Air Raid: The Tragedy of Upper North Street School
On this day one hundred years ago – 13 June 1917 – Upper North Street School, Poplar, London, was bombed in the first daylight air raid of the First World War.
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Picturing the Blitz: Images of England at War
The National Buildings Record was born in the Blitz; hurriedly created in early 1941 to photograph and document the historic fabric of England before it was lost forever. T
Painting Over a Masterpiece
It all started with a phone call. The caller was Ian Crick-Smith of Lincoln University, an expert on the decorationContinue Reading
Why I get excited about Heritage
Beth McHattie joined English Heritage in 1996 from Sotheby’s where she had been Head of Corporate Press. As Head ofContinue Reading
Historic Window Glass: The Use of Chemical Analysis to Date Manufacture
David Dungworth works for the Heritage Protection Department and is part of the team that provides English Heritage with specialistContinue 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.