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UK's Iconic King's College Chapel Gets Controversial Solar Makeover

High above the historic streets of Cambridge in eastern England, the installation of solar panels atop King's College Chapel, the world-famous university's most recognisable landmark, has stirred excitement -- and controversy.

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Boat-shaped church and radar station among English heritage list newcomers

Historic England highlights ‘remarkable gems’ among 227 places added to national list in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Hopes for future of iconic Sycamore Gap Tree renewed

There was a national outcry when the iconic tree was felled overnight in September

The Independent UK

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Alexandra Palace given £550,000 by Historic England to revamp derelict offices

The historic building is being restored to its former glory in a long term project

Evening Standard

Solar panels pull medieval King’s College chapel into climate crisis era

Installation of more than 400 panels opposed by Historic England is seen as ‘clarion call for change’ by college

The Guardian - UK

Historic England gives north-east kipper smokehouse Grade II listed status

L Robson & Sons is the only surviving fish curing business in the village of Craster, where the herring industry once thrived

The Guardian - UK

Sunrise shot of Callanish Standing Stones wins Historic Photographer of the Year

From the famous train tracks of Auschwitz to the ancient Callanish Stones, History Hit showcases the most important historical sites

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Ian Leith obituary

Other lives: Archivist with Historic England who was a noted authority on the history of architectural photography and on public monuments and sculpture

The Guardian - UK

Hadrian's Wall was damaged when the Sycamore Gap tree came down, analysis finds

The preservation group Historic England says it passed news of its analysis on to Northumbria Police, which has now made at least four arrests linked to the case.

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‘Success stories’: Historic England adds several sites to risk register but removes 203

Hotel that inspired Charles Dickens added to Heritage at Risk Register alongside Gunpowder Plot house

The Guardian - UK

Iconic hotel which hosted the Beatles and inspired Dickens’ first novel faces risk of being lost forever

Holmfirth Conservation Area, which starred in popular TV comedy series Last Of The Summer Wine, has been named

The Independent UK

Hotel which hosted British stars and inspired Dickens’ first novel named at risk

Holmfirth Conservation Area, which starred in popular TV comedy series Last Of The Summer Wine, has been named among the saved sites.

The Independent UK

Hadrian’s Wall was damaged by felled Sycamore Gap tree, experts say

The famous tree was chopped down in an act of vandalism which police are still investigating

Evening Standard

Hidden 1970s house in Belsize Park designed by a pioneering female architect gains protected status

Now Grade-II listed, 34 Belsize Lane is the first of Georgie Wolton’s few remaining buildings to receive this recognition

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Historic England blasts 'grossly disproportionate' proposed £1.5billion Liverpool Street Station development

Historic England says it will object in the 'strongest terms' to the proposals to build a 16-storey tower block on top of the historic station and listed

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Georgie Wolton’s No. 34 Belsize Lane in Camden gets Grade II listing

No. 34 Belsize Lane in Camden, London, by Georgie Wolton, is recognised as a modernist gem

The Guardian - UK

Timely reminder of George Osborne’s misogyny

Brief letters: BHypocrisy on display | Ghost signs | War protest | Billy Bragg

Evening Standard

Londoners asked to look out for ghost signs this Halloween for new Historic England map

Historic England hopes the map will teach people about the 'cultural significance' of ghost signs

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Hockney bounces back, a Myanmar blockbuster and fantasy in the library – the week in art

Hockney’s life and art, the crises of modern Myanmar, new works by Yinka Shonibare, and a celebration of the many worlds of fantasy

The Guardian - UK

Historic England asks for ‘ghost sign’ photos to create online map

Halloween-timed initiative is partly to encourage new audiences to look up at the rich history on high streets

The Independent UK

Mystery structure that washed up on beach during Storm Babet ‘could be 200-year-old shipwreck’

Locals believe wooden stucture could be part of whaling boat The Esk, which sank in 1826

The Independent UK

Officers’ mess used by Dambusters given listed building status

The mess hall was used by those involved in Operation Chastise, one of the most well-known operations of the Second World War.

The Independent UK

Locals asked to return coins missing from treasure hoard found in Herefordshire

Around 300 coins dating back to the 16th century were found on farmland at Cradley in August.

The Independent UK

New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats

Historic England and its French counterpart, Drassm, carried out detailed surveys of 30 wrecks linked to Operation Dynamo in the Second World War.

The Independent UK

‘Outstanding’ response to plan to protect historic pubs after Crooked House fire

Pubs can be protected by two forms of status – Historic England listings or being listed as an asset of community value.

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