Training, January 4th. Tea break but, oops, no milk… so “Best” Geoff sent me out to buy a bottle. Ten minutes later, out of breath, in danger of a heart attack, I returned with the milk only to find the back door locked. Pressed the right hand bell button, no response, then the left, same, …
World famous pianist and organist, Jonathan Scott Organ Recital at Middleton Parish Church on Saturday, May 9th at 2 pm as part of the 75th VE Day Anniversary.
The Edgar Wood Rooms in Middleton seek volunteer gardeners to help with the care and maintenance of the garden. The aim is to develop the garden to enhance the setting of these important Arts and Crafts buildings and make it attractive for wedding photos. No experience needed but keen gardeners welcome. Anyone interested in joining the …
Edgar Wood designed many houses in Hale Cheshire over several years. His first was Halecroft dated 1890 and his last, Royd House dated 1914-16, he built for himself. In addition, we will also visit the parish church of St. Peter (1890-92) which contains glass by George Wragg who was a fellow member of the Northern …
School’s out for summer and I’m meeting Architectural Photographer, Andy Marshall at Elmwood Primary School for a photo shoot. The Edgar Wood Society have received a grant from The Sharing Heritage Lottery Fund to develop a new web site. As part of the project, Andy is taking some photographs of various Edgar Wood buildings in …
Here we are at the Edgar Wood Rooms learning how to publish news items to our new web site!
The Edgar Wood Society hosted an Italian themed evening celebrating Edgar Wood’s time in Italy, which he visted regularly before finally settling there and building the last of his three homes in Porto Maurizio, Liguria. In England, Wood is remembered primarily as an exceptional architect but in Italy, he is reknown for his paintings. Lots …
The Edgar Wood Society has now achieved one of its long term aims in that Edgar Wood’s Long Street Methodist School, aka the Edgar Wood Rooms, has at last been taken off the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register following the repairs and alterations carried out last year. A big ‘thank you’ is in order …
Read moreEdgar Wood Rooms taken off the Heritage at Risk Register
On Saturday 26th October, we had our annual general meeting, which like all others before it, was a quick race through the business section to the main item, the Society’s Annual Lecture. This year was the first to be held in the newly restored Edgar Wood Rooms at the Arts & Crafts Church, Long Street …
Read moreEdgar Wood Society – AGM and Annual lecture – 26th October 2019
