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
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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
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