On 23rd May 2014 the High Court ruled that Richard III’s remains should be re-interred at Leicester Cathedral , rejecting a legal challenge from those who had wanted him buried at York minster.
The decision means that the burial plans and associated Cathedral re-ordering can now move forward, with the reinterment scheduled for Spring 2015.
The date of Richard III’s reinterment has now been set, with Leicester Cathedral producing a short film discussing their plans for both this event and the associated building works. Watch ...
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We are excited to announce that our revised proposals for internal reordering at Leicester Cathedral have now been approved by the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. The proposals will allow the mission and the ...
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This morning our new project – Leicester Cathedral Revealed – was awarded £3.3m in earmarked National Lottery funding, to restore and renew the cathedral to its status as a key ...
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We won!! Our Leicester Cathedral Richard III project won Building of the Year, Architect of the Year AND a Regional Award at the RIBA East Midlands Awards last week. We’re very proud of the whole ...
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vHH began to work with Leicester Cathedral in 2008, to reorder their grade II* listed building to serve contemporary liturgy. Following identification of Richard III, Chapter asked us to integrate ...
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Through a competitive OJEU process, the practice was up against other shortlisted firms Simpson & Brown and Purcell in vying for this hotly contested opportunity, and was awarded the contract at ...
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Leicester Cathedral has been awarded the full grant of £3.3m form the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the new Heritage Learning Centre extension designed by vHH Architects. The Heritage Learning Centre, on ...
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We are thrilled to have received both CFCE (Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England) approval and planning permission for our proposed Heritage Learning Centre extension to Leicester Cathedral, as part of ...
Read moreWe are delighted that Local Authority Planning Consent has now been granted for our design of a new Heritage Learning Centre at Leicester Cathedral, following some changes to its elevations requested by the Cathedrals ...
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We have now submitted our Round Two application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Leicester Revealed project and associated works. The application is for £3m to contribute towards the costs of ...
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