Proposed restoration and refurbishment The refurbishment and restoration of the Civic Society’s new home, Parmoor, has taken another step forward with the submission of its planning application by local architectural…

This was the home of the Filby family who came to the town with GCHQ in 1952. The house had a large, oak-panelled basement which provided space for the two…

Maps make planning interesting town walks easy More than 40 blue plaques on Cheltenham buildings celebrate where many of the town’s most famous residents used to live or work –…

Planning Committee approves Civic Society’s plans for ‘Cambray Riverside’ The Civic Society’s plans for Cambray Riverside, designed to create a mini-park between Cambray Court and the Rodney Road Car Park,…

This is Vernon House on Vernon Place just off Bath Road. It is shown on Mitchell’s 1806 map of the town and was probably built in the 1790s. The house…

Planning Committee turns down two of the town’s most prominent temporary structures Cheltenham Borough Council’s Planning Committee has turned down two out of the three planning applications to retain the…

Cheshire Pension Fund’s redevelopment scheme for Lansdown Industrial Estate in Cheltenham slammed Cheltenham Civic Society has written to every councillor in both Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC) and Cheshire West and…

Cheltenham Chapel The town grew rapidly in the early years of the 19th century and the chapel was built in 1808-1809 to relieve overcrowding in the town’s existing churches and…

The Civic Society has been on the streets of Cheltenham to draw attention to the four years of inaction on a local eyesore. The former Sports Direct store in Cheltenham’s…

7 Clarence ParadeThings We Have Lost No. 94 … Underground Public Conveniences. Until 1994 this gateway at 7 Clarence Parade led to an underground lady’s public convenience. It is fondly…