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SIR – Esther McVey is spot on.

Liverpool faces the “ignominy” of losing its status as a Unesco world heritage site because of new development in the city, activists claim.Heritage campaigners fear that the “maritime mercantile

27 May 2021 • 12:02am A man walks past a sign displaying Public Safety Advice about COVID-19 in Bolton town centre  Credit:  PAUL ELLIS/AFP SIR – In the interests of perspective, I should like to see the daily number of non-Covid deaths in England and Wales (around 1,400) reported alongside the number of Covid-related deaths (seven yesterday). It’s time for us to get on with living. Chris Sermon   SIR – Throughout the pandemic it has been stressed over and over how important it is to...

THE true extent of work to be done on Kinmel Hall has been laid bare just days before it is due to be sold. In an open letter to Conwy Council, the Friends of Kinmel Hall and the people of Wales, Peter Hare Independent Consultants (PHICs) said a "disgraceful lack of maintenance appears to be the main issue creating the majority of the advanced decay." The assessment, led by Peter Hare, also revealed the roof of the Grade I listed property "is hanging by a thread in some areas" and "if lef...

Country Life Trending: Grade II*-listed Latimer Manor, in West Kington, Wiltshire, boasts an array of beautiful period features. Grade II*-listed Latimer Manor, in West Kington, Wiltshire, comes with high praise indeed. This beautiful stone property, for which Strutt & Parker is seeking offers in excess of £3 million, was described by former Country Life editor Marcus Binney as ‘a perfect small Cotswolds manor’ in his book In Search of The Perfect House. Thought to have been home to B...

The City of London’s decision on 22 April to destroy the heart of its Fleet Street conservation area was the most brazen defiance of conservation law. The demolition will extend not just to one building but over an entire block between Fleet Street and Salisbury Square. Among other buildings it includes a handsome neo-baroque bank, the historic Chronicle newspaper building, a Victorian pub and the restored Georgian mansion of No. 1 Salisbury Square. The conservation area was redefined as rece...

Menu   Kinmel Hall up for auction with price tag of £750,000 - but is there enough time for the right buyer to come forward? Kinmel Hall is in need of extensive renovation. Picture: Permission granted for use by Allsop A HISTORIC landmark is set for auction with bids starting at £750,000. Campaigners, including Friends of Kinmel Hall (FKH) and SAVE Britain’s Heritage, have been fighting to save Kinmel Hall, in St George, near Abergele; fears were raised the French-style E...

Kinmel Hall is in need of extensive renovation. Picture: Permission granted for use by Allsop A HISTORIC landmark is set for auction with bids starting at £750,000. Campaigners, including Friends of Kinmel Hall (FKH) and SAVE Britain’s Heritage, have been fighting to save Kinmel Hall, in St George, near Abergele; fears were raised the French-style Edwardian manor had only another five years in its current condition before further damage, including roof collapses, will mean it is “beyon...

Scotland’s bard praised it for its “honest men and bonny lasses” and for generations of Scots, a trip to Ayr with its long sandy beach and charming town centre was a grand place to visit. Trooping off the train from Glasgow, countless holidaymakers would arrive at the town’s impressive Victorian railway station, cross its cast iron bridge and book into a room at the splendid neighbouring hotel. Designed in the French Renaissance style with delightful features that echo Loire Valle...