Comments (0) An East Devon builder has been ordered to pay £20,120 in fines and costs for committing six listed building offences and one offence of failing to comply with an enforcement notice.At a sentence hearing, which took place on Wednesday 28 October, at Exeter Magistrates Court, Barry Anthony Wright (who was represented legally) pleaded guilty to a total of seven criminal charges brought against him by East Devon District Council.Six of the charges relate Read more [...]

If you like your pubs to come with a healthy dose of character, look no further than these Grade II* listed buildings. Merseyside is home to many buildings with listed status but no pubs make the highest Grade I status and only four pubs make the second highest Grade II* according to Historic England. The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, The Scotch Piper Pub on Southport Road in Sefton, Allerton Hall and The Vines on Lime Street are all listed as Grade II* buildings. In total 93 pubs have Read more [...]

The Theatres Trust has today formally written to Salford City Council to oppose proposals to demolish the Grade 2 listed Crown Theatre in Eccles. The Trust, which is the national advisory public body for theatres, is objecting to plans to flatten the building, originally opened in 1899 as the Lyceum Theatre, before becoming a cinema in 1932 and later, the Crown Bingo hall, before shutting in the 1980s.The Crown was formally Grade 2 listed in 2003 when Ty Jeffries - son of mega famous actor, Read more [...]

A church-goer has failed in an objection to plans to remove some traditional Victorian church pews from a Grade I listed church at Ringmer where he has worshiped for more than 60 years. Despite two letters from Mr A R Peters MBE objecting to the proposals for St Mary’s church at Ringmer, a top Church of England judge has given the go-ahead for the pews to be removed.In challenge to the plan, Mr Peters said: “My reason for objecting to the removal of these pews is that situated Read more [...]

Campaigners hoping to save an iconic gay venue from closure have said they are "confident" they will be able to raise the funds to buy it from property developers. Supporters of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, south London's oldest surviving gay venue, believe they could turn it into a community-owned pub after it was granted listed status by Historic England. The Tavern has long been a popular haunt for London's LGBT community. It was once the scene of a riot during a performance by Lily Read more [...]

If you like your pubs to come with a healthy dose of character, look no further than these Grade I listed buildings. England is home to thousands of pubs with listed status but only 11 pubs make the highest grade according to Historic England. The combined George Hotel and Pilgrims Inn in Glastonbury was the first of the 11 to achieve its listing in 1950 followed two years later by the Dick Whittington Tavern in Gloucester in 1951. Chester is home to three of the Grade I listed pubs - The Falcon Read more [...]

A STUNNINGLY restored 200-year-old Grade II listed tower has been unveiled. The Elms is a 17th century Grade II-listed manor house, in Old Bedhampton, owned by the charity Manor Trust which provides housing for retired people. The Waterloo Tower in July this year during the restoration The Waterloo Tower, which sits on top of the stunning Waterloo banqueting hall, was in urgent in of restoration. Mouldings, paint and render were in a sorry state and the trustees, as the Read more [...]

The bridge is the only two-tiered bridge in Northern Ireland and was listed because it was an important early 20th century road bridge with art deco details, according to Environment Minister Mark H Durkan. "These listings in the Derry area are a tangible boost for the city and the wider area,” he said. “The Read more [...]

This charming detached Grade II listed cottage is located in the hugely popular and sought after village of Amberley, within the heart of the beautiful South Downs National Park. The property, in High Street, is steeped in history and is believed to have originally been two Georgian cottages dating back to 1790, converted in 1880 to a single dwelling occupied by Albert Standen the shoemaker. His apprentice was Albert Bacon, after whom the house is named.The cottage is beautifully presented Read more [...]

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