A £10m regeneration scheme to upgrade over 500 houses in Hull, has won a regional Green Deal ECO award. The winning of a major environmental award for a project that was almost dismantled because of a funding shortfall is an indication of how Councils and housing developers are now looking at alternatives to the traditional […]
Chimneys have been around a long time, at least since the 12th Century. One of the first in Europe is claimed to be at Conisborough castle, near Doncaster. Their popularity grew in Tudor Britain where it became fashionable for the rich to install fireplaces and adorn their roofs with chimneys. Commoners, on the other hand, […]
A new housing development in Widnes, built on the site of the former Queen’s Hall music venue – previously home to famous Bands such as the Beatles – has won an environmental and architectural heritage award for its innovative approach to environmental sustainability. Queens Court, in the centre of old Widnes town centre, has been […]
Edlington Victoria primary school in Doncaster is a traditionally built red brick construction, Which opened in 1912 and is designed around a quadrangle surrounded by an enclosed games area and playing fields. The property has been regularly maintained by Doncaster MBC over the years but was starting to show its age. It is, after all, […]
