A Brief Introduction to Brutalism
Loved and loathed, revered and reviled: Brutalism remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood architectural styles of the 20th century.
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A Spotter’s Guide to Victorian Architecture
Named after the 63 year reign of Queen Victoria, the era 1837 – 1901 inspired unprecedented social, intellectual and technological change.
Top blogs of 2018
In case you missed them, here are our most-read blogs of 2018. Thanks for following, we’ll be back with more great-reads in 2019.
What Archaeology Can Tell Us About the History of Migration in England
These seven objects help to tell the history of migration journeys to England.
Home From the War: What Happened to Disabled First World War Veterans
Around 2 million soldiers, sailors and airmen came home with some level of disability: over 40,000 were amputees; some had facial disfigurement or had been blinded.
5 unusual endings for London’s Thames bridges
There has been a crossing at the site of London Bridge almost as long as there has been a city of London; Saxon crossings, Roman crossings, the fabled medieval crossing of 1209 brimming with buildings, pubs and shops.
7 Reasons to love historic Norwich
Norwich is the only English city in a National Park (the Norfolk Broads) and until the Industrial Revolution was the second largest city in the country.
20 years of saving heritage at risk
A celebration of 20 years of Heritage at Risk project which first started in 1998.
6 things you may not know about POWs in England during the First World War
Prisoners were interned in hundreds of locations across England, ranging from purpose-built camps holding thousands of men, to locations that held just a few individuals.
9 Places That Tell the Story of Early Flight
The first formally recognised, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in the UK took off 110 years ago.