ONE of the campaigners who helped save historic Winchester from the bulldozer has died, aged 92.
Jeffrey Smith was a founder member of the city’s preservation trust which battled to stop around 1,500 buildings being demolished by the city council in the 1950s.
His campaigning saved historic streets such as Canon Street and Colebrook Street from destruction. Around half of the buildings on the hit list were saved.
Mr Smith was mayor of Winchester in 1967. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Easter Monday.
The memorial service will be at the Hospital of St Cross on Thursday April 23 at 11.30am.
Chris Webb, of Southgate Street, who with Mr Smith campaigned to save the Hockley Viaduct, said: “He was the last living alderman of Winchester. He was a great lover of Winchester and he will be sadly missed.”
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