Next month we start our series of online heritage talks, with a lively and engaging (and thoroughly-researched!) history of English spas with author Melanie King. With her new book ‘The Secret History of English Spas’ hot off the press (and in stock at the Pump Room), we are looking forward to hearing Melanie speak about a topic very close to our hearts! … Read More
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We ‘Thank a Trustee’ (or two) during Trustees Week 2021
For Trustees Week 2021, we take the opportunity to ‘Thank a Trustee’ for their support, governance, and commitment to The Trust. … Read More
Friends of Buxton Station to the rescue as Buxton Crescent Model comes full circle!
A museum-quality scale model of The Buxton Crescent has made a return to Buxton after being damaged by a drunken vandal. Measuring in at an impressive 1.5m by 1.0m, the 1:150 scale model was offered to Piccadilly by the Friends of Buxton Station (FoBS), working in partnership with the Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust (BCHT). … Read More
When Buxton Visitor Centre used to be the worlds only microscopic museum
The Grade II listed Pump Room, now Buxton Visitor Centre, has a varied and interesting history, serving the town in a variety of ways over the years. The building was initially used for a place to ‘take the waters’ in … Read More
NESTLÉ WATERS UK SPONSOR EXCLUSIVE TICKET GIVEAWAY TO BUXTON RESIDENTS
Thanks to Nestlé Waters UK, up to 3,000 local Buxton residents will be able to visit the new Buxton Crescent Visitor Experience (BCVE) for free this spring/summer. In a ticket giveaway exclusively for the local community, residents will get the … Read More
Young film maker Aidan Rhode helps put The Buxton Crescent Visitor Experience in the frame for reopening
You might think that a teenagers life is made up of studying, playing video games and hanging out with friends – but not for one young local filmmaker. At just 18, Aidan Rhode from Buxton is carving out quite a … Read More
The Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust welcomes funding boost from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust has received a grant of £36,900 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. The vital funding will help the trust recover and reopen in this next period of the Covid-19 pandemic, at a hugely challenging time for the cultural sector. … Read More
We ‘ask Alfie’ on National Apprenticeship Week 2021
As National Apprenticeship Week is underway (8th – 14th February), we’re putting the spotlight on our very own apprentice Alfie Tomkinson. So, how has he found things so far? We #askanapprentice to find out… … Read More
We ‘ask Alfie’ on National Apprenticeship Week 2021
As National Apprenticeship Week is underway (8th – 14th February), we’re putting the spotlight on our very own apprentice Alfie Tomkinson. So, how has he found things so far? We #askanapprentice to find out… … Read More
The ingredients for some great (herbal) heritage experiences
Culpeper’s Complete Herbal might not be the first historic book you’d associate with Buxton Crescent.
It has found its way onto our reading list this week, as we continue to plan new learning activities based on the history of medicine, healing, and wellness in Buxton. … Read More
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