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24 November 2016
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The First 7 UK World Heritage Sites

Takes a look at the first UK sites to receive UNESCO World Heritage Site listing.Read more

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Cecil Shadbolt took some of the earliest surviving Cecil Shadbolt took some of the earliest surviving aerial images of England. Our Archive holds the collection of Victorian glass lantern slides taken by Shadbolt between 1882-1892. The images were miraculously found at a car boot sale! Swipe through and see some of these spectacular images 👉 1️⃣ Cecil Shadbolt (left) and 'Captain' William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon. Shadbolt's camera can be seen, attached to the side of the basket 2️⃣ A hand-coloured decorative title slide for Cecil Victor Shadbolt's lecture 'Balloons and Ballooning, Upward and Onward' 3️⃣ A crowd posed in front of a partially-inflated balloon. Cecil Shadbolt is pictured standing third from the right, wearing a bowler hat 4️⃣ An aerial view taken from 4000 feet looking north-east across Woolwich Common, showing the Royal Artillery Barracks and Royal Albert Dock ⬆️ Explore the collection via the link in our bio.
Hidden beneath London's streets lie 2,000 kilometr Hidden beneath London's streets lie 2,000 kilometres of brick tunnels that take raw sewage direct from our homes, along with 130 kilometres of interconnecting main sewers the size of railway tunnels. Much was engineered in the middle of the 19th century and includes magnificent cathedral-like sewage pumping stations. 📍 Crossness Pumping Station, Belvedere Road, Thamesmead, London 📷 Historic England Archive
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many to In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many towns had groups of small rented gardens around the town centre, used to grow a mixture of productive and ornamental plants. Stoney Road Allotments (also known as Park Gardens) was created outside the walls of the medieval city of Coventry. 19th-century maps of Coventry suggest that there was once a large number of garden sites surrounding the city, but only the Stoney Road site survives today. The Coventry gardens provided land for workers in the city's traditional industries such as silk weaving and watch-making, who tended to live in crowded conditions within the medieval city walls. [Photo description: General view of a summerhouse in the gothic style amidst the allotment with a golden retriever dog. End description.] 📍 Stoney Road Allotments, Stoney Road, Coventry 📷 Historic England Archive
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham claims to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham claims to be the oldest inn in England, with its establishment stated as 1189. The word 'trip' formerly meant stopping point on a journey, suggesting the inn was originally used by travellers, pilgrims and crusaders on the epic journey to Jerusalem. The inn is built beside and into the sandstone rock upon which Nottingham Castle stands. Among the curiosities inside the inn is a wooden chair which is said to increase the sitting woman’s chances of becoming pregnant, and a model galleon in a glass case, which is cursed so that anyone who has dusted it has met a mysterious death. 📍 Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem, Brewhouse Yard, Nottingham 📷 Historic England Archive
St George’s Garrison Church in Woolwich was buil St George’s Garrison Church in Woolwich was built between 1862 and 1863. The interior was richly decorated with mosaics thought to be based on those in the Roman and Byzantine monuments in Ravenna, Italy. On 13 July 1944, it was mostly destroyed by a V2 flying bomb, causing a fire and gutting much of the interior. The surviving mosaics were probably made in Venice in the workshop of Antonio Salviati, and installed by London based contractors, Burke & Co. 📍 St George's Royal Garrison Church, Grand Depot Road, Woolwich, London 📷 Historic England Archive
Opened in 1869, Clevedon Pier was built to receive Opened in 1869, Clevedon Pier was built to receive paddle steamer passengers from Devon and Wales. A spectacular vestige of a Victorian seaside resort, it was constructed using Barlow rail tracks. It is the only accessible Grade I listed pier in the country and was described by the poet John Betjemen as 'the most beautiful pier in England'. [Photo description: General view looking over Clevedon Pier, taken from the shore in the south-east. End description.] 📍 Clevedon Pier, Clevedon, North Somerset 📷 Historic England Archive
The fishing industry in Newlyn on the south coast The fishing industry in Newlyn on the south coast of Cornwall expanded in the 1880s, resulting in the construction of a new harbour and two piers. In the early 20th century, the south pier was extended to give better protection to the harbour and a tidal observatory was built at its north end. Over the next 100 years, the observatory contributed key tidal data to studies in oceanography, geology and climate change. 📍 Tidal Observatory, Newlyn, Cornwall 📷 Historic England Archive
The church of St Mary in Dunstable was built in 19 The church of St Mary in Dunstable was built in 1962-1964 to the design of innovative English architect Desmond Williams. It's an early example of the impact of the Liturgical Movement on church design with its highly unusual blue and white ceiling following the form of a medieval fan vault. This type of ceiling also has a practical function to stop reverberation around the church. 📍 Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, Dunstable 📷 Historic England Archive
Built around 1750, Canary Cottage at Knarr Farm ne Built around 1750, Canary Cottage at Knarr Farm near Thorney, Peterborough is a rare surviving example of a mid-18th century fenland cottage and is thought to have been built shortly after the drainage of the local fens. A characterful local landmark, the cottage’s distinctive yellow door and windows were painted in the early 20th century by the Dixon-Spain family who owned a number of different farms in the area. They used a colour coding scheme to identify their buildings and machinery. The cottage has been home to many generations of farm workers and has witnessed more than 250 years of agricultural development. [Photo description: A small white cottage with yellow door and window frames and a thatched roof set in a field with no path or road leading to it. End description.] 📍 Knarr Farm, Canary Cottage, Thorney, Peterborough 📷 Historic England Archive
The Nursemaids’ Tunnel is one of the earliest su The Nursemaids’ Tunnel is one of the earliest surviving pedestrian subways in London. It was built in 1821 after local residents petitioned for a tunnel under the New Road (now Marylebone Road) to link Park Crescent from the south to the gardens in Park Square. The busy road was considered dangerous, especially to children who were often taken to the park by a nursemaid. The tunnel demonstrates a high degree of survival of its original fabric, even retaining iron hooks and chains embedded in the walls, thought to be fixtures for oil lamps from the original lighting scheme. [Photo description: General view of the entrance to the pedestrian tunnel from the south. End description.] 📍 The Nursemaid's Tunnel, Marylebone Road, City of Westminster, London 📷 Historic England Archive
This former lifeboat house, built in 1884, was des This former lifeboat house, built in 1884, was designed by CH Cooke and represents the crucial role played by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in saving lives at sea since the 19th century. The local community played an important part in raising funds for the site, which housed Walton’s first lifeboat, a 37ft ‘self-righter’ Norfolk/ Suffolk class ‘sailing & pulling’ lifeboat, a design suited to the East coast’s shallow waters. 📍 The Old Lifeboat House, Walton Maritime Museum, Walton on the Naze, Essex 📷 Historic England Archive
It’s #HeritageTreasures day, so we’re joining It’s #HeritageTreasures day, so we’re joining @HeritageFundUK in celebrating the wonderful work of the heritage sector during such a challenging period. We want to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to the heritage workers and venues who have been sustaining our historic environment. And to everyone who has been working so tirelessly on the #CultureRecoveryFund. Pictured above is the 38.1 metre Mark II telescope at @JodrellBank, who received £125,600 from the #CultureRecoveryFund. The centre is just one of the hundreds of heritage organisations and businesses that have been supported with lifeline grants to help them pull through such a stormy time 🌧️🌈 📍 Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, The University of Manchester 📷 Anthony Holloway
Trewyn Studio, a small artist's studio in St Ives Trewyn Studio, a small artist's studio in St Ives built in the late 19th century or early 20th century, was purchased by Barbara Hepworth in 1949 after the grounds of Trewyn House were divided and sold at auction. Hepworth, who moved to St Ives with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War, used the Studio for her sculpting for two years, before making it her permanent residence in 1951. The garden contained a few mature trees which survived from the grounds of the former Trewyn House, and from 1949 these were integrated into a new garden designed and planted by Hepworth herself. Greatly influenced by landscape forms, Hepworth found inspiration in the garden which allowed her to experience 'the perfection of geometry with the vital grace of nature'. The garden also served as a setting for her expanding collection of sculptures created in the studio. [Image description: View of the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden with trees, plants and a bronze sculpture, 'Oval Form' from 1963, in the background. End description.] 📍 Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, St. Ives, Cornwall (@tate) 📷 Historic England Archive
Sandford Parks Lido is a remarkably intact example Sandford Parks Lido is a remarkably intact example of a 1930s lido in the Arts and Crafts style. It was built in 1934-1938 for Cheltenham Borough Council and was designed by engineer G Gould Marsland with the advice of landscape architect Edward White. It opened in May 1935 and the café has winged covered terraces representative of the 1930s enthusiasm for outdoor leisure, particularly in spa resorts such as Cheltenham. Spa resorts were popular during the inter-war years when fresh air and fitness were widely embraced by the public. [Image description: General view looking north across the lido's fountain towards the pool, with the cafe pavilion and terraces in the background. End description.] 📍 Sandford Park Lido, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 📷 Historic England Archive
The Carlton, built as a cinema, opened in 1930 and The Carlton, built as a cinema, opened in 1930 and was designed by architect George Coles. The columns are characteristic of architecture from Amarna, an archaeological site of the capital city built under the pharaoh Akhenaten. The site was excavated during the 1920s and 1930s and inspired many architects of the time. Later used as a Mecca Bingo and now on our Heritage at Risk Register, the exterior of the building is London’s only Egyptian style cinema to survive. [Photo description: General view looking across Essex Road towards the Egyptian styled facade of Mecca Bingo, from the south-east. Photo taken in 2011. End of description.] 📍 161-169 Essex Road, Islington, London 📷 Historic England Archive
'The Lawn' in Harlow was designed by architect Fre 'The Lawn' in Harlow was designed by architect Frederick Gibberd in the early 1950s. It was the first residential tower block in Britain and received a Ministry of Health Housing medal in 1952. Many new homes were needed in the 1950s to replace those lost during the Second World War, and one solution to providing a large number of homes was to build high-rise developments. 'The Lawn' features two one-bed flats and two bedsitters on each of the 10 floors. The block is also one of the first examples of Swedish-inspired 'soft' post-war architecture in England and has been described as 'the best of British housing design of the early 1950s.' [Image description: Exterior view of 'The Lawn' apartment block from the south-west. End description.] 📍 The Lawn, 1-36 Mark Hall North, Harlow, Essex 📷 Historic England Archive
The Blue Anchor in Helston started life in the 15t The Blue Anchor in Helston started life in the 15th century as a rest house run by monks, who also brewed mead on the site. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it became a tavern and a brewery, today selling its own ales which it has been brewing on-site for hundreds of years. Brewing is an ancient occupation which became an organised industry in the Middle Ages. Until the appearance of large industrial brewers in the 18th century, the majority of brewing was done in brewhouses attached to inns and pubs, like the Blue Anchor. This is one of only four remaining brewing pubs in the UK. [Image description: General view of the front elevation of the Blue Anchor public house, showing its blue door and window frames. End description.] 📍 The Blue Anchor, Helston, Cornwall 📷 Historic England Archive
Whitby Abbey was first destroyed in the Dissolutio Whitby Abbey was first destroyed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and further when it was hit by German warships in December 1914, when they attacked a local coastguard station. Its story spans hundreds of years and has the capacity to teach us about various chapters in the history of human conflict and destruction. But it's also a place for inspiration: the first English poet Caedmon wrote about Whitby and the ruins also inspired Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. There has long been something imaginative, special and soulful about this clifftop. 📍 Ruins of Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (@englishheritage) 📷 Historic England Archive
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield opened in 1971. The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield opened in 1971. It was the creation of Tanya Moiseiwitsch who designed its striking and unusual features, including a hexagonal main auditorium and a pyramidal roof. This setting makes the Crucible an iconic and intimate home to the World Snooker Championships which have been held here every spring since 1977. 📍 The Crucible, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 📷 Historic England Archive
This former Rubbing House at Salisbury Racecourse, This former Rubbing House at Salisbury Racecourse, one of the oldest racecourses in Britain, dates to between 1675 and 1706. Once a common building found at most horse training establishments, the rubbing house is now extremely rare – this is one of the few surviving examples of its kind in the country (now listed at Grade II). The Rubbing House was where horses were taken to be washed, dried and rubbed down after racing or training and highlights the level of care given to these valuable horses at the time. The functional elements of the building are still evident, such as the tall entrance, which would allow the horse and rider to go through the doorway, the tethering rings and the wide doorways designed to protect horses from injury. 📍 Former Rubbing House, Salisbury Racecourse, Wiltshire 📷 Historic England Archive
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