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.
If you missed it last year, now is the time to catch up. Put you feet up and enjoy this series where modern crafts people go back in time to live the lives and reproduce work of the Arts and Crafts people of Edgar Wood’s time. Click here. It’s laid back and very enjoyable.
This week Maureen put her final touches to our returns to Lottery Heritage Fund for the Edgar Wood Society website outreach project, which has now formally ended. The project included creating this website, its online Image Compendium, training, new photographs of Edgar Wood buildings and a series of successful events held during 2019. A big …
Today, officers of the Edgar Wood Society, Victorian Society, Historic England and Manchester City Council met with the owner and manager of the Edgar Wood Centre, formerly First Church of Christ Scientist, Manchester. The meeting was to discuss the present condition of the building, what the repair and conservation issues were and how best to …
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, …