Open Day At Myerscough College
Open Day At Myerscough College
Three of the farms on the Duchy’s Myerscough estate in Lancashire are let to independent land-based teaching institute, Myerscough College. The holdings in question include Lodge Farm, one of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)’s Strategic Dairy Farms and the oldest steading on the Duchy’s historic Lancashire Survey. Founded in 1894 as the Lancashire […]
New Council Chairman Appointed
Sir James Henry Leigh-Pemberton CVO has been appointed as Chairman of the Duchy of Lancaster Council from 4th July 2023. He succeeds Sir Alan Reid GCVO who is stepping down from the Council after five years’ service as Chairman and 15 years as an ex-officio member in his capacity as Keeper of the Privy Purse […]
Duchy of Lancaster Annual Report and Accounts for Year Ended 31st March 2023
The Duchy of Lancaster has today published its financial results for the year ended 31st March 2023. During the year: Net Asset Value decreased by £11.6m from £652.8m in 2022 to £641.2m in the year to 31st March 2023 Adjusted Net Surplus payable to the Privy Purse increased by £2.2m from £24m in 2022 to […]
New Woodland Signage At Needwood
In partnership with The National Forest, the Duchy of Lancaster has recently installed new pathfinder signage and information boards across the woodlands on its Needwood Estate in Staffordshire. Needwood was originally a popular Royal hunting forest, with significant stocks of deer and wild boar. It was gifted to Edmund, first Duke of Lancaster by his […]
Dynamic and Sustainable Workspaces
The Duchy of Lancaster continues to respond to the growing demand for fully fitted office accommodation in London’s busy mid-town, recently completing the Cat A+ fit-out of a 3,400 sq ft office suite on the 5th floor of SavoyStrand. The fit-out was designed in conjunction with incoming tenants, Axium Infrastructure, a specialist investment management firm […]
