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
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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
Can social media help us better understand our relationship with historic buildings?
Cities are carpeted with pictures, but these pictures are not public art or the work of a subversive street artist.Continue Reading
The Hat Industry of Luton
Luton has an industrial pedigree to be proud of and one which has shaped almost every aspect of the town.Continue Reading
The Survey of London: the Battersea Volumes
Colin Thom is a Senior Historian with the prestigious Survey of London – the nearest thing we have to an ‘official’Continue Reading
Britain’s Secret Homes
Ed Taylor has been an Executive Producer for ITV Studios for two years after several years at the BBC asContinue Reading
Stonehenge Community Projects: People Make the Place
Stonehenge will have its new galleries and visitor facilities opening towards the end of this year and whilst there isContinue Reading
‘London Hidden Interiors’ – ever fancied a peek inside Downing Street?
Before leaving English Heritage in 2011 to set up his own heritage and design consultancy, Philip Davies was the PlanningContinue 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
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