The many listed buildings in March town were the subject of an interesting talk to The March Society given by its chair, Jennifer Lawler.
Jennifer explained the significance of a building being designated as ‘listed’ and outlined the 3 grades of listing.
Pictures of March’s 52 listed buildings were shown and facts about the buildings and their previous occupants were given.
She showed an eclectic mix of houses, pubs, churches, chest tombs and railway buildings. The town hall, old court house, museum, Station Road cemetery, Stone Cross, war memorial and memorial fountain were all included.
Many of these listed buildings have been well preserved or sympathetically altered but some have fallen into disrepair. Jennifer remarked that, in cases of severe deterioration, district councils may step in.
The next event of The March Society will be a talk about the Middle-Level Commissioners and The Bank Raising Project by Nicola Oldfield at 7pm in March Library on Wednesday, June 19th.
People are being invited to come along for an interesting talk, refreshments and the latest March news. All welcome, members £2, visitors £3.
