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Yeterday Grant Schapps announced a £2 billion package for cycling and walking. We’ve juggled with various ways that £2bn might be allocated, and we reckon that a fair share for Alnwick would be around £350,000 – £500,000. That would be enough to fund: A short section of dedicated cycle infrastructure. For example, converting a section … Continue reading £2bn for cycling and walking

Strictly speaking, the name “Derwentwater House” refers to the previous building on this site. The earliest reference to this dates from 1679 and it was described as the slate house. In an 18th century painting it appears as a lower building with two storeys, a dormer attic, and what may be a pantiled roof. Ownership … Continue reading Derwentwater house

Just at the moment we would rather council staff were able to worry about more immediate issues than clearing up litter and dog waste. So it’s annoying when bins are plentiful but not used. There are more than 50 waste and dog bins in the middle of Alnwick. It’s difficult to find anywhere in the … Continue reading Waste bins

An application has been made for modifications at 24, Fenkle Street / 7, Narrowgate (the former Doc’s Bar). The building is Grade-II listed, but its unremarkable appearance is reflected in the rather weak justification for the listing: “included for group value”. This development makes no external impact, and little internal impact – so we decided … Continue reading 24, Fenkle Street

Forest Lodge was built in 1853, and in 1854 the Duke acquired 237 acres of moor south of the park  as part of the settlement of ownership of Alnwick Moor. This included quarries at Stoney Peth. The Duke next planned a new wall for Hulne Park from Forest Lodge, to the Flagstaff on Cloudy Crags, … Continue reading Cloudy Crags