Former Glory — Heritage and History

ASA Briggs Secret Days – Codebreaking in Bletchley Park

March 29, 2011 By Pen and Sword Books

ASA Briggs Secret Days - Codebreaking in Bletchley Park

The Bletchley Park memoir of Lord Asa Briggs will be one of the most important documents to be published in 2010. Lord Briggs has long been regarded … [Read more...]

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£2m makeover for John Rennie built Lune Aqueduct

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January 26, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Around £2m will be spent on the project to restore the viaduct

The Lune Aqueduct has been awarded a £1million grant to help restore the 200 year old Grade I listed structure. The grant by the Heritage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Featured Tagged With: Brickwork, british waterways, Canal Channel, Canal Work, Embankment, Former Glory, Future Generations, Heritage Lottery Fund, Hilton Head, Hlf, Industrial Revolution, Infor, John Rennie, lancaster canal, Lighting Scheme, Masonry, Restoration Work, River Lune, Sara Hilton, Stoppage, Striking Example, Time Project

Punchard Gill toll house restored

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November 2, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

The Punchard Gill toll house in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been restored. Built beside the Reeth to Tan Hill road in Arkengarthdale … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Featured Tagged With: Brough Road, Coal Field, Dales National Park, Dr Margaret, Environment Officer, Former Glory, Increasing Traffic, Joinery, Moorland, New Lease, Nieke, Reeth, Repointing, Richmondshire, Stonework, Toll Houses, Turnpike Road, Underpinning, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

‘Lost garden’ of Elford Hall saved

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January 22, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

The ‘lost garden’ of Elford Hall, near Lichfield in Staffordshire, is to be saved for the local community, thanks to a confirmed grant of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Allotments, Bcc, Birmingham City Council, Coffee Shop, Community Thanks, Disrepair, Former Glory, Fruit Trees, Gardeners Cottage, Half A Mile, Head Gardener, Heritage Lottery Fund, Hlf, Lichfield, Lost Garden, Management Committee, Schoolchildren, Victorian Gardens, Voluntary Community Organisation, Walled Garden, Walled Kitchen Garden

Eden Bridge Gardens Work Underway

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February 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

After securing funding last year from the Heritage Lottery Fund, work started on the Thomas Mawson designed, Eden Bridge Gardens in Carlisle in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Featured Tagged With: Clearer View, Daffodils, Flower Beds, Flowerbeds, Former Glory, Heritage Lottery Fund, New Lease, Overgrown Vegetation, Painstaking Restoration, Pavilions, pergola, Preliminary Works, Replanting, Repointing, Retiling, Sandstone Blocks, Scaffold, Stonework, thomas mawson, Timbers, Wire Brushes, Workmen, Worksite, Wrought Ironwork

Mawson Gardens Rydal Hall

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October 26, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Rydal Hall is situated in the heart of the English Lake District with stunning views … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, People Tagged With: Balustrades, Breathtaking Landscape, Carlisle Diocesan Retreat, Centre Stage, Concrete Balustrades, Dereliction, Different Design, English Lake District, Finials, Fleming Family, Former Glory, Herbaceous Borders, Heritage Lottery Fund, Italiante Garden, Landscap, Mawson, Mawson gardens, Pergolas, Rydal Hall, Second World War, Staircases, Stairways, Stunning Views, Terrace Garden, thomas mawson, Vegetable Garden

Lowther Castle

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September 22, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Situated just outside of Penrith in North Cumbria is the now derelict castle at Lowther. The 120 acre, Grade II listed site contains the … [Read more...]