The Vagrant Notice is back up on the wall of no. 60, The Broadway. As Peter Borrows, our project co-ordinator, reports: it has been cleaned, woodworm treated and the lettering carefully re-painted and now much more legible – all thanks to Martin Cook of Martin Cook Studio.
Heritage
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The Society’s 2018 heritage project was to design and install a new map for the Amersham Old Town. Keeping up with the tradition of producing maps and promoting walks in and around the town, the new map slogan reads: “Walk the paths and enjoy the town’s hidden corners”.
This is an update on the progress of the Vagabond Notice conservation work commenced by the Amersham Society.
When the Amersham Society was formed the first item on the agenda of the first Committee meeting was to discuss the fate of Shardeloes House, the home of the Lords of the Manor of Amersham. It was decided that the Society should do all in their power to prevent its […]
Although the Amersham Society started originally as a historical society, very soon it became clear that it needed to deal with preservation of old buildings, signs, monuments, footpaths in and around the Town. One of the first heritage projects initiated and supported by the Society was a restoration of the […]
The Amersham Society Committee has decided to go ahead with conservation work on the Vagabond (or Vagrant) notice later this year. It has been 25 years since the previous restoration performed by the Society. Back in 1994 the work was carried out by Martin Cook, the local carver and expert […]
The first town trail leaflet “Amersham: A Walk around the Old Town” was published in 1975 as a contribution to European Architectural Heritage Year. The Society joined the Council of Europe’s initiative to raise public awareness that architectural heritage consists not only of the most important monuments, it also includes […]
The Amersham Society Town Map was unveiled by Cllr Caroline Jones, Mayor of Amersham (seen here with Chair, Martin Pounce) on Sunday 9 Sep 2018.
The Society became aware of a letter to residents from Chiltern District Council referring to this wall which they deemed unsafe. Having failed to identify the owner(s), they proposed to spend their limited resources on making the wall safe which would result in a significant but unspecified reduction in its […]