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Judi Dench Backs English Heritage’s 'Plaques for Women' Campaign
Dame Judi Dench has urged the public to "nominate the women you admire" for blue plaques, English Heritage announced today (21 November) as the charity unveiled a blue plaque to Margaret Lockwood (1916-1990), star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes. The plaque celebrating the popular film actress of the 1930s and 1940s was installed at 14 Highland Road in Upper Norwood, her first home after moving to London as a child in the early 1920s.
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Children's memories of castles come from TV and film, not real life
English Heritage has conducted a new survey into generational memories of castles ahead of its #LoveCastles campaign
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Kenilworth Castle rebuilt in Minecraft after standing in ruins for over 300 years
Kenilworth Castle – one of England’s greatest fortresses – has been rebuilt for the first time in Minecraft, the popular online block-building game, English Heritage has revealed today (14 August). The charity is running Minecraft workshops at a number of its castles this summer so that visitors can build some of England’s most famous castles in the shadow of the real thing.
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The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
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Looming high above the seaside town, Whitby Abbey has provided over a thousand years of inspiration from the earliest Anglo Saxon poet to the world’s most famous Gothic novel.
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Get inspired for the perfect group day out at English Heritage. Craft your perfect group itinerary from our helpful list of suggestions.
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Significance of Thornton Abbey
Thornton Abbey is significant as one of Britain’s wealthiest Augustinian houses with correspondingly rich architecture and an important designed landscape.
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Blue plaque commemorating jazz musician and raconteur Ronnie Scott at the site of his former jazz club at 39 Gerrard Street, London, City of Westminster.
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Whitby Abbey's Best Dressed Vampire Competition 26 May 2022: Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply to the Whitby Abbey Best Dressed Vampire competition, running on the official English Heritage Whitby Abbey Facebook page from 18:00 BST on 26 May 2022 until 23:59 BST on 30 May 2022.
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Blue Plaque commemorating entrepreneur and founder of Tesco stores Sir Jack Cohen at 91 Ashfield Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2HA, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.