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Iron age hoard found in North Yorkshire could change Britain’s history

More than 800 objects unearthed near Melsonby show the north was ‘definitely not a backwater’ 2,000 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Detectorist finds ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Iron Age hoard that could change Britain’s history

The remarkable find offers insights about the wealth and power dynamics of 1st century Britain

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Huge Iron Age hoard could alter understanding of ancient elites

The find in Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by a metal detectorist is one of the most important ever found, Historic England has said.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

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How a heritage revival helped spark renewal on Britain’s high streets

Footfall increases as declining high streets transformed with historic looks

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

New 'state of the art' film studios get green light in west London

The Vinyl Factory, the developer behind the project, estimates the studio will create over 3,000 permanent jobs

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Ancient Dorset burial site raises questions over age of Stonehenge

Re-dating of Flagstones monument to about 3,200BC came after analysis by Exeter University and Historic England

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025

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Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK’s oldest photos

Janette Rosing built up pioneering trove of 8,000 images dating back to the early days of the Industrial Revolution

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025

Historic England acquires over 8,000 photographs offering ‘glimpse into past’

Part of the Janette Rosing Collection of England, the artwork consists of some of the earliest landscape photography from mid-1800s to the early 1900s

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Artists decry ‘irresponsible’ plans to demolish brutalist Midlands tower

Conservation groups say University of Wolverhampton’s proposals overlook historical significance of art school

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

Praised, then razed: why is UK’s best building of 1996 being demolished?

The Centenary Building in Salford was described as ‘dynamic and sophisticated’ when it won the first Stirling prize. Now it is to be knocked down as part of a colossal development

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre

Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Tintin and the terrific tomb: Essex heritage listing is thrill for Hergé fans

Rare stone chest linked to comic-book hero joins church above supermarket under Historic England’s protection

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Practice trenches and tomb of 119-year-old woman listed by Historic England

Some 256 historic locations have been added to the list this year, including an electricity junction and a brutalist church.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

Cary Grant’s humble Bristol roots honoured with blue plaque

Historic England to recognise home where Hollywood legend said he spent ‘happiest days’ of his childhood

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

Blue plaque honouring Cary Grant unveiled at his childhood home in Bristol

It will shine a light on the rags to riches story of Archie Leach – the boy from Bristol who ran away from home at 14 and joined an acrobatic troupe.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

The world’s first railway station is under threat after years of neglect – now campaigners want to save it

Heighington railway station was opened almost 200 years ago, but now it stands derelict and at risk to further damage

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

15th-century school among sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk list

Old grammar school in Kings Norton and railway station in County Durham among new entries in annual register

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The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

World’s first rail station named on heritage at risk list

155 sites have been added to the list over concerns about neglect and decay

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Painted Roman walls and world’s first rail station put on heritage at risk list

Some 155 sites have been added to the at-risk register in 2024, while 124 have been removed after work to conserve them.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Historic England releases 'at risk' list with Stoke Newington Town Hall and Charlton House added

A total of 26 sites have been added to the register in London, while 26 others have been removed having been ‘saved’

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

First World War memorial to brave soldier given Grade II listing

Private James Miller was shot as he left his trench to deliver a message.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Historic London landmarks photos show how capital has changed from 1930s to now

Pictures show how London’s landscape has transformed over last century

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

Pioneering aerial photographer’s pictures show England of the 1930s

Images from Arthur William Hobart, who leant out of a biplane to produce pictures of life in the interwar period, digitised and released

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