Following support from Manchester Civic Society and SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the Oldham Mural has been listed by the Government. The following is a press release from SAVE Britain’s Heritage: PRESS RELEASE: Post-war mural of ‘dazzling beauty’ in Oldham is celebrated and urgently protected through listing 10th August 2022 Government adds Oldham Mural masterpiece to national heritage …
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Category:Heritage
MCS urges listing of Holy Rosary Church to protect “Oldham Mural”
Manchester Civic Society has written to Historic England to support the listing of the former Church of the Holy Rosary building in Oldham so that the rare example of a mural by Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton can be protected. ‘The Crucifixion’ is an unusual combination of mosaic and painted fresco completed in 1955 in Oldham’s …
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Manchester Civic Society formally objects to the Apex development
Manchester Civic Society has submitted a formal objection to the truly awful Apex tower which will cast a shadow (both actually and metaphorically) over the beloved Britons Protection pub. So far the plans have received a raft of objections and very little support. It is the last week to lodge your formal complaints to the …
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Manchester Civic Society opposes closure of Stockport’s Central Library
Manchester Civic Society opposes Stockport Council’s intended closure of Stockport Central Library and the relocation of library services to the Merseyway Precinct. Relocating library services and collections away from the Central Library building, with no plan identified for the future use of the building seems an abdication of responsibility. The future options appraisal commissioned …
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Holy Rosary Church
An attractive mosaic mural in a closed Roman Catholic church in Oldham has attracted a lot of interest. There is concern about how best to preserve it, given that the mosaic is attached to the wall and loss of the building threatens the mural (and a fresco, at present overpainted, but capable of being revealed without …
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Letters to the Press
Despite the Covid induced lockdown our Committee is still busy with issues on behalf of our members. One such task is writing letters to the local press. As not all of our letters make it into print (or online) here are a couple that were recently sent by the Chairman. Sent to the Manchester Evening …
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