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Aydon Castle is a fine example of an English fortified manor house. Built as a home over 700 years ago, it was almost immediately fortified due to the outbreak of Anglo-Scottish warfare. Its turbulent history began with a Scottish raid in 1315 where the house was pillaged and burnt, followed by seizure by English rebels two years later. Today it remains almost completely intact, set amongst the Northumberland woodland.
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Chysauster Ancient Village is Romano-British settlement that was originally occupied almost 2,000 years ago and is one of the finest examples of such in the country. Today visitors can walk around the village settlement to gain a sense of what the houses would have looked like and how the settlement was laid out. There are also the remains of an enigmatic 'fogou' underground passage - the purpose for this could have been as a ritual building, a hiding place or a cold store - what do you think it was used for?
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Blue Plaque for 'NYE' Bevan and Jennie Lee
Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan and Jennie Lee, respectively founders of the NHS and the Open University – as well as husband and wife – were today honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at the house in Chelsea where they lived when the National Health Service Act became law in November 1946.
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Blue Plaque for Ernst Gombrich: Antony Gormley salutes inspirational art historian
E.H. (Ernst) Gombrich, the art historian and author of The Story of Art, one of the most popular and famous art books ever written, will be honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque this evening (Thursday 15 October 2015).
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Eight ghosts - Eight authors - eight historic sites
English Heritage announces a new collection of eight chilling ghost stories Mark Haddon, Jeanette Winterson and Sarah Perry are among those inspired by English Heritage properties across the country
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Meet English Heritage's latest jouster: Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton launches English Heritage’s Medieval Knights Season
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A new bridge for Tintagel Castle - Competition winner announced
The team led by Ney & Partners Civil Engineers and William Matthews Associates win the competition to design a new bridge for the Cornish site.
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Darwin’s unsolicited gift from Marx put on display at Down House
Gifted by admirer Karl Marx, the newly conserved copy of Das Kapital was abandoned by Darwin and remains uncut and unread 150 years later
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MEDIEVAL MONKS' NIGHT STAIRCASE REBUILT 900 YEARS LATER
New timber staircase at Furness Abbey stands in place of the original within the medieval ruin
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MEDIEVAL MONKS’ NIGHT STAIRCASE REBUILT 900 YEARS LATER
New timber staircase at Furness Abbey stands in place of the original within the medieval ruins