In case you missed them, here are Historic England’s most-read blog posts of 2019. Thanks for following Heritage Calling, we’ll be back with more great reads in the new year.
Tell us in the comments section which subjects you’d like us to explore.
1. 7 treasures of the Thames Estuary
The Thames Estuary is dotted with military defences, memorials, shipwrecks and churches that tell a rich and complex history of industry, empire and immigration.
2. The story of camouflage during the Second World War
Throughout the Second World War, several committees were established to co-ordinate British camouflage policies and practices.
3. The story of London’s sewage system
Hidden beneath the city streets lie 2,000 kilometres of brick tunnels that take raw sewage direct from our homes, along with 130 kilometres of interconnecting main sewers the size of railway tunnels.
4. A brief intro to brutalism
Loved and loathed, revered and reviled: Brutalism remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood architectural styles of the 20th century.
5. 8 of England’s most magnificent libraries
England is home to some of the greatest examples of library architecture in the world. Here are eight of England’s most magnificent libraries.
Further reading
Thanks for all your blogs in 2019, always fascinating. I’d be interested next year in Nonconformist chapels, church monuments, English Civil War sites and WW2 pillboxes.