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Gorton Monastery receives £1.7m from Heritage Lottery Fund Artist's impression of the Welcome Wing of Gorton Monastery 06/01/2015 The Monastery of St Francis & Gorton Trust has been awarded a £1.7million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, as part of a …

Ahead of the curve! Rare glasshouse to be restored Curvilinear gasshouse in Millichope Park 11/12/2014 The curvilinear glasshouse in the walled garden of Millichope Park became derelict over half a century ago. Dating from around 1836 it is one of very …

Investing in privately owned heritage Linnels Mill 11/12/2014 Many of the UK’s heritage buildings – around two-thirds – are in private ownership and, it is estimated, a similar proportion of the landscape associated with them. There are also many …

Yorkshire’s hidden treasures revealed 10/12/2014 Despite its many historic and artistic visitor attractions, there is so much more of Yorkshire’s fascinating heritage that goes unnoticed, or is completely unknown, to the public. There is a wealth of …

Re-engineering Craven's Part in the Great War 09/12/2014 Many relatives, individuals and groups within Craven, and much further afield, have benefited greatly from this free website over the past eight years, however, technology has changed considerably …

All Souls Bolton back at the heart of local community Interior of the refurbished All Souls, Bolton Andy Marshall 05/12/2014 One of Bolton’s most imposing historic buildings, All Souls Church, has reopened its doors to the public having undergone a £4.9m …

Unused All Souls Bolton transformed into state-of-the-art community facility 05/12/2014 On 6 December 2014, All Souls Church in Bolton will reopen to the public, revealing the results of a £4.9million scheme which has been 10 years in the making. The …

The evolution of flight and the First World War The Claude Grahame-White hangar 04/12/2014 In 1909 the first successful flight across the English Channel was completed. Just a decade later the advancement in aviation technology driven by the First World …

From Patch to Plate takes Wolverhampton back to its roots Central Youth Theatre members at Bantock House 04/12/2014 From Patch to Plate will follow 200 years of the area’s history and explore how its development from open land and farms to houses and …