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PEARSON, Sir Arthur (1866-1921)
Blue plaque commemorating the newspaper publisher and philanthropist Sir Arthur Pearson at his former home at 21 Portland Place, Marylebone, W1B 1PY, City of Westminster.
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PEARSON, Sir Arthur (1866-1921)
Blue plaque commemorating the newspaper publisher and philanthropist Sir Arthur Pearson at his former home at 21 Portland Place, Marylebone, W1B 1PY, City of Westminster.
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The stone memorial marking the spot where – according to tradition – King Harold fell at the Battle of Hastings has been moved by English Heritage to a new location following a new study of the 1066 battlefield and abbey.
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100 meadows across 100 historic sites over the next decade – English Heritage’s Coronation pledge
Sites will include Stonehenge, Charles Darwin’s house and London’s Jewel Tower English Heritage is joining forces with Plantlife to deliver this natural legacy
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Evidence of Lost Saint: Uncovered
A previously overlooked entry in a 15th-century manuscript has been uncovered by English Heritage, providing new evidence that one of medieval England’s most influential figures, Thurstan was, contrary to belief, a saint. The document – a service book from Pontefract Priory - lists St Thurstan in a calendar of saints' feast days observed at the monastery.
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Women's voluntary services founder honoured with blue plaque
A blue plaque for the founder of the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS), Stella Reading, has been installed at her former Westminster headquarters.
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Rembrandt is one of the most celebrated artists in history. This painting, in the Iveagh Bequest at Kenwood, north London, was one of his last and was begun around 1665 when Rembrandt was 59. Among the largest and most imposing of all Rembrandt’s self-portraits, it is celebrated for its technical brilliance and ruthless honesty, offering one of the most distinctive and defining images of the artist.
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Temple Cloud Archaeology Store
The Temple Cloud Archaeology Store holds the extensive archaeological collections and paper based archives from English Heritage guardianship sites from the West of England including the counties of Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Cornwall, Dorset and Devon.