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A little known Edgar Wood house lies on Manchester Road in Burnley. It is set back from the road in a walled garden so is not immediately visible. Heathfield is a very beautiful flat-roofed Arts & Crafts house. It was built of local rubblestone which had long been abandoned when the house was constructed in …
The next Edgar Wood Society Committee Meeting is at 7.00pm, 13th January 2021. The meeting will take place on Zoom owing to the Covid-19 lock down. Agenda 1. APOLOGIES 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING 3. ARTS & CRAFTS CHURCH AND EDGAR WOOD ROOMS 4. CULTURE RECOVERY FUND ROUND 2 5. EVENTS PROGRAMME 2021 …
Read moreEdgar Wood Society Committee Meeting 7.00pm, 13th January 2021
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain is holding an online talk by Alec Hamilton on 25 November 2020 at 6.00 p.m. ‘1900: Lions and Lambs – the Irresistible Rise and Bashful Demise of the Arts & Crafts Church’. This is a free event but donations are welcome to help the charitable activities of …
We are deferring this year’s Annual General Meeting, which was due to take place on 24th October, until next year when, hopefully, the Covid-19 situation will be much brighter. Members will be receiving annual reports by email shortly. Unless, any of the present committee or post holders wish to stand down, we will simply ‘carry …
Society members may be interested to know that there are two immediate problems needing to be tackled at Edgar Wood’s Long Street Methodist Church and School. The first is the tall chimney which serves as a focal point desperately needs repointing. Greater Manchester Building Preservation Trust has submitted a bid to Historic England for the …
Read moreDrains and chimney repairs at Long Street Methodist Church
The wonderful St Martin’s Church, Low Marple, Cheshire is opening for two days for Heritage Open Days. It provides another chance for members to visit this jewel of a building. Opens Friday 18 September 2020, 14.00-18.00 and Saturday 19 September 2020, 10.00-15.00 St.Martin’s Church, Brabyns Brow, Marple Bridge, Marple, Stockport SK6 5DT Next to Marple …
Read moreHeritage Open Days – St. Martin’s Church, Low Marple, Cheshire
The Edgar Wood Society has been working with the architectural team of Greystoke’s new owner and Trafford Council’s planning and conservation officers on how best to conserve this wonderful Edgar Wood designed house in Hale. Greystoke is named after the picturesque Cumbrian village. It has an impressive blend of art nouveau sensibility, the character of …
Edgar Wood’s 1891 Arts & Crafts home Redcroft has been hit and damaged by a car. Full details are here on Rochdale Online.