Have you ever walked down Water Street and wondered about the history of the façades on some of the amazing buildings? The façade of probably the most interesting of all these buildings, Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, was the subject of a talk at Chester Civic Trust by Karen Mc Kay on Friday 22 August. In a talk […]
The World of Glass at St Helens is built around the 1877 Tank House where William Windle Pilkington perfected the regenerative process of continuous glass making. As well as a view of how glass was made, there is a museum of glass from its origins to contemporary glass making. The private guided tour included glass […]
Michael Emery gave an excellent talk on local archaeology so we are fully up to date. Mike has worked at over 150 archaeological sites in the UK on a wide variety of community, research and commercial projects. He was instrumental in setting up the Poulton Research Project which he led for 21 years. He is […]
This green, guided tour of Wrexham followed the Trust’s literary excursion in November with David Ebsworth into 1884 Wrexham and Chester. Green Badge Guide, Peter Evans (pictured below), revealed the history and highlights of the city including the tomb of Bishop Lloyd’s infamous great-grandson, Elihu Yale who founded the American College, in St Giles Churchyard […]
Barry Clarke gave a fascinating afternoon talk on The Arts and Crafts Movement in Manchester yesterday. Barry has recently been involved in the publication of a lavishly illustrated book on this subject (see above). The Northern Art Workers’ Guild in Manchester was organised in 1896, twelve years after its London predecessor. It involved many people […]
Chester Civic Trust members have been enjoying the lovely Spring Weather. Last week there was a residential visit to the Surrey Hills. This included a tour of the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking. Built in 1889, it was the first purpose-built mosque in the UK and Northern Europe. This week, we also had a day […]
George Payiatis, a Senior Urban Designer with Create Streets, gave a presentation on the recent research and work carried out by Create Streets. Create Streets is currently working on a draft design code for Cheshire West and Chester Council. (At this stage George will NOT be able to give any details.) The foundation has already […]
In July the government published a consultation on a new national planning policy framework that will govern the scope and content of planning decisions and polices made at the local level. This will directly influence the content and policies of the next local plan to be drawn up by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The […]
In May the trust did something unusual: we moved one of our regular social meetings from Bishop Lloyd’s Palace to the Bluecoat Building. We have to thank Mike, Cathy and Janette for welcoming us there. The changed location was appropriate because Anthony Annakin-Smith was giving his lecture on Chester Foundling Hospital. It was housed in […]
Cheshire Live report on the Bishop Lloyd’s Palace Open Day ‘The most beautiful building in Chester’ seemingly hidden in plain sight – Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)