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The Latest Breaking News from Historic England

'Moment of urgency' for London as climate change threatens capital's treasured parks

Royal Parks chief warns of ‘moment of urgency’ following driest July on record and consecutive heatwaves

Evening Standard

No evidence for ‘witches’ marks’ claims at old English buildings, historian says

Author argues symbols such as daisy wheels are no more than the working marks of stonemasons

The Guardian - UK

Historic 400-Year-Old Shakespeare Family Home Declared at Risk After Vehicle Reverses Into Building

Hall's Croft, a Shakespearean heritage site, faces a £10 million restoration after a vehicle collision exposed its fragile state, highlighting the challenges of preserving historic buildings.

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Campaigners seek listed status for historic trig points that mapped Britain

Pillars at Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, and Thorny Gale, Cumbria, bookended the project that modernised mapping

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious Lake District barn joins national treasures on heritage list

Officials grant Grade II* protection to ‘rare building that raises more questions than it answers’

The Guardian - UK

280-year-old shipwreck in England reveals ‘silver bones’ and hidden treasure beneath the sea

In 1740, during a winter tempest off the English coast, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) merchant ship Rooswijk sank with the crew and cargo in a wreck that has now been found nearly 280 years later by Historic England and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE). Researchers…

The Times of India

UK Police to Start Cracking Down on Illegal Looting of Historic Shipwrecks

Discover how the UK is tackling heritage crime beneath the sea with a new enforcement manual, enhancing protection for historic shipwrecks

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Modernist house in Greenwich with underground tunnel network for sale for £4m

Meridian West was designed by the architect Julian Sofaer between 1963 and 1965

Evening Standard

Neighbours at war over plans to build over ‘last surviving’ Georgian entrance at £1.6m Greenwich home

Plans to extend 25 Gloucester Circus face criticism for defying Michael Searles’ original design

Evening Standard

Tower of London 'at-risk of serious harm' under draft plan for Square Mile

Historic England claims ‘quantum, scale and location of development’ planned in City risks UNESCO World Heritage Site

Evening Standard

Suffolk house sold with ownership of a 14th century castle on the market for £1.4 million

This converted dairy barn is sold with the ruins of Mettingham Castle, which was once owned by Henry VIII

Evening Standard

Rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet, possibly linked to Celtic queen Boudica, discovered in England

Archaeologists have announced their discovery of a metal hoard that contained an extremely rare example of a Celtic battle trumpet.

LiveScience

Near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed in Norfolk

The animal-headed bronze instrument, called a carnyx, was used by Celtic tribes across Europe to inspire their warriors in battle.

Evening Standard

‘Remarkable’ hoard of Iron Age objects unearthed during routine excavation

A near-complete battle trumpet is one of only three known from Britain and is one of the most complete found in Europe

The Independent UK

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Council housing and student flats above major Tube station approved again

Southwark Council’s Planning Committee has approved the development on top of Southwark Tube station

Evening Standard

Transatlantic cable equipment and gnome garden among heritage protected in 2025

Historic England has highlighted some of the unusual buildings and places given listed status this year.

Evening Standard

Temporary theatre to be built on former site of infamous Marble Arch Mound

500 seat ‘Marble Arts’ theatre set to open in April 2026 to provide new ‘fresh and exciting cultural space for Londoners’

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: An unlikely job for a farmer – preserving a roman fort

Tebay, Cumbria: We have 30 acres of Roman remains underground here, but thanks to recent storms and a redirected river, I fear they’re not safe

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Plans to convert former south London police station into flats set for green light

Catford Police station closed in 2017 and is now set to be turned into over 60 flats

The Guardian - UK

Rare bronze and iron age log boats reveal details of Cambridgeshire prehistory

Well-preserved oak and maple boats used for transport and fishing to be displayed in Peterborough

Evening Standard

Jubilee line: 'Jewel in the crown' Tube station listed in recognition of stunning architecture

Southwark Tube station has become the first on the Jubilee line extension to be listed by the Government

Evening Standard

London has 604 heritage sites at risk

The organisation is urging conservation of these sites to prevent a “sense of decline” in London

The Guardian - UK

Garden shed of vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner added to heritage at risk register

Shed where father of immunology trialled first smallpox vaccine among 138 additions to Historic England list

The Independent UK

These public toilets have been saved by England’s heritage list. Here’s why

The Victorian loos are now a cafe and community space

Evening Standard

Blue plaque to be unveiled in honour of Thomas the Tank Engine creator

Reverend Wilbert Awdry lived in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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