Category Archives: Buildings at Risk

Photo-story

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Sally Stone

SMOKEBELCH has a nice Preston Bus Station post.

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Go Bus: Glancey in Preston

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Sally Stone

Today’s Guardian arts supplement includes a Jonathan Glancey tribute to Preston Bus Station. Much too late to have any effect we fear. According to a recent item in the Lancashire Evening Post the building will be ‘half-demolished’ while a new … Continue reading →

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Edgar Wood Flyer

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Sally Stone

Event at Long Street Methodist Church, Middleton, 6-9 September 2007 Andy Marshall writes: Just to let you know that I have a photo exhibition of Edgar Wood buildings commissioned by Friends of Long Street Methodist on at Long Street Methodist … Continue reading →

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Heaven Up Here

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Sally Stone

Up close Historic buildings in the care of the Catholic Church in England and Wales have an uncertain future – particularly in inner urban areas where congregations and income have dramatically declined. English Heritage (link: Paradise Lost) admit the relative … Continue reading →

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Last chance to see…

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Sally Stone

Manchester: This is the former ‘Welsh Chapel’ (1837-1839) a familiar landmark on Upper Brook Street near the University. Attributed to Charles Barry, it is believed to be an early collaboration between this architect and A.W.N. Pugin. Barry and Pugin later … Continue reading →

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