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.
Tag: History
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.
7 Places That Tell Us About the History of Migration in England
These 7 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.
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 sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in the UK signalled a new age of sky-high ambitions.
Life behind the wire: rare images of Prisoner of War Camps
From the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, German prisoners of war (POWs) began arriving in England.
6 Poems to Ponder on National Poetry Day
From William Wordsworth to Stevie Smith, generations of English poets have been inspired by place.
A Brief History of Fire Stations
Identifiable by their big red doors, England’s network of historic fire stations reach out to every city, town and village.