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Donation of £11.2m by UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation - largest in English Heritage’s history - will underpin the programme
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Jim Henson, the creative genius behind The Muppets and Fraggle Rock, has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque, in the lead up to what would have been his 85th birthday. The plaque marks 50 Downshire Hill in Hampstead, Henson’s London home from 1979 onwards. The property lies opposite the former ‘Jim Henson’s Creature Shop’, where the creatures of Henson’s many fantasy classics including The Dark Crystal, The Storyteller and Labyrinth were created.
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A Year to Remember at English Heritage
The restoration and transformation of three of England’s most important historic sites – Clifford’s Tower in York, Marble Hill in Twickenham, and Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre in Kent – are amongst the exciting projects English Heritage will be unveiling in 2022, the charity announced today (Thursday 17 February). English Heritage will also be investing millions of pounds in conservation projects across the country, celebrating milestones such as the 1,900th anniversary of the start of the building of Hadrian’s Wall, and with the London Blue Plaques scheme, commemorating working class lives and experiences.
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Call for public support to help save the Iron Bridge
Work has this week started on English Heritage's major conservation project to save the Iron Bridge. The charity is now calling on the public to help raise the final funds needed to complete the work.
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The General, The Scientist & The Banker: The Birth of Archaeology and the Battle for the Past
Darwin’s theory and an archaeological discovery, broke the Biblical version of history. This exhibition shows what happened next, as archaeologists try to save Britain’s prehistoric sites.
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The General, The Scientist & The Banker: The Birth of Archaeology and the Battle for the Past
Darwin’s theory and an archaeological discovery, broke the Biblical version of history. This exhibition shows what happened next, as archaeologists try to save Britain’s prehistoric sites.
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Members' Week: Butler's Pantry Tour at Audley End
Join us at Audley End on Thursday 28 May for a tour of the Butler's Pantry. Explore part of the house not otherwise open to the public, and learn the personal and professional secrets of William Lincoln, butler to Charles 5th Lord Braybrook in the late 1800s.
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Members' Week: Meet the First World War British Tommy at Chester Castle
Meet the British Tommy of the First World War in the grounds of Chester Castle on Thursday 28 May.