Alison Edwards
@alisonedwards7.bsky.social
Heritage and historic buildings + books, singing, and food.
Listed building caseworker based in York.
Listed building caseworker based in York.
This is a great example of what we could achieved if we started by thinking about the existing character of the site, instead of seeing it as just a development opportunity space. I hope the City of London think very carefully about the options!
BREAKING: A fresh approach to upgrading Liverpool St Stn unveiled today.
We welcome John McAslan + Partners ‘valuable contribution’ to debate on changes at UK’s busiest station. It shows how upgrades could be achieved without disruption to passengers.
Learn more👉 bit.ly/4lxYlyu
We welcome John McAslan + Partners ‘valuable contribution’ to debate on changes at UK’s busiest station. It shows how upgrades could be achieved without disruption to passengers.
Learn more👉 bit.ly/4lxYlyu
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This is a great example of what we could achieved if we started by thinking about the existing character of the site, instead of seeing it as just a development opportunity space. I hope the City of London think very carefully about the options!
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📣 Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. 🧵
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📣 Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. 🧵
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
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NEWS: We’re delighted to announce that Inmos Microprocessing Factory in Newport (Richard Rogers & Partners, 1982), one of the most innovative industrial buildings of the late 20th century, has been Grade II* listed following an application by C20 and C20 Cymru.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/high-te...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/high-te...
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
NEWS: We’re delighted to announce that Inmos Microprocessing Factory in Newport (Richard Rogers & Partners, 1982), one of the most innovative industrial buildings of the late 20th century, has been Grade II* listed following an application by C20 and C20 Cymru.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/high-te...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/high-te...
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“Another week survived is another week won.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Another week survived is another week won.”
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Working to repair or reuse a listed building in Wales? This grant scheme could help!
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Working to repair or reuse a listed building in Wales? This grant scheme could help!
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
Help keep this beautiful church part of the community!
Georgian Bath? How about Brutalist Bath!
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Help keep this beautiful church part of the community!
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i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
"A spokesperson for Network Rail said they are “confident” the scheme can be progressed with no cost to customers or the taxpayer."
Well, I am sure we are all entirely convinced and reassured by this, nothing to see here.
www.londonworld.com/public-notic...
Well, I am sure we are all entirely convinced and reassured by this, nothing to see here.
www.londonworld.com/public-notic...
Controversial grand redevelopment for major London station hit by fresh delay
Network Rail’s Liverpool Street Station redevelopment is to go back out for consultation after further details were added to the application – the latest delay in the controversial plan.
www.londonworld.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"A spokesperson for Network Rail said they are “confident” the scheme can be progressed with no cost to customers or the taxpayer."
Well, I am sure we are all entirely convinced and reassured by this, nothing to see here.
www.londonworld.com/public-notic...
Well, I am sure we are all entirely convinced and reassured by this, nothing to see here.
www.londonworld.com/public-notic...
Typos are particularly embarrassing when it's your own name. I swear I can spell Alison. I can just only type Aliosn at the first attempt. I am a competent professional type person.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Typos are particularly embarrassing when it's your own name. I swear I can spell Alison. I can just only type Aliosn at the first attempt. I am a competent professional type person.
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
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This week's BBC Radio 4 'Last Word' features a life of the historian Gillian Tindall (1938-2025), known for her microhistories of Kentish Town, 'The House by the Thames' and 'Célestine: Voices from a French Village', among other works www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Skystorians
Last Word - Prunella Scales CBE, Gillian Tindall, Roger Smith, Anthony Grey - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister on an actor, a writer, an outdoors champion, a journalist
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This week's BBC Radio 4 'Last Word' features a life of the historian Gillian Tindall (1938-2025), known for her microhistories of Kentish Town, 'The House by the Thames' and 'Célestine: Voices from a French Village', among other works www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Skystorians
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Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Have you noticed an abandoned or derelict Victorian building near you? 📩 media@victoriansociety.org.uk for a chance for it to be featured in our Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2026.
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
🏘️ 🏭⛪ in England & Wales only, built between 1837 - 1914. More here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
#heritage #endangeredbuildings
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If you're interested in studying archaeology at university and perhaps going on to a career in the field, then as well as attending #UAD25 you should also check out @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's upcoming early career showcase 'this is archaeology'
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
This is Archaeology - Early Career Showcase 2025: Voices from the future of Archaeology
With Early Careers Panel
www.archaeologyuk.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you're interested in studying archaeology at university and perhaps going on to a career in the field, then as well as attending #UAD25 you should also check out @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's upcoming early career showcase 'this is archaeology'
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
Good to see the @news.architectsjournal.co.uk have put an FOI to find out more about this issue.
8/10 rejections for listing in the last 5 years have been under Labour, and at least 6/8 of those have been subject to development proposals. 🤔
8/10 rejections for listing in the last 5 years have been under Labour, and at least 6/8 of those have been subject to development proposals. 🤔
EXCLUSIVE: Labour ministers repeatedly overruling official listing advice
Heritage campaigners have voiced alarm after figures showed ministers are increasingly rejecting listing advice from the government’s own statutory adviser, Historic England
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Good to see the @news.architectsjournal.co.uk have put an FOI to find out more about this issue.
8/10 rejections for listing in the last 5 years have been under Labour, and at least 6/8 of those have been subject to development proposals. 🤔
8/10 rejections for listing in the last 5 years have been under Labour, and at least 6/8 of those have been subject to development proposals. 🤔
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absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago
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In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
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Another historic building has a future! 🏛️
CBA & Gardens Trust objected to plans to demolish a historic gate lodge at Chalfont Park, highlighting that the application ignored the heritage of the site. We’re pleased that Buckinghamshire Council has refused permission.
👉 shorturl.at/qU1Ok
CBA & Gardens Trust objected to plans to demolish a historic gate lodge at Chalfont Park, highlighting that the application ignored the heritage of the site. We’re pleased that Buckinghamshire Council has refused permission.
👉 shorturl.at/qU1Ok
September 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Another historic building has a future! 🏛️
CBA & Gardens Trust objected to plans to demolish a historic gate lodge at Chalfont Park, highlighting that the application ignored the heritage of the site. We’re pleased that Buckinghamshire Council has refused permission.
👉 shorturl.at/qU1Ok
CBA & Gardens Trust objected to plans to demolish a historic gate lodge at Chalfont Park, highlighting that the application ignored the heritage of the site. We’re pleased that Buckinghamshire Council has refused permission.
👉 shorturl.at/qU1Ok
I would be really interested to know who the heritage experts at DCMS are who are making different judgements to the heritage experts at Historic England (the government's heritage advisory body) in cases like this. 🤷♀️
NEWS: DCMS has rejected the historic BBC Brookmans Park Transmitting Station in Hertfordshire (1928) for listing, overruling the recommendation of Historic England and C20 to designate the site Grade II. The decision is the latest in a spate of controversial ministerial interventions in heritage.
October 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I would be really interested to know who the heritage experts at DCMS are who are making different judgements to the heritage experts at Historic England (the government's heritage advisory body) in cases like this. 🤷♀️
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The bees have discovered Brutalism
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The bees have discovered Brutalism
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Leicester's iconic Corah Works is at risk! 🏭
On 1st October, a decision will be made on its future. Current plans would see this historic site almost entirely demolished.
The CBA has objected and urges Leicester City Council to refuse.
Learn more about what's at stake 👉 tinyurl.com/4vpr24k3
On 1st October, a decision will be made on its future. Current plans would see this historic site almost entirely demolished.
The CBA has objected and urges Leicester City Council to refuse.
Learn more about what's at stake 👉 tinyurl.com/4vpr24k3
The Future of Leicester's Corah Factory Hangs in the Balance
Awaiting a Landmark Decision for Leicester's Heritage
tinyurl.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Leicester's iconic Corah Works is at risk! 🏭
On 1st October, a decision will be made on its future. Current plans would see this historic site almost entirely demolished.
The CBA has objected and urges Leicester City Council to refuse.
Learn more about what's at stake 👉 tinyurl.com/4vpr24k3
On 1st October, a decision will be made on its future. Current plans would see this historic site almost entirely demolished.
The CBA has objected and urges Leicester City Council to refuse.
Learn more about what's at stake 👉 tinyurl.com/4vpr24k3
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You can do really anything to a listed building except demolish it as long as you have a good reason for doing it, the money to do it properly, and the people to do it well.
Listing is not what’s holding development back.
Listing is not what’s holding development back.
September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
You can do really anything to a listed building except demolish it as long as you have a good reason for doing it, the money to do it properly, and the people to do it well.
Listing is not what’s holding development back.
Listing is not what’s holding development back.
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🗞️The proposed redevelopment of Liverpool Street station is "a huge and unnecessary waste of resources" and is "likely to be redundant on completion".
Look out for SAVE and Simon Sturgis interviewed on BBC TV News this evening.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Look out for SAVE and Simon Sturgis interviewed on BBC TV News this evening.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Liverpool Street station plan 'waste of resources' - campaigners
Liverpool Street's redevelopment plan is
www.bbc.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🗞️The proposed redevelopment of Liverpool Street station is "a huge and unnecessary waste of resources" and is "likely to be redundant on completion".
Look out for SAVE and Simon Sturgis interviewed on BBC TV News this evening.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Look out for SAVE and Simon Sturgis interviewed on BBC TV News this evening.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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LISSCA's new expert carbon report destroys Network Rail's environmental case for its destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station. Read more:
bit.ly/47QV7CW
#SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
bit.ly/47QV7CW
#SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
LISSCA's new expert carbon report destroys Network Rail's environmental case for its destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station. Read more:
bit.ly/47QV7CW
#SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
bit.ly/47QV7CW
#SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
August 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM