Discover the Past

  • Explore the South Downs National Park
  • Explore over 10 million photographs and records
  • Celebrating People and Places
  • The Slave Trade & Abolition Sites of Memory
Explore the South Downs National Park Explore over 10 million photographs and records Celebrating People and Places | Blue Plaques The Slave Trade & Abolition Sites of Memory
 
 

Blue Plaques

Founded in 1866, London's blue plaques scheme is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. There are around  850 blue plaques in London celebrating a wide range of well-known people from the writer, Oscar Wilde to South African freedom fighter, Ruth First.

Find out about blue plaques

South Downs

Explore the archaeology of the newly created South Downs National Park, which stretches from the outskirts of Winchester to the cliffs of Beachy Head near Eastbourne.

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Your Heritage

Ever wondered where your family used to live or how your city, town or village has changed over time? The National Monuments Record holds over 10 million photos, plans, drawings and records covering England's past. 

Explore your heritage

The Slave Trade and Abolition

English Heritage has published its Sites of Memory guide to some of the historic sites linked  to the transatlantic slave trade.

Find out about the slave trade

Women's History

Women's lives and achievements have left a deep impression on the historic environment.

Find out about women's history

Heritage Gardens

We care for a huge range of stunning gardens, including pastoral parklands, Victorian walled vegetable gardens, Edwardian and Elizabethan flower gardens.

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