Author Archives: Debbie Garritty
Celebrating 40 Years of Service
Tenants, neighbours and members of the Duchy senior management team paid tribute to Tom Wells and his 40 years of service as the Duchy’s Clerk of Works in Lancashire earlier this month. Tom, who originally joined the Duchy as an apprentice carpenter and cabinet-maker in 1977 has become one of the best known members of […]
Yes, Pieminister!
An award-winning pie company is bringing its high quality offering to the Midlands, with the opening of a new Pieminister restaurant at New Oxford House on Waterloo Street in Birmingham. The Duchy of Lancaster has agreed a long-term lease for 2,048 sq ft of ground floor and basement space to Pieminister from April 2017. Pieminister […]
Lancaster Castle’s Iconic Gatehouse Revealed Once Again
The City’s most iconic landmark has been revealed once again this week, with the removal of scaffolding and hoarding from Lancaster Castle’s John O’Gaunt Gate on Castle Parade. Over the past 12 weeks, the Gatehouse has been carefully screened from view while its stonework, ironmongery, timbers and pointing have been painstakingly repaired by skilled craftsmen […]
Bio-Diversity Mapped Across Yorkshire and Lancashire Surveys
The wide-ranging biodiversity audit launched last summer is well underway, with habitats on both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Surveys mapped, identified and quantified. Carried out in partnership with Natural England and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, the aim of the project is to identify, map, encourage, protect and preserve appropriate habitats for wild pollinators […]
Duchy Bursary Awarded to Emma Benson
A 20-year old student from Catforth in Lancashire has been awarded a Duchy of Lancaster bursary to support her during her degree studies at Harper Adams College in Shropshire. Emma Benson was presented with the cheque for £2,500 at a presentation ceremony at the College earlier this month. Emma grew up in Lancashire where her […]