Over the last two days there has been the statutory hearing into the Hyndburn Borough Development Management DPD, a key part of the Hyndburn Local Plan. Hearings are one of the rituals of town planning and part of the slow process of drawing up the statutory development plan. Continue reading “Local Plan Hearing”
Category: Conservation
Former Lomax Arms P.H. in Great Harwood
The scheme to convert the old Lomax Arms pub in Great Harwood to apartments is now quite advanced. The historical render was removed many decades ago, so we are having it put back. The render helps to keep the walls weather tight as well as setting off the Regency style architectural features.
Elmfield Hall & Churchfield House – old houses, new roles
Two enjoyable projects currently on the go involve large Victorian houses, Elmfield Hall, Church and Churchfield House, Great Harwood.
Though quite unrelated as buildings and projects, successive meetings today reminded me of their close similarities. Both are the former houses of locally important Victorians, which subsequently passed into the hands of the pre-1974 local authorities, then to Hyndburn Council and now to social enterprises which provide community related services. Both draw upon a common set of funding sources and both have a cafe! Continue reading “Elmfield Hall & Churchfield House – old houses, new roles”
Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh
The capitol complex of Le Corbusier’s city of Chandigarh in northern India… truly great architecture from a great man. Have a look at these photos in the Guardian.
(The cute dogs are just like mine!)
Briarcourt – a place of hope
I visited Briarcourt today. It’s an early Arts and Crafts Movement house at Lindley, near Huddersfield, built in 1894 for the Sykes family. The designer was Manchester’s Edgar Wood. He was related to the Sykes and consequently designed several buildings in the area, including the famous Lindley Clock Tower. Continue reading “Briarcourt – a place of hope”
A good two weeks’ work!
We have just counted 440 messages of support in the campaign to save Edgar Wood’s Long Street School buildings. The messages will form part of Viridor and Heritage Lottery Fund THI grant submissions.
Click here to view some of the comments received.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
This is the painting I use as my header image on lots of things. It is Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer) by the German romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774 – 1840). It is something of an icon for Romanticism.