Here is a miscellany of heritage news over August…
Greater Manchester
Plan to demolish old Coronation Street set submitted to council
Plans revealed for dozens more flats to be built in Ancoats as part of £1bn housing masterplan
Converted Bolton church aiming for national recognition at ‘property Oscars’
Victoria Station revamp: Network Rail reveals £44m transformation will be completed this month
Work to start on town hall roof ahead of £6.5 million revamp of Albert Halls
Ducie Bridge pub to close this weekend as NOMA redevelopment continues
Young historians travel to Durham to find out about the origins of their Horwich school
The changing face of Manchester: Fascinating comparisons show how city has moved on since 2000
BBC programme about the Manchester Ship Canal is screened
Greater Manchester’s best loved buildings – tell us your favourite
Manchester’s most hated landmarks, as suggested by you
National
Picture palaces fall prey to developers
The innbetweeners: whimsical pubs of interwar years win Grade II listing
Birmingham Hall of Memory is now a Grade 1 Listed building
Love is Enough: William Morris and Andy Warhol meet in Birmingham thanks to Jeremy Deller
Decisions on which buildings to preserve have never been so erratic
A forgotten figure in the Garden City movement
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu – obituary
International
Hi-tech plan to combat IS destruction of ancient sites
The Beautiful Old Signs of Paris Are As Elegant As the City Itself
Robert McGregor, who put Napier on the world’s art deco map, dies
A walk down the Oval: an exhibition celebrates Mumbai’s iconic Art Deco architecture
An Art Deco Paradise in Moscow’s New Museum