A year of ‘Landmark Listings’: England’s history protected
We have just launched a new series on our website highlighting fascinating historic sites, as part of our celebrating 100Continue Reading
Author: Historic England
We champion and protect England’s historic environment: archaeology, buildings, parks, maritime wrecks and monuments.
What did you learn at school today? ‘England’s Schools 1962 – 88: A Thematic Study’
School buildings can make amazing learning tools. Colour schemes, bespoke fittings, displays of work, and child-sized furniture make for stimulatingContinue Reading
Road trip, anyone? We know some great places to stop for a sandwich…
John Minnis is Senior Investigator at English Heritage and also co-author of Carscapes: The Motor Car, Architecture and Landscape in England.Continue Reading
Do you know where Bedlam was?
Do you know how people with leprosy were able to worship in the middle-ages? Who were the first people toContinue Reading
Woolwich: from barracks & dockyards to cinemas & churches – the latest volume of the Survey of London
This month sees the publication of the 48th volume of the Survey of London, the leading reference publication on theContinue Reading
Pharaohs & sphinxes from Lancaster to Penzance: ‘Egypt in England’, the new exhibition at Wellington Arch
This exhibition does what it says on the tin, really. It’s about Egypt – in England. So, what does thatContinue Reading
Britain from Above & people who like looking at pictures…
In 2007, working with the Welsh and Scottish Royal Commissions, English Heritage acquired the historically important Aerofilms collection of obliqueContinue Reading
Protect and Survive: preserving Cold War heritage
In October 1962 the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. On the 14th October, United States spy planesContinue Reading
Inside Wellington Arch with the ‘Ladies of Kenwood’…
So many people know the Arch and the roundabout at Hyde Park as a landmark of London – but itContinue Reading