic buildings material |
| LISTED | Such as historic buildings may be |
| ENGLISHHERITAGE | National charity for protection of historic buildings, monuments etc. (7, 8) |
| PLINTH | Chalk stone used in the restoration of East Anglian historic buildings, the name of which is used by Farrow & Ball for one of their neutral colours (6) |
| LANDMARK | Trust; charity that manages many historic buildings mainly around the UK including the Dunmore Pineapple and Shropshire Birdhouse (8) |
| HERITAGE | English -; charity that looks after 400 historic buildings and monuments and also the Blue Plaque scheme (8) |
| BETJEMAN | UK's poet laureate from 1972-84 who campaigned for the preservation of historic buildings as a founder member of the Victorian Society (8) |
| NATIONALTRUST | Organisation concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of great beauty, founded in 1895 |
| ESTD | Abbr. on a historic building |
| CASTE | Station in India left from historic building (5) |
| CAST | Character of historic building the French destroyed (4) |
| ALAMO | Historic building in Texas and two other states |
| PORTCULLIS | Drink selection is something visible at entrance to historic building |
| LEEDSCASTLE | Historic building offering shelter to sad Celts when trounced |
| TITHEBARN | Can barristers get shut inside historic building? |
| PUMPROOM | Grand --, historic building in Bath (4,4) |
| DRUMCASTLE | Historic building near Banchory (4,6) |
| DUNSCASTLE | Historic building in Berwickshire (4,6) |
