People will have the opportunity to explore more than 100 buildings for free during this September’s Heritage Open Days which is supported by Huddersfield Civic Society. The ever popular event runs from Friday, September 12 to Sunday, September 21 and this year’s national theme is architecture. At the modern end of the spectrum are the…
Huddersfield Civic Society gives an award every year to celebrate the best design project by a student at the University of Huddersfield. The Peter Stead Sustainability Award is named after Huddersfield-born Peter Stead, a pioneer in urban design, who died in 2000 aged 77. Farnley Hey (below), his Bauhaus-inspired house built at Farnley Tyas near…
Former Huddersfield Infirmary on the Trinity West site which has planning permission for 32 appartments
Consultation for a £16.5m upgrade to Huddersfield Market has now ended and Huddersfield Civic Society has voiced challenges and concerns Kirklees Council faces to make it a success. Under the plans for the old open market on Byram Street, Kirklees Council wants to keep the traditional market with a variety of stalls while bringing in…