New BBC Series: How We Built Britain

David Dimbleby, presenter of BBC's How We Built Britain In a new six-part BBC One series aired over June and July, David Dimbleby gives a revealing insight into the British character through the extraordinary landscape of Britain’s buildings.

Travelling around the country to the different regions, David tells the dramatic stories of how one particular period of architecture gave each region its unique character.

In the course of the series, David explores the buildings that define a nation, which grew out of the experiences and beliefs of the British people – from the half-timbered villages of Shakespeare’s England to the dramatic mills and mansions of the Victorian North, and the cathedrals and manor houses of medieval East Anglia. These buildings tell us who we are.

Castle Acre Priory Six of the historic properties featured in the series are managed by English Heritage, including Castle Acre Priory in Norfolk, one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England.

At Castle Acre Priory you can enjoy a wide range of special events over the Summer, including a traditional Wool and Weaving weekend in July which will give you a taste of medieval life!

Hardwick Hall Another featured property is Hardwick Hall, the remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England.

Why not follow in David Dimbleby's footsteps and explore these amazing sites?

For more information about sites and events please follow the links below:

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire

Thetford Warren, Norfolk

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Burghley House, Lincolnshire

Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Accompanying the BBC One series, BBC Four invites some of Britain’s most distinguished and renowned photographers to visit areas of Britain that have a special meaning for them and to capture there some of the most interesting public, industrial and domestic architecture. Their aim, to produce outstanding images directly inspired by the history and/or architecture of buildings in each of the regions. Britain in Pictures for BBC Four is presented by Tom Ang and features photographers, Emily Allchurch, Harry Borden, Jill Furminovsky and David Shrigley.

Viewers are invited via the website at www.bbc.co.uk/britain, to upload their photographs of British buildings to a BBC Britain in Pictures group on the photo sharing site, Flickr. The BBC is building a gallery of the most popular images in the group and the top 20 photos will go on display at the National Media Museum.