Catherine Dewar

Proud Geordie. Loves cities. Any tweets and views my own.

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

@JonathSchofield It’s always befuddled me that the Flemish largely used English Bond in their buildings. So why do we call Flemish bond Flemish bond?! And vice versa?

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

Whitley Bay, 1978-79, by Markéta Luskačová.

[K L Langton. Master Plasterer @KLLangton]

Any fibrous plasterers based in the North West who could spare us a few weeks on a prestigious heritage project? If so, please pm us #heritage #plastering #plasterwork #architects #saintgobain #britishgypsum #nationaltrust

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

One of my favourite photos ever…I have a print on my wall 😍

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

Girl on a Spacehopper, Byker, Newcastle, 1971, by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

@mikepalinmmp @yimbyalliance Great article here promoting a book written by a colleague…with before and after photos…

https://t.co/BTY27Q7NWT

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

@mikepalinmmp @yimbyalliance It was actually originally built as a temperance billiard hall 🤓

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

RT @northumbriana: Monaco? St Tropez? No, Blyth actually 🤌🏻

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

Loos in Liverpool 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Are these the most lavish loos in England? 🤩

Built in 1898, the Grade I listed Philharmonic Dining Rooms has outstanding features, from wood-panelled walls to beautiful stained glass windows.

However, visitors often stop in to look at one room in particular. 🚽

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

@SimonCalder @klmm_TeamSe @KLM Thank you 🙏🏻

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

Hi @SimonCalder, @KLM is offering £50 discount code on European ✈️ until 17/12. But…code invalid even if T&Cs met. Can you help pls? 🙏🏻

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

Always a brilliant service from Abacus if you want a particular book…a fab shop!!! 📕 📖

[Altrincham Today @altrinchamtoday]

It's been ever-present on Regent Road since 1979.

https://t.co/CYWuIjEFS9

[Emma Squire and Claudia Kenyatta @HE_ChiefExec]

Great visit to Chester with @catherine_dewar to meet @LGAcomms Chair Cllr Louise Gittins. Many shared priorities between @HistoricEngland & @LGAcomms - housing, growth, pride, neighbourhoods & local reform. Exciting opportunities to work together supporting local authorities.

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

It was so good to welcome our Commissioners to Liverpool last week 😍...such a brilliant city with amazing people and amazing buildings.

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Our Commission visited Liverpool last week alongside @LpoolCityRegion and @lpoolcouncil to explore how heritage unlocks housing delivery.

We saw Stanley Dock's Tobacco Warehouse, a brilliant example of industrial heritage repurposed into homes. 👏

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

I like this approach 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[BBC North West @BBCNWT]

Council wants help 're-imagining' town hall's role https://t.co/ssppV7UeOM

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

How can you tell the age of a post box? 📮

The first @RoyalMail post boxes were introduced in England in 1853.

Royal cyphers are featured on the front to show which monarch was reigning when a post box was installed.

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

Exciting launch of #CyanLines last night. Great support for nature and heritage orgs to come together 💙💚

[Newcastle Uncovered @NCL_Uncovered]

Did you know the High Level Bridge was the first combined road & railway bridge in the world?

Opened in 1849 & designed by Robert Stephenson, it carried trains on the upper deck & road traffic below – a revolutionary design at the time & a true Geordie engineering achievement.

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

Managed to book a great window seat for my journey to Carlisle this morning 🙄. The gorgeous landscape of Cumbria is just behind that wall! 🚂

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Our new research confirms the Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100 to 120 years old when it was illegally felled. 🌳

The dendrochronological investigation by our national Investigative Science Team was carried out after the tree was felled in 2023.

➡️ https://t.co/OwVNoFXPk0

[Catherine Dewar @catherine_dewar]

I’m speaking at this event 🫣 so book up!!!

[IHBC North West @IHBC_NW]

🚨IHBC North West Branch Day Conference - Thursday 18th September 2025🚨 (In-Person and Online Event)

Just 16 days to go!
Have you booked your ticket yet?
🎟️ Tickets available via: https://t.co/qjwD7u0WCD

@IHBCtweet

#heritage #CPD #conference #historicenvironment