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 the video announcement here.
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1st May 2014 Judicial Review rules Richard stays in Leicester!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 ...
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4th May 2014 vHH’s Reordering plans for Leicester Cathedral are approved by the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for EnglandWe 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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5th July 2016 vHH goes back to LeicesterThrough 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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15th May 2017 Leicester Cathedral Revealed project awarded £3.3m HLF FundingThis 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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30th May 2017 Triple RIBA Award win for our Leicester Cathedral Richard III projectWe 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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28th June 2018 Another win for Leicester Project – RIBA National Award announcedvHH 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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14th May 2019 £11.3m Leicester Cathedral Revealed project secures full grantLeicester 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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3rd March 2020 Final planning approval granted
We 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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