The Carnforth Railway Heritage Centre is to close on 10th October 2024.It is best known for featuring in the 1945 movie ‘Brief Encounter’, directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, which inspired the remobavtion fo thesae station buildings in the 1990s and early 2000s. The Centre became part of the working…
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Folkestone’s Leas Lift Secures £4.8m Funding For Restoration
Folkestone’s Grade II* listed Leas Lift has reached its restoration fundraising target, thanks to a £4.8m contribution from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The capital means the overall goal of £6.6 million for its restoration has been met. Originally installed in 1885, it carried 2,389 passengers on the first day! It is one of only…
Historic England Says Latest Plans for London’s Liverpool Street Station are ‘fundamentally misguided’
Historic England has branded Herzog & de Meuron’s latest designs for revamping Liverpool Street station in London ‘fundamentally misguided’. The latest proposals, for Network Rail and developer Sellar, include a two-part block reaching 15 and 21 storeys above the Grade II-listed Liverpool Street station and the neighbouring Grade II*-listed hotel. Historic England Chief Executive, Duncan…
Remains of the World’s First Iron Railway Bridge to be Conserved
Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and spanned the River Gaunless in West Auckland, in County Durham. It formed part of the line serving the Witton…
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