New Lights In Old Windows
Restoring Lancaster’s Heritage
In addition to our scheduled programme of restoration works to protect the fabric of the historic buildings at Lancaster Castle, the Duchy Council has approved exceptional expenditure to cover essential repairs to the Medieval Keep. A specialist contractor has been appointed to carry out the works in question and the 52-week programme has begun […]
Community Project Captures The Imagination
Children at a local primary school are keeping a close eye on a redevelopment project currently underway in the picturesque village of Dunsop Bridge on the Duchy’s Whitewell Estate in Lancashire. After two years’ close consultation with the local community, the disused petrol station on the main route through the village is about to be […]
Improving Energy Performance
Cloughton village lies at the heart of one of our oldest Yorkshire estates and forms part of the Duchy’s ancient inheritance. The High Street comprises 20 Duchy-owned properties, many of which have been occupied by the same tenant for decades, and our ownership is clearly identified by the dark blue colour of each of the […]
Community Project Comes to the Classroom
Local schoolchildren are taking an active interest in the redevelopment of two sites in the rural village at Dunsop Bridge. Plans for the repurposing of an old and disused petrol garage site were unanimously approved by local politicians and planners in May last year, together with proposals for a range of flexible workshops and craft […]
