10 Fun Facts About London’s Blue Plaque Scheme
1. The first London Blue Plaque was to the poet Lord Byron in 1867 But his house in Holles Street,Continue Reading
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Warbstow Bury: Re-writing the Story of a Cornish Hillfort
Warbstow Bury, a multivallate hillfort in north Cornwall, is one of the largest and best preserved hillforts in the county. Perhaps notContinue Reading
George Clarke: The Value of Heritage in our Homes
Britain faces a number of critical housing issues. There is a series of difficult and complicated problems that needs toContinue Reading
Blue Plaque for Tony Hancock
As English Heritage announces a blue plaque to the comedian Tony Hancock, the writers behind the radio and television seriesContinue Reading
Latest Research Reports – April
This month we have a diverse collection of newly published reports containing the stories of kings, queens, giants, glassblowers and explosives –Continue Reading
Victorian and Edwardian London at the Dawn of the Steel Age
If you could put on a pair of X-Ray Specs and turn your gaze to some of London’s finest VictorianContinue Reading
March’s Research Report Series
This month, we have only one new report to tell you about but it is possible to download a vast arrayContinue Reading
Putting one up for Kenneth Williams
Now, stop messin’ about! Another English Heritage blue plaque has just gone up in London – and it’s to KennethContinue Reading
England’s Motoring Heritage from the Air
I’ve always loved aerial photographs and when the Aerofilms collection was acquired by English Heritage Archives, I looked forward toContinue Reading
Blue Plaque for Film-makers Powell & Pressburger
Today a blue plaque has been erected to commemorate one of the greatest collaborations in British film history – thatContinue Reading