Partnership Scheme in Conservation Areas (PCISA) Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre

Contributed by Jim Worgan In June 2009, Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council joined English Heritage in progressing PCISA for part of the Town Centre Conservation Area. The scheme was launched in April 2010 and its objective is to contribute towards the re-generation of the Town Centre through the re-invigoration of its historic environment. It will [...]

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Heritage Open Days 2011

  Contributed by Diana Bevan Heritage Open Days are to be held this year from Thursday,   8th  to Sunday, 11th September. Some of Newcastle’s most interesting and historic buildings will be open to view, including  St. Giles Church, The Unitarian Meeting House, The Chapel of Rest, Holy Trinity Church and  St. Margaret’s, Wolstanton. Each has [...]

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The Local Register

Contributed by Angela Drakakis-Smith   The Local Register is the ‘new’ name for the Local List which was initiated last year.  The first round of buildings to be ‘listed’ now form the basis for this new Register.  At the time ‘foul’ was called when it appeared that some areas were over-represented on the list to [...]

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Civic Day 2011

Contributed by Joan Howe We had been paying more than usual attention to the weather forecast in the days leading up to the 25th of June. To mark the first ever Civic Day we were taking over a stall on the market. Civic Voice, the national body for Civic Societies had requested that Societies organise [...]

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Our Queen Victoria – A Short History

Contributed by Bernard Billington and John Sutton   The latter part of the nineteenth century was a time of invention and expansion for Britain, and many think it the country’s heyday.  The queen at this momentous time was Victoria and she must rank among the best loved of our monarchs.  Hospitals, railway stations, parks, streets [...]

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