A miscellany of heritage and architecture news over the past month…
Greater Manchester…
Hands off our Tudor treasure crest! – George Shaw of Saddleworth
Future of Ellenroad Steam Museum hangs in the balance after unexpected £7,000 water bill
Manchester’s £25m Home is a sorely missed architectural opportunity
Bolton’s young acknowledge WW1 sacrifice
VE Day in pictures: Looking back at how Stockport marked the end of the war in Europe in 1945
History of Didsbury Library to be explored during centenary celebrations
Manchester Museum: Quirkiest wedding venue in the city?
Historic Ashton Town Hall closes as major work gets underway
New film about the history of Trafford Park
Demolition work at Woodford Aerodrome home of the Lancaster Bomber
Bolton Town Hall – give this other plan a chance
Bolton Civic Trust’s thoughts on Town Hall plans
New Kingfisher Trail to star one of Britain’s best loved birds
Radcliffe Tower – ‘Last chance’
Further afield…
Brian Cox welcomes boost for Jodrell Bank
£2.4million funding bid for Pendle Hill
The street that might win the Turner prize: how Assemble are transforming Toxteth
You favourite architect or artist on the next £20 banknote?
Making the grade: Newly listed post-war office buildings
Church that gave refuge to Charles I and inspired TS Eliot in need of rescue
UK heritage sites to receive £98m lottery cash boost
National Trust calls for footpath around English coast
How the ancient city of Palmyra looked before the fighting – in pictures