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Innisidgen Lower and Upper Burial Chambers
Two Bronze Age communal burial cairns of Scillonian type, with fine views. The upper cairn is the best preserved on the islands.
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Astronomer Couple Receive English Heritage Blue Plaque
English Heritage commemorated the Astronomers, Walter and Annie Maunder, with a blue plaque today (Wednesday 16 March). As well as their important work on sunspots, solar photography and the debunking of the canals-on-Mars myth, it was their avowed aim to make astronomy more accessible to women as well as amateur astronomers. The plaque marks 69 Tyrwhitt Road in Lewisham, where the couple lived from 1907 to 1911, having previously lived at number 86. It was during their time on Tyrwhitt Road that they published the 1904 sunspot article, with its famous ‘butterfly diagram’. They were at this address, too, when they wrote The Heavens and its Story, making frequent references to the nearby park and favourite stargazing spot, Hilly Fields.
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The Origins of the Wedding Cake
The wedding cake is an essential part of most English nuptial feasts, but it has had many different guises over the centuries. The earliest examples, including the ‘bride pye’, were rather less sweet and often included some gruesome surprises. Food historian Sam Bilton explores the origins of this symbolic wedding day treat.
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6 stories that we can’t wait to tell you in 2017
Before we get started though, we would like to thank everyone who voted for us in the UK Blog Awards 2017. We’re through to the finals in the Arts & Culture and Travel categories!
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Holiday Cottage Refurbishments
Discover our collection of refurbished English Heritage Holiday Cottages, perfect to immerse yourself in England's colourful past by staying in one of our unique and historical properties.
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Conservation in Action: Eltham Palace Map Room – Part Two
In this second blog post on Conservation in Action, Katie Langridge reflects on what has been uncovered in the newly discovered Map Room at Eltham Palace as the team comes to the end of phase one and highlights how you can help make phase two happen.
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Friday 1 December is the day when most Britons put up their Christmas Lights
Today (Friday 1 December) is the day when most Britons turn on their Christmas lights a survey by English Heritage has revealed, indicating that over the centuries we are celebrating the season earlier and earlier.
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History of Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote
A brief history and description of Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote, a medieval manor house built in the 1430s.