A "GOLDEN CLUSTER" OF HERITAGE
The superb Cargo of Curiosities pop-up museum and exhibition in celebration of Ashton Lever’s pioneering museum in the same building 250 years ago is to open for its final weekend on Fri 25 Nov, Sat 26 Nov Sun and 27 Nov 13:00 – 16:00 Don’t miss this fun way to see one of Middleton’s finest…
Students from the University of Salford (School of Built Environment) under the supervision of the Program Director of Building Survey, Simon Mclean, return for a more in depth look at the rooms in the ‘community wing’. There was speculation as to the reasons for the cracks in the brickwork starting at high level and extending…
Twenty plus, second year students from the University of Salford, School of Built Environment, under the charge of Simon Mclean (Program Director of Building Surveying) came to survey the school rooms and learn of the issues related to conservation. Reports will be written and submitted for their course assessment. It will be interesting to read…
Greater Manchester Building Preservation Trust is applying to Viridor for a grant to save Edgar Wood’s Arts & Crafts Long Street School. Restoration will mean that the premises will be available for community use. Please show your support in the Leave a Reply box below or send an email to gpg@talktalk.net by Monday 25th September. If you…
The Arts & Crafts Movement in Surrey group (26 members), arrived in Manchester on Monday for their annual trip. They spent this morning visiting Edgar Wood’s master piece in Middleton – Long St. Methodist Church and Schools. This was followed by a walk around the conservation area looking at Wood’s houses and finally calling in…
The first visitors to the Arts and Craft Church ((Long Street Methodist Church and School) were Janet and Rob from Hampshire and Stockport. The volunteers on duty to meet and greet, were keen to get the openings off to a great start…
To find out more visit www.artsandcraftschurch.org/middletons-golden-cluster…
As part of the Victorian Society’s AGM weekend, almost one hundred members from all over the country visited the Arts and Crafts Church this afternoon. The programme consisted of a brief resume of the work of Edgar Wood, a look around the church and school and exhibitions. Four groups of approx twenty went on escorted…
Since the discovery that Ye Olde Boar’s Head opened as a public house in 1623 and has been going strong since, people are wondering whether it might be the oldest pub in the country. This depends what you mean. It is certainly not the oldest pub on a particular site but it just might be the oldest pub building in continuous use. Here is a Daily Telegraph article on the competition… note the one in Bolton, which looks a little bit like the Old Boar.
As if to conclude the Middleton Archaeological Society’s in depth study on Ye Olde Boar’s Head P.H., local artist Steve Whitworth has produced an illustration of how it looked when it was first built… which is surprisingly like it does now! CLICK HERE to see the picture and post.
Today’s hot lime workshop at St Leonard’s in Middleton involved experts Aura Conservation and Rupert Hilton (who took these photos). What is hot lime mortar? Who is Rupert Hilton? Who are Aura Conservation? It’s good to see St. Leonard’s supporting the best in conservation…
A new leaflet is being distributed across the borough and further afield for visiting Middleton’s Golden Cluster. Look at the events/calendar for visiting times. The Lord Mayor of Manchester accepted a leaflet while visiting the East Lancs Railway and at Middleton’s May day celebrations, Sally was on hand in the Heritage gazebo to pass on…
Middleton Archaeological Society has completed two reports on recent activities at Hopwood Millers Cottage 2015 and the pavement investigation at the Old Boar’s Head 2016. CLICK HERE to download them.
Twenty one Rotary Club members from Royton and Shaw were our first group of visitors in 2016. They started the day at St. Leonard’s Parish Church, where they were guided by Leon McLeod. Lunch followed at the Old Boar’s Head, where they learnt about the recent…
Last Night’s Digging for Britain programme on the BBC covered the archaeological dig at Starr Carr which was the subject of one of the Middleton Archaeological Society’s lectures last year. The programme is a good catch-up to that lecture. Click Here to watch it on BBC iPlayer…
Home of renowned Middleton architect Edgar Wood is given a facelift Click HERE for the Manchester Evening News article…
Many Wood and Sellers enthusiasts popped into the Wood and Sellers evening and exhibition on March 10th at Manchester Metropolitan University. The event celebrated the two architects’ contribution to Greater Manchester’s architectural heritage and included Edgar Wood’s watercolour of J. Henry Sellers’ design for Lee House, Manchester. The painting shows how these Arts & Crafts…
Christine was nominated by Dave Lees for a Manchester Histories Community Award. Christine was one of three short listed for the Pickstone prize and is shown holding the award for being highly recommended by the judging panel. The ceremony took place in the grand surroundings of banqueting room of the Manchester Town Hall. Dave gave…
The Middleton Archaeological Society research project on Ye Olde Boar’s Head P.H. is now heading towards some strong conclusions. The latest bit of the jigsaw slotted into place with an excavation of the pavement adjacent the building. Details are HERE.
This was the third get together of Middleton’s researchers – six researchers attended with apologies from another five. Cliff reported on his work at Preston Record office and his new ability to read early documents. He has progressed work on the Ambrose Jackson, one of the graffiti contributors at the OBH. Ann Faloon is also…
