PLT are organising a pantomime this month. As their press release says “Happy New Year, me hearties! Join us all for our pantomime, “Treasure Island”. The ship be preparing to sail, so come and join the fun, whether you be a pirate or just want to buckle your swash. Yarrrr!” Tickets are still available. You can […]
Pyrford Road Closure
St Nicholas Church
The manor of Pyrford is mentioned in Domesday (1086). But St Nicholas dates only from the late Norman period (circa 1150-60) and is one of several churches founded in the wake of the destructive (particularly in Surrey) civil wars between King Stephen and Matilda. Henry de Blois, younger brother of Stephen and bishop of Winchester […]
Pyrianforda to Pyrford?
I’m sure you all know that Pyrford is the modern-day derivative of the Anglo-Saxon for ‘the pear tree by the ford’. But did you know there are 10 other recorded stages the name of our village went through: Pyrianforda c956, 1250 Piriford c1067, 1107 Peliforde c1086 Perford c1175 Pyryford c1263 Pireford, Pyreford […]
HCA Update – August 2023
Since last we wrote the project team have been gearing up to conduct appraisals of the the Pyrford Conservation Area (St Nicholas’ Church area) and The Aviary Road Area. This has entailed deciding the methods to be used and settling the format of output from the appraisals. The method used will be based on the […]
What’s Next? – July 2023
CONSERVATION AREA ASSESSMENTS Right now the basic evidence gathering is done, or well underway, and we need to address the changes in our heritage and start formulating the recommendations to Woking Council about what we do about it. In particular, Pyrford includes two important Conservation Areas: one around St Nicholas Church and one around Aviary […]
HCA Update – July 2023
1. WHAT’s BEEN HAPPENING? It’s quite some time since we launched the Heritage Conservation Assessment project and it’s importance has been confirmed at successive AGMs since 2018. In essence the project team has been gathering a catalogue of key information sources and supporting the work of consultants to assess the current character of our Pyrford […]
HCA Update – August 2021
Post-Covid Update Background The Neighbourhood Plan (2017) concluded that Pyrford residents highly value the heritage and character of the local area in its semi-rural setting. In addition, we in Pyrford are fortunate to count a number of conservation minded residents who in recent years have made a significant investment in their heritage properties. Since no […]
HCA Project Kick-off – March 2019
Project Kick-off – March 2019 The 2018 AGM endorsed our plans to conduct a Heritage Conservation Assessment and agreed that we mount a significant fund raising campaign to fund the professional support required. So What’s it All About? Whats the cause? – Heritage Conservation Assessment What’s that? – this will be a survey and assessment […]
C F A VOYSEY
CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY VOYSEY, 1857 – 1941 The celebrated architect of Littlecourt, pictured above, was a talented contempory of Edwin Lutyens. Articled to J.P. Seddon, Voysey worked for G. Devey in 1880,but at the outset of his own career turned to decorative design while waiting for his architectural practice to gain momentum. He joined the […]
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