England’s Record Breaking Heritage
The Guinness World Records celebrates 60 years of extraordinary achievements this week, from globetrotting explorers to sports heroes smashing records. InContinue Reading
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6 Forgotten Women Who Helped End Slavery
The anti-slavery movement grew from the 1790s onwards and attracted thousands of women.
5 Magical Sounds that Capture the Coast
As a kid I spent a lot of time on the beaches of south Devon. Dawlish Warren was a particularContinue Reading
7 of England’s Best Seaside Wonders
Here are seven listed structures that sum up the English seaside experience.
A Brief Introduction to the Post Box
With over 85,000 post boxes across England, it is likely you pass one every day.
A Brief Introduction to Bronze Age Barrows
Discover how and why barrows were constructed during the Bronze Age.
Pride of Place: 10 Buildings with a Queer Past
There are many untold queer histories of buildings and places that people have lived alongside for generations.
5 Places to Discover the Magna Carta this Weekend
2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The document, which means ‘Great Charter’, was sealed at Runneymede onContinue Reading
A Brief Introduction to England’s Secret Printing Presses
Curious about arts and crafts, mystified by medieval settlements or intrigued by industrial heritage? Our new “Brief Introduction to” seriesContinue Reading
5 Reasons Why Russell Page Was One Of The Greatest Landscape Designers
Russell Page was an authority on garden design and one of the greatest landscape designers of the modern period. He createdContinue Reading