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
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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
Sites associated with warfare, from Roman forts and medieval castles to Victorian coastal fortifications, are some of our most prominent historic monuments.
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