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Recruiting a new chair for English Heritage
Charity begins the search for a new Chair This year, 2022, is Sir Tim Laurence’s final year as Chair of English Heritage. As Sir Tim’s second term of office finishes in December, English Heritage has now started the process of recruiting a new Chair. English Heritage is looking for someone to lead the charity on the next phase of its journey, supporting it to care for some of the most important historic sites in the country and to keep the story of England alive for future generations.
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The ruins of Peveril Castle stand isolated on a rocky hilltop in the Derbyshire Peaks, one of the most dramatically sited castles in England. Throughout its history it served as a base for the government of the local area, the ‘Forest of the Peak’.
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A brief history and description of 14th-century Piel Castle, built by the abbots of Furness on a tiny island in Morecambe Bay
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Gardener's House, Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Set in the former walled kitchen garden, the Gardener's House at Wrest Park provides spacious accommodation over three floors and sleeps 6 people.
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"The English are noted among foreigners for their persistent drinking.” observed John of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres from 1176-80. But whatever they thought of the English reputation for drunkenness, the Normans appear to have had no problem with joining in our frolics…
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Down House is important because it was here that Charles Darwin carried out much of the research that underpinned his scientific thought
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History of Waltham Abbey Gatehouse and Bridge
A brief history and description of Waltham Abbey Gatehouse and Bridge, remnants of one of the great medieval monastic foundations
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Layout and Facilities at Gardener's House
Layout and Facilities at Gardener's House Holiday Cottage, Wrest Park
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A brief history and description of Penhallam Manor, the remains of a moated medieval manor house.