From Plough Stots to Pollinators

Published February 29, 2024

The Goathland Reading Room is a single-storey brick building located in the centre of Goathland, a rural village in North Yorkshire best known for its appearances as Aidensfield in the long-running television series ‘Heartbeat’. Constructed in 1894, it was built by village subscription, with the intention that it should be used as a reading room […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged BeeArc Project, community interest project, Goathland Estate, Goathland Reading Room, Goathland village, research into pollinators, Senior Estates Surveyor, Yorkshire Survey

Duchy Barn Garden, Higham Ferrers

Published August 1, 2023

The community garden adjacent to Chichele College on the Higham Ferrers estate in Northamptonshire continues to reveal glimpses of its historic past as volunteers work to maintain and further improve the site. Since the official opening of the Duchy Barn Garden, local volunteers have carried on their painstaking work of removing ivy, replacing stonework and […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Carol Fitzgerald, Chichele College, community project, Duchy Barn Garden, Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, Higham Ferrers, Higham Ferrers Archaeology and Research Society, Higham Ferrers estate, Queen's Green Canopy, Southern Survey

Duchy of Lancaster Newsletter 2021

Published September 23, 2021

To read a copy of the latest Duchy of Lancaster newsletter please click here.

Posted in Latest News, Newsletter | Also tagged Adrian Bayliss, Alex Morrison, Alexandra Carr, Beagle Welfare, Carol Hawkey, CEO Duchy of Lancaster, Despina Don-Wauchope, environmental responsibility, environmental sustainability, Gleaves Hill Barn, Hanbury Park Farm, Katie Warden, Laura Airton, Lydia Richards, Nathan Thompson, Needwood Estate, restoration and renewal, Richard Buck, SavoyStrand, Stewart McGarrity, Wards House Farm, Wood End Farm

Triple A For Duchy Rural Team

Published June 23, 2021

The Duchy of Lancaster continues to invest in the development of its Rural team with the appointment of 3 rural surveyors: Alex Morrison, Archie Rose and Alexandra Carr. Alex Morrison joins the team as Estates Director for Yorkshire and the Foreshore. Alex began his career as an engineer before retraining as a rural surveyor. He […]

Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alex Morrison, Alexandra Carr, Carol Hawkey, duchy of lancaster, Foreshore, Head of Rural, Rural Surveyors, Yorkshire Survey