'March of the Satellite Dish and Plastic Window Must Be Stopped' ; Satellite Dishes Jutting Out From the Sides of Houses and Cars Parked Where Front Gardens Used to Be May Be Common Sights On Streets in Derbyshire, but English Heritage Reckons They Are Helping to Destroy the Character of Our County. Claire Duffin Reports.

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IN the 40 years that Dennis Randle has lived in Chester Green he has seen many changes.

Neighbours have come and gone, houses have been bought and sold, and the roads have got busier.

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'March of the Satellite Dish and Plastic Window Must Be Stopped' ; Satellite Dishes Jutting Out From the Sides of Houses and Cars Parked Where Front Gardens Used to Be May Be Common Sights On Streets in Derbyshire, but English Heritage Reckons They Are Helping to Destroy the Character of Our County. Claire Duffin Reports.

But one aspect that has remained largely unaltered are the Victorian terraces for which Little Chester is known.

With their neat colourful doors and red bricks, they make a pleasant border to the famous city park.

The only signs of modern life are the cars parked os ut in front, double glazing and the odd satellite dish.

But it is these minor alterations that English Heritage says are destroying the character of our city's conservation areas.

The organisation has placed 18 conservation areas in Derbyshire, including six in the city, on its 2009 Heritage At Risk register - produced using the results of the first-ever national ...

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